
Article 1 
The use of the following method is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Bulgaria:

— the Ultra FOM 200 apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in the Annex.
Article 2 
Modifications of the apparatus or the assessment method shall not be authorised.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Methods for grading pig carcases in Bulgaria  1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed as Ultra FOM 200.
 2. The apparatus shall be equipped with an ultrasonic probe at 4 MHz (Krautkrämer MB 4 SE). The ultrasonic signal is digitised, stored and processed by a micro-processor (type Intel 80 C 32). The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the Ultra FOM apparatus itself.
 3. 
 = 67,130 – 0,3284 × X1 – 0,3725 × X2 + 0,01515 × X3

where:

the estimated lean meat content (in percentage),X1thickness of the dorsal fat and skin measured at a point 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last lumber vertebra (in millimetres),X2thickness of the dorsal fat and skin measured at a point 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last rib (in millimetres),X3muscle depth measured at the same point and at the same time as the thickness of the dorsal fat (in millimetres).

This formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms.
