2012/384/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 12 July 2012 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2012) 4711)

The use of the following methods is authorised for grading pig carcasses pursuant to point 1 of Section B.IV of Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in Spain: (a) the “Fat-O-Meat’er (FOM)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex; (b) 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; (c) the “Ultrafom 300” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex; (d) the “Automatic vision system (VCS2000)” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex; (e) 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; (f) the “AutoFOM III” apparatus and the assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 6 of the Annex; (g) 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 manual method ZP with a ruler, referred to in point (g) of the first paragraph, shall only be authorised for abattoirs: (a) where the number of slaughters does not exceed 500 pigs per week on yearly average basis; and (b) having a slaughter line with a capacity to process no more than 40 pigs per hour.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.