Pending: 31992D0469

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), 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 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 (3);  Whereas the use of the apparatus termed ‘Klassificeringscenter’ (‘KC’), the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering’ (‘FOM/MK’) and the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM’ has been authorized for Denmark by Commission Decision 91/358/EEC (4);  Whereas the Danish Government has requested the Commission to authorize with regard to the apparatus ‘KC’ and the apparatus ‘FOM/MK’ the use of new formulae for the calculation of the lean meat content of pig carcases and has submitted the information  required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas new developments in the slaughtering process require the authorization of methods for the grading of dehided pig carcases; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the  conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled;  Whereas a new Decision should be adopted to include all three methods for the sake of clarity; whereas, as a consequence, Decision 91/358/EEC should be repealed;  Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 lays down that Member States may be authorized to provide for a presentation of pig carcases different to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 presentations defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical  requirements so warrant;  Whereas in Denmark the technical requirements relating to the use of the grading method and, consequently, commercial practice, necessitate the removal of the kidneys, the flare fat and the diaphragm; whereas this should be taken into account in  adjusting to the weight for standard presentation;  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

1. The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Denmark:

– the apparatus termed ‘Klassificeringscenter’ (‘KC’) and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering’ (‘FOM/MK’) and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM’ and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.

2. As regards the apparatus ‘Ultra-FOM’, it is laid down that after the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcase that the apparatus measured the values of measurement x1, x2 and x3 on the site provided for in the  Annex, Part 3, point 3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure.
Article 2

Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be dehided before being weighed and graded, whereby the forecast are cut just above the os carpi accessorium and the hindfeet  just below the calcaneum. Dehided carcases have to be graded by the apparatus ‘KC’ or the apparatus ‘FOM/MK’, using the special formulae provided for in Part 1 and 2 of the Annex. The warm carcase weight (excluding flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm) of  those carcases is calculated according to the following formula:

warm carcase weight = 3,19 + 1,064 × weight of the dehided carcase
Article 3

Notwithstanding 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, in the case when the ‘KC’ or ‘FOM/MK’  apparatus is used, before being graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be increased by 2,7 %.
Article 4

Modification of the apparatus or of the assessment methods (measurement sites or formulae) shall not be authorized.
Article 5

Decision 91/358/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark. Done at Brussels, 2 September 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39. (4) OJ No L 193, 17. 7. 1991, p. 37.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), 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 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 (3);  Whereas the use of the apparatus termed ‘Klassificeringscenter’ (‘KC’), the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering’ (‘FOM/MK’) and the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM’ has been authorized for Denmark by Commission Decision 91/358/EEC (4);  Whereas the Danish Government has requested the Commission to authorize with regard to the apparatus ‘KC’ and the apparatus ‘FOM/MK’ the use of new formulae for the calculation of the lean meat content of pig carcases and has submitted the information  required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas new developments in the slaughtering process require the authorization of methods for the grading of dehided pig carcases; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the  conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled;  Whereas a new Decision should be adopted to include all three methods for the sake of clarity; whereas, as a consequence, Decision 91/358/EEC should be repealed;  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 presentations defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical  requirements so warrant;  Whereas in Denmark the technical requirements relating to the use of the grading method and, consequently, commercial practice, necessitate the removal of the kidneys, the flare fat and the diaphragm; whereas this should be taken into account in  adjusting to the weight for standard presentation;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Denmark:

– the apparatus termed ‘Klassificeringscenter’ (‘KC’) and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering’ (‘FOM/MK’) and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM’ and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.

2. As regards the apparatus ‘Ultra-FOM’, it is laid down that after the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcase that the apparatus measured the values of measurement x1, x2 and x3 on the site provided for in the  Annex, Part 3, point 3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure.
Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be dehided before being weighed and graded, whereby the forecast are cut just above the os carpi accessorium and the hindfeet  just below the calcaneum. Dehided carcases have to be graded by the apparatus ‘KC’ or the apparatus ‘FOM/MK’, using the special formulae provided for in Part 1 and 2 of the Annex. The warm carcase weight (excluding flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm) of  those carcases is calculated according to the following formula:

warm carcase weight = 3,19 + 1,064 × weight of the dehided carcase
Notwithstanding 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, in the case when the ‘KC’ or ‘FOM/MK’  apparatus is used, before being graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be increased by 2,7 %.
Modification of the apparatus or of the assessment methods (measurement sites or formulae) shall not be authorized.
Decision 91/358/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark. Done at Brussels, 2 September 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39. (4) OJ No L 193, 17. 7. 1991, p. 37.
METHODS FOR GRADING PIG CARCASES IN DENMARK

Klassificeringscenter (KC)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Klassificeringscenter’ (‘KC’).

