30. 7. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208)43 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1987 amending Commission Decision 87/131/EEC authorizing a method for gradnng pig carcases in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (87/395/EEC) . THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establlshmg the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat ("), as last amended by Regulation " (EEC) No 1475/86 (), and in particular Article 4(6) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (}), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86(*), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof, ' - Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 lays down that Member States may be authorized to provide for a presentation of pig carcases different from the stan- dard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial pratice or technical requirements warrant this ; Whereas in the Netherlands the technical requirements relating to the use of the grading method and, conse- quently, commercial practice, necessitate the removal of the kidneys, the flare fat and the diaphragm (including the thick skirt); whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting to the weight for standard presenta- tion; whereas Commission Decision 87/131/EEC (%) should be amended accordingly ; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1986, p. 39. () OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8. () OJ No L 51, 20. 2. 1987, p. S0. 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 The followmg Article 1a is hereby inserted in Decision 87/131/EEC : ‘Article la " Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, the flare fat, the kidneys and the dlaphragm (including the thick skirt) shall be removed from pig carcases before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quota- tions for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be increased by 2,22 %. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Done at Brussels, 3 July 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President