
Article 1 
Decision 2009/12/EC is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 1, the following point (g) is added:
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((g)) the “Automatic ultrasound instrument (AutoFOM III)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 7 of the Annex.';
((2)) the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2012.
For the Commission
Dacian CIOLOȘ
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 2009/12/EC the following Part 7 is added:
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Part 7  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 “AutoFOM III”.
 2. The apparatus shall be equipped with sixteen 2 MHz ultrasonic transducers (Carometec A/S), with an operating distance between transducers of 25 mm. The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of back fat thickness, muscle thickness and related parameters. The results of the measurements are converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
 3. 
Ŷ = 72,05017 – (1,31831 × R2P5) – (0,37231 × R2P10) – (0,36672 × R2P11) + (0,03146 × R3P3) + (0,05058 × R3P5) – (0,02641 × R4P8) – (0,06667 × R4P10) – (0,27698 × R4P11)

where:

Ŷthe estimated percentage of lean meat in a carcass,

R2P5, R2P10, R2P11, R3P3, R3P5, R4P8, R4P10 and R4P11 — are the variables measured by AutoFOM III.
 4. 
This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 110 kg.
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