12. 3. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 68/31 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 February 1987 authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic) (87/169/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE ‘EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing 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 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be deter- mined by estimating the content of lean meat in accor- dance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases () ; Whereas the Government of Denmark has requested the Commission to authorize a method for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 ; whereas an examina- tion of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading method are fulfilled ; 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 to the standard presentation defined in the same Article where commer- cial practice or technical requirements warrant such a derogation ; Whereas in Denmark the technical requirements relating to the use of the grading method and, consequently, commercial practice, necessitate the removal of the () 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. (9 O] No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8. () OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39. kidneys, the flare fat and the diaphragm ; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting to the weight for standard presentation ; Whereas no modification of the apparatus or grading method may be authorized except by means of a new Commission decision adopted in the light of experience " gained ; whereas, for this reason, the present authorization may be revoked ; 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 Use of the apparatus termed ‘Ked-Spaek-Automatisk (KSA)' is hereby authorized as the sole method for grading pig carcases in Denmark, details of which are given in the Annex hereto. Article 2 By way of derogation from the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm shall be removed from pig carcases before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be increased by 2,7 %. Article 3 Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment method shall not be authorized. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark. Done at Brussels, 23 February 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President