Council Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 of 14 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases

• Published date: 22 December 1993
• Subject Matter: Pigmeat
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 320, 22 December 1993

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Council Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 of 14 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases

Official Journal L 320 , 22/12/1993 P. 0005 - 0006
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3513/93 of 14 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 4 (5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 (2) defined the presentation of a 'pig carcase' to be used to establish its weight and its lean meat content; whereas a recent Community study has shown that the trade in several Member States derogates from this presentation regarding flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm; whereas this practice leads to a difference in the lean-meat content of the carcases from one Member State to another, jeopardizing the uniform application of the Community grading scale and complicating the comparability of the assessment results; whereas it is therefore necessary to define more precisely the pig carcase presentation by excluding the three parts referred to above;

Whereas, for commercial reasons, several slaughterhouses are producing dehided pig carcases; whereas Member States should be authorized to provide for such a presentation on their territory;

Whereas total dissection as a means to calculate the total weight of the red striated muscles amounts to a long and costly process; whereas it is therefore justified to permit the use of partial dissection as well allowing Member States to adapt more rapidly their grading methods to technical progress,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 (1) shall be replaced by the following:

'1. For the purposes of this Regulation, "pig carcase" shall mean the body of a slaughtered pig, bled and eviscerated, whole or divided down the mid-line, without tongue, bristles, hooves, genital organs, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm.

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