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with nine probes of six millimetres each containing a photodiode (Siemens SFH 950-LD242 II) and a photodetector (Siemens SFH 960-PB 103) and having an operating distance of between one and 180 millimetres.

The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a central unit.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated on the basis of 10 measurements taken from seven measuring-points as are indicated in paragraph 4 and according to the following formulae:

(a) carcases with skin on:

Y  = 62,7200   0,2271×1   0,0430×2   0,1614×3   0,1467×4   0,1623×5   0,2062×6   0,1574×7 + 0,0621×8 + 0,0299×9 + 0,0384×10 + 0,0706×11

(b) dehided carcases:

Y  = 58,4049   0,0380×1   0,0304×2   0,1660×3   0,1741×4   0,1819×5   0,1809×6   0,1722×7 + 0,0513×8 + 0,0522×9 + 0,0394×10 + 0,0440×11

Y  = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase.

4. The measurement points are:

x1  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured at the centre of the third cervical vertebra, at 10,5 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x2  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured at the centre of the fourth cervical  vertebra, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x3  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured between the fourth and fifth hindmost thoracic vertebrae, at 3 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x4  = the thickness of backfat (1) in  millimetres, measured between the second and third hindmost thoracic vertebrae, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x5  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured between the first lumbar vertebra and the last thoracic vertebra, at 6  cm off the midline of the carcase,  x6  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured 4 cm before the fore edge of the pubic bone, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x7  = the thickness of backfat (1) in millimetres, measured at the fore  edge of the pubic bone, at 11 cm from midline of the carcase,  x8  = muscle thickness in millimetres, measured between the fourth and fifth hindmost thoracic vertebrae, at 3 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x9  = muscle thickness in millimetres,  measured between the second and third hindmost thoracic vertebrae, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase,  x10  = muscle thickness in millimetres, measured between the first lumbar vertebra and the hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 6 cm off the midline of  the carcase,  x11  = warm carcase weight in kilograms (excluding flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm).

The formulae shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 100 kilograms.

Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering (FOM/MK)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering’ (‘FOM/MK’)

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of six millimetres diameter containing a photodiode (Siemens SFH 950-LD 242 II) and a photodetector (Siemens SFH 960-BP 103) and having an operating distance of between one and 94 millimetres.

The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a central unit.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formulae:

(a) carcases with skin on:

Y  = 61,2548   0,3724×1   0,3702×2 + 0,1337×3 + 0,0356×4;

(b) dehided carcases:

Y  = 60,0   0,4288×1   0,3619×2 + 0,1792×3;

Y  = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,  x1  = the thickness of backfat (2) in millimetres, measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last lumbar vertebrae,  x2  = the thickness of backfat (1)  in millimetres, measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,  x3  = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x2  x4  = warm carcase weight in kilograms  (excluding the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm).

The formulae shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 100 kilograms.

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with an ultrasonic probe at 4 Mhz (Krautkraemer MB 4 SE). The ultrasonic signal is digitized, stored and processed by a microprocessor (type Intel 80 C 31).

The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the Ultra-FOM apparatus itself.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase should be calculated according to the following formulae:

Y  = 63,8662   0,4465×1   0,5096×2 + 0,1281×3;

Y  = the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,  x1  = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last lumbar vertebrae,  x2  = the thickness of  backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,  x3  = the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x2.

The formulae  shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 100 kilograms.

(1) Including rind in the case of carcases with skin on. (2) Including rind in the case of carcases with skin on.

