24. 8. 88 Official Journal- of the European Communities No L 234/17 l(Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 July 1988 ’ " amending Dec1s1on 88/234/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic) (88/478/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 3906/87 (3, and in particular Article 4 (6) thereof, ) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3320/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (), as amended by Regulation (BEC) No 3530/86(Y), 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 determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically-proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase ; whereas the authori- zation 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 Commission Decision 88/234/EEC (9 has introduced three grading methods for use in the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland ; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11. () OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. (4 O] No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8. % OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39. (9 OJ No L 105, 26. 4. 1988, p. 15. Whereas the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland has requested the Commission to authorize the use of two methods for grading pig carcases on- its territory and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request ,has’ revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled ; Whereas Decision 88/234/EEC has enabled an exception from t he standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of . - Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 and of the ‘way to calculate the weight of the cold carcase referred to in Aricle 2 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas it is necessary to clarify that this applies to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a whole 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 Decision 88/234/EEC is hereby amended as follows: