
Article 1 
The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcasses pursuant to point 1 of Section B.IV of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in the Netherlands:

— the Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 7) apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
— the Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM) apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
— the CSB Image-Meater (CSB) apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
Article 2 
Modifications of the authorised apparatus or assessment methods shall not be allowed, unless those modifications are explicitly authorised by Commission Decision.
Article 3 
Decision 2005/627/EC is repealed.
Article 4 
This Decision shall apply from 2 January 2012.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
ANNEX
PART 1  1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 7)’.
 2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 mm diameter (and have abutting 6,3 mm of blade on either side of the probe at its head) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO and photodetector of the type 58 MR) and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 mm. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean-meat content by means of the HGP 7 itself as well as a computer linked to it.
 3. 
LMP = 65,92 – 0,6337 * Fat + 0,0446 * Muscle

where:

LMPthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,Fatthe HGP7 fat depth measurement (including rind) in millimetres, as measured at the third to fourth rib from last rib position, 6 centimetres from the dorsal midline,Musclethe HGP7 muscle depth measurement (including rind) in millimetres, as measured at the same time and in the same place as Fat.

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 73,5 and 107,5 kilograms.

PART 2  1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as ‘Capteur Gras/Maigre — Sydel (CGM)’.
 2. 
The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean-meat content by the CGM itself.
 3. 
LMP = 66,86 – 0,6549 * Fat + 0,0207 * Muscle

where:

LMPthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,Fatthe CGM fat depth measurement (including rind) in millimetres, as measured at the third to fourth rib from last rib position, 6 centimetres from the dorsal midline,Musclethe CGM muscle depth measurement (including rind) in millimetres, as measured at the same time and in the same place as Fat.

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 73,5 and 107,5 kilograms.

PART 3  1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as ‘CSB Image-Meater (CSB)’.
 2. 
The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
LMP = 65,2212 – 0,2741 S + 0,0160 F – 0,0302 ML – 0,2648 MS + 0,0831 MF – 0,1002 WL – 0,0509 WaS + 0,0172 WaF – 0,0169 WbS + 0,0006 WbF + 0,0341 WcS – 0,0097 WcF + 0,0223 WdS – 0,0008 WdF + 0,0132 ES – 0,0124 IS,

where the 16 objective CSB measurements, taken at the split line, are:

LMPthe estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,Sfat depth, minimal fat depth over muscle gluteus medius (mm),Fmuscle depth, minimal muscle depth between anterior extremity of muscle gluteus medius and the dorsal part of the medullar canal (mm),MLlength of muscle gluteus medius (mm),MSmean bacon width below muscle gluteus medius (mm),MFmean lean-meat width below muscle gluteus medius (mm),WLmean length of vertebrae including spinal discs (mm),Wa,b,c,dSmean bacon width below 1st measured vertebra (a) and three other vertebrae (b, c, d) (mm),Wa,b,c,dFmean lean-meat width below 1st measured vertebra (a), and three other vertebrae (b, c, d) (mm),ESmean external bacon width above the four measured vertebrae (mm),ISmean internal bacon width above the four measured vertebrae (mm).
 4. 
This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 73,5 and 107,5 kilograms.