Pending: 31992D0290

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last  amended by Directive 91/628/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,  Whereas several outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have occurred throughout the territory of the United Kingdom;  Whereas this disease can be considered to be a serious contagious or infectious animal disease whose presence may constitute a danger to cattle in other Member States;  Whereas previously it was considered that trade in bovine embryos presented only a negligible risk of endangering the health of livestock in Member States with respect to bovine spongiform encephalopathy; whereas, however, recent evidence relating to  sheep experimentally infected with scrapie now suggests that bovine embryos may represent more than a negligible risk;  Whereas, however, the risk is considered to exist only for embryos from donors born before 18 July 1988 or born to infected cows, in view of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease;  Whereas it is necessary to apply certain measures to intra-Community trade in bovine embryos from the United Kingdom to overcome this risk;  Whereas the authorities of the United Kingdom have undertaken to implement national measures necessary to guarantee the efficient implementation of this Decision;  Whereas it is also necessary to ensure that no embryo derived from any suspected or confirmed case is entered into trade;  Whereas Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (3), as amended by Directive 90/425/EEC,  makes provision for a health certificate to accompany bovine embryos in intra-Community trade; whereas the certificate must be modified in respect of bovine embryos from the United Kingdom;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1

Member States shall not send to other Member States embryos of the domestic bovine species derived from females in which, at the time of sending, bovine spongiform encephalopathy is suspected or confirmed.
Article 2

1. The United Kingdom shall not send to other Member States embryos of the domestic bovine species derived from females which:

– were born before 18 July 1988,

– are the offspring of females in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy is suspected or confirmed.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to embryos derived from females born outside the United Kingdom and subsequently introduced into the United Kingdom after 18 July 1988.

3. The United Kingdom shall make full use of records to guarantee identification of donors and embryos.
Article 3

The health certificate provided for in Annex C to Directive 89/556/EEC accompanying embryos sent from the United Kingdom shall be completed by the following:

‘Embryos in accordance with Commission Decision 92/290/EEC concerning bovine spongiform encephalopathy’.
Article 4

Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so that they comply with this Decision 15 days after its notification. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. (2) OJ No L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last  amended by Directive 91/628/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,  Whereas several outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have occurred throughout the territory of the United Kingdom;  Whereas this disease can be considered to be a serious contagious or infectious animal disease whose presence may constitute a danger to cattle in other Member States;  Whereas previously it was considered that trade in bovine embryos presented only a negligible risk of endangering the health of livestock in Member States with respect to bovine spongiform encephalopathy; whereas, however, recent evidence relating to  sheep experimentally infected with scrapie now suggests that bovine embryos may represent more than a negligible risk;  Whereas, however, the risk is considered to exist only for embryos from donors born before 18 July 1988 or born to infected cows, in view of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease;  Whereas it is necessary to apply certain measures to intra-Community trade in bovine embryos from the United Kingdom to overcome this risk;  Whereas the authorities of the United Kingdom have undertaken to implement national measures necessary to guarantee the efficient implementation of this Decision;  Whereas it is also necessary to ensure that no embryo derived from any suspected or confirmed case is entered into trade;  Whereas Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (3), as amended by Directive 90/425/EEC,  makes provision for a health certificate to accompany bovine embryos in intra-Community trade; whereas the certificate must be modified in respect of bovine embryos from the United Kingdom;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Member States shall not send to other Member States embryos of the domestic bovine species derived from females in which, at the time of sending, bovine spongiform encephalopathy is suspected or confirmed.
1. The United Kingdom shall not send to other Member States embryos of the domestic bovine species derived from females which:

– were born before 18 July 1988,

– are the offspring of females in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy is suspected or confirmed.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to embryos derived from females born outside the United Kingdom and subsequently introduced into the United Kingdom after 18 July 1988.

3. The United Kingdom shall make full use of records to guarantee identification of donors and embryos.
The health certificate provided for in Annex C to Directive 89/556/EEC accompanying embryos sent from the United Kingdom shall be completed by the following:

‘Embryos in accordance with Commission Decision 92/290/EEC concerning bovine spongiform encephalopathy’.
Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so that they comply with this Decision 15 days after its notification. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. (2) OJ No L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.
			

