COMMISSION DECISION of 10 July 1997 amending Decision 89/471/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (97/546/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 89/471/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 97/369/EC (4), authorizes various methods for grading pig carcases in Germany;

Whereas the use of the new formula for calculating the lean meat content of carcases introduced by the recent amendment of Decision 89/471/EEC as regards the method 'ZP` has revealed certain deficiencies relating to the accuracy of estimates; whereas, as a result, the use of the former formula should be authorized;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In part II of the Annex to Decision 89/471/EEC the formula under point 2 is hereby replaced by the following:

'^y = 49,978 + 26,0429 >NUM>S

>DEN>F

+ 4,5154 √F - 2,5018 log S - 8,4212 √S`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5.

(3) OJ No L 233, 10. 8. 1989, p. 30.

(4) OJ No L 157, 14. 6. 1997, p. 16.