ANNEXU.K.

In the Annex to Decision 2009/12/EC the following Part 7 is added:

‘Part 7 U.K.AUTOMATIC ULTRASOUND INSTRUMENT (AutoFOM III)

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.The lean meat content of a carcass shall be calculated according to the following formula:

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:

Ŷ

=

the 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.The measuring points are described in Part II of the protocol presented to the Commission by Denmark in accordance with Article 23(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008(1).

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 50 and 110 kg.’