Pending: 31991D0116

                                January 15, 2026                            

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas the implementation, monitoring and assessment of Community policies depend to a great extent on the availability of reliable statistics in the economic and social spheres;  Whereas in April 1989 the Commission submitted to the Council a communication on the adoption of a Community statistical policy;  Whereas, on the basis of this communication and acting on a proposal from the Commission, after receiving the European Parliament’s opinion the Council adopted on 19 June 1989 a resolution on the implementation of a plan of priority actions in the field  of statistical information for the period 1989-1992 (4);  Whereas by its Decision 89/382/Euratom (5), the Council established the Statistical Programme Committee, which comprises the representatives of the Statistical Institutes of the Member States and is chaired by a representative of the Commission (namely  the Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Communities); whereas this committee is responsible for coordinating the work, resources, schedules and methods involved in Community and national statistical programmes;  Whereas in order to achieve the objectives set for the European Communities, in particular the establishement of the single market provided for in the Single European Act, leading representatives from the scientific, economic and social fields must be  consulted regularly with a view to determining the objectives, priorities and nature of the information required to support Community policies;  Whereas, in almost all Member States, there are consultative bodies of users and producers of statistical information concerned mainly with the problems of the countries in question;  Whereas it is therefore necessary to establish a European Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Statistical Information, made up of representatives of the producers and users of this information, whose task it will be to help the Council and the  Commission to coordinate the objectives of the Community’s statistical information policy,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1

A European Advisory Committee on Statistical Information in the Economic and Social Spheres, hereinafter called the Committee, shall be set up. Its task shall be to assist the Council and the Commission in the coordination of the objectives  of the Community’s statistical information policy, taking into account user requirements and the costs borne by the information producers.
Article 2

The Committee shall consider and make suggestions on projects to the implemented and the resources needed to achieve the objectives of the statistical information policy decided upon by the Community.

The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the Community’s statistical programme and on the way in which it is designed and monitored. In particular, it shall comment on:

– the relevance of statistical programmes to the requirements of European integration, as expressed by the Community institutions, national and regional authorities and the various economic and social categories and by scientific circles;

– cooperation, at organizational and planning levels, between the various bodies which, as a whole, comprise the Community statistical infrastructure;

– the costs of the sectoral statistical programmes, including both the costs directly incurred by Community, national and regional authorities and the cost to those who have to provide the basic information;

– the resources needed to implement the sectoral statistical programmes and their conformity with the objectives.
Article 3

The Committee may be consulted by the Council and the Commission on any matter relating to statistical information policy. It shall deliver opinions or present reports to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission whenever it  considers this necessary for the fulfilment of its task. It shall work in close cooperation with the Statistical Programme Committee and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics set up by Decision 91/115/EEC (6), to which  it shall send, for information purposes, its opinions and reports, principally in so far as requests which imply new statistical works are concerned.

The Committee shall draw up an annual report on the progress of European economic and social statistical information, which shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Economic and Social Committee.
Article 4

The Committee shall consist of:

– four members representing the Commission, one of whom shall be the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy;

– the Chairman of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics;

– the twelve Presidents or Directors-General of the national statistical institutes of the Member States;

– twenty-four members (two per Member State) appointed by the Council, after consulting the Commission, from among leading representatives of the various economic and social categories and scientific circles. With a view to the appointment of these  members, each Member State shall provide the Council with a list comprising four candidates. The Council shall take account of the need for the various economic and social categories and the scientific field to be adequately represented.
Article 5

The members appointed by the Council shall hold office for a four-year term, which shall be renewable. They shall hold office in a personal and honorary capacity. The list of members shall be published in the Official Journal of the European  Communities, C series.
Article 6

The Committee shall be chaired by the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy.

It shall elect a vice-chairman from among its members for a two-year term of office which shall be renewable once.

Secretarial services shall be provided by the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Article 7

The Chairman shall convene the Committee whenever necessary and at least once a year, either on his own initiative or at the request of a minimum of one-third of its members.
Article 8

The Chairman may invite the Commission Directors-General involved in the subjects under discussion to attend the meetings as observes, or any other person able to contribute to the discussions.
Article 9

The Committee shall take decisions which shall be considered valid if at least half of the members are present. A member may delegate his vote to another member and may represent no more than two members.
Article 10

The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1991.

For the Council

The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

(1) OJ No C 208, 21. 8. 1990, p. 9.

(2) OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991.

(3) OJ No C 31, 6. 2. 1991, p. 25.

(4) OJ No C 161, 28. 6. 1989, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.

