The use of the following methods is authorised for grading pig carcasses pursuant to point 1 of Section B.IV of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) in Spain:
the ‘ Fat-O-Meat'er (FOM) ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex;
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;
[F2. . . . .]
the ‘ Automatic vision system (VCS2000) ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex;
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;
the ‘ AutoFOM III ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex;
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 ‘ CSB-Image-Meater ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 8 of the Annex;
[F3the ‘ gmSCAN ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 9 of the Annex;]
[F4the ‘ OptiScan TP ’ apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 10 of the Annex.]
[F3The manual method ZP with a ruler, referred to in point (g) of the first paragraph, shall only be authorised for abattoirs:
where the number of slaughters does not exceed 700 pigs per week on yearly average basis; and
having a slaughter line with a capacity to process no more than 50 pigs per hour.] ]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1521 of 10 October 2018 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2018) 6507) (Only the Spanish text is authentic).
F2 Deleted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/113 of 23 January 2020 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2020) 232) (Only the Spanish text is authentic).
[F1Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 ).]