Commission Implementing Decision of 12 July 2012 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2012) 4711) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (2012/384/EU)

Article 1 U.K.

Decision 2009/11/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

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

(a)

the “Fat-O-Meat’er (FOM)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex;

(b)

the “Fully automatic ultrasonic carcase grading (Autofom)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex;

(c)

the “Ultrafom 300” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex;

(d)

the “Automatic vision system (VCS2000)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex;

(e)

the “Fat-O-Meat’er II (FOM II)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 5 of the Annex;

(f)

the “AutoFOM III” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex;

(g)

the “manual method (ZP)” with a ruler and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 7 of the Annex.

The manual method ZP with a ruler, referred to in point (g) of the first paragraph, shall only be authorised for abattoirs:

(a)

where the number of slaughters does not exceed 500 pigs per week on yearly average basis; and

(b)

having a slaughter line with a capacity to process no more than 40 pigs per hour.’;

(2)

the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

(1)

OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.’;