(6) See page 19 of this Official Journal.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas the implementation, monitoring and assessment of Community policies depend to a great extent on the availability of reliable statistics in the economic and social spheres;  Whereas in April 1989 the Commission submitted to the Council a communication on the adoption of a Community statistical policy;  Whereas, on the basis of this communication and acting on a proposal from the Commission, after receiving the European Parliament’s opinion the Council adopted on 19 June 1989 a resolution on the implementation of a plan of priority actions in the field  of statistical information for the period 1989-1992 (4);  Whereas by its Decision 89/382/Euratom (5), the Council established the Statistical Programme Committee, which comprises the representatives of the Statistical Institutes of the Member States and is chaired by a representative of the Commission (namely  the Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Communities); whereas this committee is responsible for coordinating the work, resources, schedules and methods involved in Community and national statistical programmes;  Whereas in order to achieve the objectives set for the European Communities, in particular the establishement of the single market provided for in the Single European Act, leading representatives from the scientific, economic and social fields must be  consulted regularly with a view to determining the objectives, priorities and nature of the information required to support Community policies;  Whereas, in almost all Member States, there are consultative bodies of users and producers of statistical information concerned mainly with the problems of the countries in question;  Whereas it is therefore necessary to establish a European Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Statistical Information, made up of representatives of the producers and users of this information, whose task it will be to help the Council and the  Commission to coordinate the objectives of the Community’s statistical information policy,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
A European Advisory Committee on Statistical Information in the Economic and Social Spheres, hereinafter called the Committee, shall be set up. Its task shall be to assist the Council and the Commission in the coordination of the objectives  of the Community’s statistical information policy, taking into account user requirements and the costs borne by the information producers.
The Committee shall consider and make suggestions on projects to the implemented and the resources needed to achieve the objectives of the statistical information policy decided upon by the Community.

The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the Community’s statistical programme and on the way in which it is designed and monitored. In particular, it shall comment on:

– the relevance of statistical programmes to the requirements of European integration, as expressed by the Community institutions, national and regional authorities and the various economic and social categories and by scientific circles;

– cooperation, at organizational and planning levels, between the various bodies which, as a whole, comprise the Community statistical infrastructure;

– the costs of the sectoral statistical programmes, including both the costs directly incurred by Community, national and regional authorities and the cost to those who have to provide the basic information;

– the resources needed to implement the sectoral statistical programmes and their conformity with the objectives.
The Committee may be consulted by the Council and the Commission on any matter relating to statistical information policy. It shall deliver opinions or present reports to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission whenever it  considers this necessary for the fulfilment of its task. It shall work in close cooperation with the Statistical Programme Committee and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics set up by Decision 91/115/EEC (6), to which  it shall send, for information purposes, its opinions and reports, principally in so far as requests which imply new statistical works are concerned.

The Committee shall draw up an annual report on the progress of European economic and social statistical information, which shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Economic and Social Committee.
The Committee shall consist of:

– four members representing the Commission, one of whom shall be the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy;

– the Chairman of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics;

– the twelve Presidents or Directors-General of the national statistical institutes of the Member States;

– twenty-four members (two per Member State) appointed by the Council, after consulting the Commission, from among leading representatives of the various economic and social categories and scientific circles. With a view to the appointment of these  members, each Member State shall provide the Council with a list comprising four candidates. The Council shall take account of the need for the various economic and social categories and the scientific field to be adequately represented.
The members appointed by the Council shall hold office for a four-year term, which shall be renewable. They shall hold office in a personal and honorary capacity. The list of members shall be published in the Official Journal of the European  Communities, C series.
The Committee shall be chaired by the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy.

It shall elect a vice-chairman from among its members for a two-year term of office which shall be renewable once.

Secretarial services shall be provided by the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
The Chairman shall convene the Committee whenever necessary and at least once a year, either on his own initiative or at the request of a minimum of one-third of its members.
The Chairman may invite the Commission Directors-General involved in the subjects under discussion to attend the meetings as observes, or any other person able to contribute to the discussions.
The Committee shall take decisions which shall be considered valid if at least half of the members are present. A member may delegate his vote to another member and may represent no more than two members.
The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1991.

For the Council

The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

(1) OJ No C 208, 21. 8. 1990, p. 9.

(2) OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991.

(3) OJ No C 31, 6. 2. 1991, p. 25.

(4) OJ No C 161, 28. 6. 1989, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.

(6) See page 19 of this Official Journal.

