
Article 1 
Decision 96/550/EC is amended as follows:

1.. in the first paragraph of Article 1 the following indent is added:
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— the apparatus called “AutoFom” and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex';
2.. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 96/550/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in Part 1, Point 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. 
Ŷ = 66,485 – 0,511 • X1 – 0,418 • X2 + 0,099 • X3

Where:

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcassX1the thickness of backfat (incl. rind) in millimetres measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcass behind the last ribX2the thickness of backfat (incl. rind) in millimetres measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcass between the third and fourth last ribX3the thickness of muscle in millimetres measured at the same time and the same place as X2

The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.
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2.. the following Part 3 is added:
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PART 3  1. Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus termed “Autofom” (Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading).
 2. The apparatus shall be equipped with sixteen 2 MHz ultrasonic transducers (SFK Technology, K2KG), with an operating distance between transducers of 25 mm. The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness and muscle thickness. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
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Ŷ76 800 – 0,01167786 * x1 – 0,01317971 * x2 – 0,009175088 * x3 – 0,005996768 * x4 – 0,01173212 * x5 – 0,04896113 * x6 – 0,008025034 * x7 – 0,01613402 * x8 – 0,006821679 * x9 – 0,009693944 * x10 – 0,01666247 * x11 – 0,008599287 * x12 – 0,01388630 * x13 – 0,02382277 * x14 – 0,009909672 * x15 – 0,01052488 * x16 – 0,01585248 * x17 – 0,006577800 * x19 – 0,01006999 * x20 – 0,02106533 * x43 – 0,01944423 * x44 – 0,02164443 * x46 – 0,02921022 * x48 – 0,02278822 * x49 – 0,02547334 * x50 – 0,02160008 * x51 – 0,01571447 * x52 – 0,01747270 * x53 – 0,02080481 * x54 – 0,02177262 * x55 – 0,02252957 * x56 – 0,02000042 * x57 – 0,01807100 * x58 – 0,02179333 * x59 – 0,02585314 * x60 – 0,03213609 * x61 – 0,03414441 * x62 – 0,03224378 * x63 – 0,02679668 * x64 – 0,02288250 * x65 – 0,01564255 * x66 – 0,01840482 * x67 – 0,02092576 * x68 – 0,02055510 * x69 – 0,02120507 * x70 – 0,01979112 * x71 – 0,01872976 * x72 – 0,02209687 * x73 – 0,02208294 * x74 – 0,02225723 * x75 – 0,02202462 * x76 – 0,02235730 * x77 – 0,02216374 * x78 – 0,03553871 * x79 – 0,03541295 * x80 – 0,03623326 * x81 – 0,03634462 * x82 – 0,03638485 * x83 – 0,03605378 * x84 – 0,02140917 * x85 – 0,02137969 * x86 – 0,02150696 * x87 – 0,02101590 * x88 – 0,02077531 * x89 – 0,02098994 * x90 – 0,02476005 * x91 – 0,02936467 * x92 – 0,02118610 * x93

where:

Ŷthe estimated lean meat content of the carcass,

x1, x2 … x93 are the variables measured by Autofom.
 4. 
The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.
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