
Article 1 
The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in Slovakia:

((a)) the apparatus termed ‘Two-point, (Zwei punkte — ZP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
((b)) the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
((c)) the apparatus termed ‘Ultrafom 300 (UFOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
Article 2 
Modifications of the apparata or the assessment methods shall not be authorised.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2009.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
PART 1
1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out using the manual method termed ‘Two-Point (Zwei punkte — ZP)’.

2. This method may be implemented using a ruler, with the grading determined on the basis of the prediction equation. It is based on the manual measurement on the mid-line of the split carcase of the thickness of the muscle and of the thickness of the fat.

3. 
ZP = 59,790 + 0,107 × M – 0,581 × F

where:

the estimated lean meat content in the carcase (in percentage),Mthe thickness of muscle, measured on the mid-line of the split carcase at the shortest connection between the front (cranial) end of the musculus gluteus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the spinal canal (in millimetres),Fthe thickness of fat (including rind), measured on the mid-line of the split carcase at the thinnest location above the musculus gluteus medius (in millimetres).

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

PART 2
1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out using the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 6-millimetre diameter containing a photodiode of the Siemens SFH 950 type and a photodetector (type SFH 960), having an operation distance of between 3 and 103 millimetres. The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a computer.

3. 
FOM = 61,213 + 0,152 × M – 0,624 × F

where:

the estimated lean meat content in the carcase (in percentage),Mthe thickness of muscle measured between the second and third last ribs, 70 mm beside the mid-line of the split carcase (in millimetres),Fthe thickness of fat (including rind), measured in the same point as the thickness of muscle (in millimetres).

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

PART 3
1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out using the apparatus termed ‘Ultrafom 300 (UFOM)’.

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 microprocessor (type Intel 80 C 32). The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the Ultrafom apparatus itself.

3. 
UFOM = 64,436 + 0,073 × M – 0,742 × F

where:

the estimated lean meat content in the carcase (in percentage),Mthe thickness of muscle measured between the second and third last ribs, 70 mm beside the mid-line of the split carcase (in millimetres),Fthe thickness of fat (including rind), measured in the same point as the thickness of muscle (in millimetres).

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