Pending: 31991D0115

                                January 15, 2026                            

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas Council Decision 90/141/EEC of 12 March 1990 on the attainment of progressive convergence of economic policies and performance during stage one of economic and monetary union (4) entails the need for the availability of consistent indicators,  particularly in the monetary, financial and balance of payments areas;  Whereas Council Decision 90/142/EEC of 12 March 1990 amending Decision 64/300/EEC on cooperation between the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community (5) aims in particular at promoting the coordination of monetary policy  which necessarily depends on common surveillance indicators;  Whereas there is therefore a need to establish, as a section of the multiannual statistical programme of the Commission, a multiannual work programme in the field of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (6) the Council set up a Committee on the Statistical Programme of the European Communities, comprising representatives of the Member States statistical institutes, to ensure close cooperation between Member  States and the Commission whilst the statistical programme is established;  Whereas, in Member States, monetary and banking statistics are drawn up by central banks, and financial and balance of payments statistics are drawn up by various institutions, including central banks;  Whereas there is at present no body which ensures close cooperation between Member States and the Commission in the fields of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics on which the principal national institutions concerned are represented;   Whereas it is necessary, in order to achieve such cooperation, in particular with a view to achieving Economic and Monetary Union, to establish a committee composed of representatives of these institutions, which is charged with aiding the Commission in  drawing up and implementing the multiannual work programme relating to monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas, having regard to the specific role played in the Member States by the aforementioned institutions, it is necessary to allow the committee to choose its chairman;  Whereas there is, from the point of view of statistics, a close interdependence between the monetary, financial and balance of payments areas on the one hand, and certain other areas of economic statistics on the other hand;  Whereas the increased demand from the Member States and Community institutions for improved statistical information requires the enhancement of cooperation between the users and producers of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas an examination of whether the Committee’s tasks will meet the needs of any future European Central Bank System should be carried out in the framework of the achievement of Economic and Monetary Union,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1

A Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, hereinafter called ‘the Committee’, is hereby established.
Article 2

The Committee shall assist the Commission in drawing up and implementing the multiannual programme of work relating to monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics. The Committee shall, in particular, have the task of expressing  opinions on the development and coordination of the monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics required for the policies implemented by the Council, the Commission, and the various committees assisting them.

The Committee may be asked to express opinions on the links between monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics on the one hand, and certain other economic statistics on the other, in particular those on which national accounts are based. The  work of this Committee will be coordinated with that of the Statistical Programme Committee.
Article 3

The Commission, on its own initiative, and, should the occasion arise, following a request from the Council or from the committees which assist them, shall consult the Committee on:

(a) the establishment of multiannual Community programmes for monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;

(b) the measures which the Commission intends to undertake to achieve the objectives referred to in the multiannual programmes for monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics and the resources and timetables involved;

(c) any other question, in particular questions of methodology, arising from the establishment or implementation of the Statistical Programme in the relevant fields.

The Committee may express opinions on its own initiative on any questions relating to the establishment or the implementation of statistical programmes in the monetary, financial and balance of payments fields.
Article 4

The Committee shall be composed of one, two or three representatives per Member State, coming from the institutions principally concerned with financial, monetary and balance of payments statistics, and of three representatives of the  Commission.

In addition, one representative of the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Community and one representative of the Monetary Committee may attend meetings of the Committee as observers.

Representatives of other organizations, as well as any persons able to contribute to discussions, may, on the decision of the Committee, participate in the Committee’s meetings.
Article 5

The Committee shall elect its chairman by a simple majority of the Member States’ votes. Its secretariat shall be provided by the Commission.
Article 6

The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1991. For the Council

The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

(1) OJ No C 212, 25. 8. 1990, p. 5.

(2) OJ No C 324, 24. 12. 1990.

(3) OJ No C 31, 6. 2. 1991, p. 22.

(4) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1990, p. 23.

(5) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1990, p. 25.

(6) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas Council Decision 90/141/EEC of 12 March 1990 on the attainment of progressive convergence of economic policies and performance during stage one of economic and monetary union (4) entails the need for the availability of consistent indicators,  particularly in the monetary, financial and balance of payments areas;  Whereas Council Decision 90/142/EEC of 12 March 1990 amending Decision 64/300/EEC on cooperation between the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community (5) aims in particular at promoting the coordination of monetary policy  which necessarily depends on common surveillance indicators;  Whereas there is therefore a need to establish, as a section of the multiannual statistical programme of the Commission, a multiannual work programme in the field of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (6) the Council set up a Committee on the Statistical Programme of the European Communities, comprising representatives of the Member States statistical institutes, to ensure close cooperation between Member  States and the Commission whilst the statistical programme is established;  Whereas, in Member States, monetary and banking statistics are drawn up by central banks, and financial and balance of payments statistics are drawn up by various institutions, including central banks;  Whereas there is at present no body which ensures close cooperation between Member States and the Commission in the fields of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics on which the principal national institutions concerned are represented;   Whereas it is necessary, in order to achieve such cooperation, in particular with a view to achieving Economic and Monetary Union, to establish a committee composed of representatives of these institutions, which is charged with aiding the Commission in  drawing up and implementing the multiannual work programme relating to monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas, having regard to the specific role played in the Member States by the aforementioned institutions, it is necessary to allow the committee to choose its chairman;  Whereas there is, from the point of view of statistics, a close interdependence between the monetary, financial and balance of payments areas on the one hand, and certain other areas of economic statistics on the other hand;  Whereas the increased demand from the Member States and Community institutions for improved statistical information requires the enhancement of cooperation between the users and producers of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;  Whereas an examination of whether the Committee’s tasks will meet the needs of any future European Central Bank System should be carried out in the framework of the achievement of Economic and Monetary Union,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
A Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, hereinafter called ‘the Committee’, is hereby established.
The Committee shall assist the Commission in drawing up and implementing the multiannual programme of work relating to monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics. The Committee shall, in particular, have the task of expressing  opinions on the development and coordination of the monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics required for the policies implemented by the Council, the Commission, and the various committees assisting them.

The Committee may be asked to express opinions on the links between monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics on the one hand, and certain other economic statistics on the other, in particular those on which national accounts are based. The  work of this Committee will be coordinated with that of the Statistical Programme Committee.
The Commission, on its own initiative, and, should the occasion arise, following a request from the Council or from the committees which assist them, shall consult the Committee on:

(a) the establishment of multiannual Community programmes for monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics;

(b) the measures which the Commission intends to undertake to achieve the objectives referred to in the multiannual programmes for monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics and the resources and timetables involved;

(c) any other question, in particular questions of methodology, arising from the establishment or implementation of the Statistical Programme in the relevant fields.

The Committee may express opinions on its own initiative on any questions relating to the establishment or the implementation of statistical programmes in the monetary, financial and balance of payments fields.
The Committee shall be composed of one, two or three representatives per Member State, coming from the institutions principally concerned with financial, monetary and balance of payments statistics, and of three representatives of the  Commission.

In addition, one representative of the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Community and one representative of the Monetary Committee may attend meetings of the Committee as observers.

Representatives of other organizations, as well as any persons able to contribute to discussions, may, on the decision of the Committee, participate in the Committee’s meetings.
The Committee shall elect its chairman by a simple majority of the Member States’ votes. Its secretariat shall be provided by the Commission.
The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1991. For the Council

The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

(1) OJ No C 212, 25. 8. 1990, p. 5.

(2) OJ No C 324, 24. 12. 1990.

(3) OJ No C 31, 6. 2. 1991, p. 22.

(4) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1990, p. 23.

(5) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1990, p. 25.

(6) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.

Pending: 31988D0566

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 of 2 July 1987 on the protection of designations used in marketing of milk and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) (b) thereof,  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 establishes the principle that the descriptions ´milk’ and ´milk products’ may not be used for milk products other than those described in Article 2 thereof; whereas, as an exception, this principle is not applicable  to the description of products the exact nature of which is known because of traditional use and/or when the designations are clearly used to describe a characteristic quality of the product;  Whereas the Member States must notify to the Commission indicative lists of the products which they deem to meet, within their own territories, the criteria for the abovementioned exception; whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (2) (b) of the  Regulation concerned, a list should be made of such products on the basis of the indicative lists notified by the Member States; whereas the Community list should include the names of the relevant products according to their traditional use in the  various languages of the Community, in order to render these names usable in all the Member States, provided they comply with the provisions of Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States  relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs intended for sale to the ultimate consumer (3), as last amended by Directive 86/197/EEC (4);  Whereas this list is not exhaustive and additions thereto may be made in accordance with Article 4 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87;  Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1

The products corresponding, on the territory of the Community, to the products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 are listed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 October 1988.

For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President   (1) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 36.

(2) OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 38.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 of 2 July 1987 on the protection of designations used in marketing of milk and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) (b) thereof,  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 establishes the principle that the descriptions ´milk’ and ´milk products’ may not be used for milk products other than those described in Article 2 thereof; whereas, as an exception, this principle is not applicable  to the description of products the exact nature of which is known because of traditional use and/or when the designations are clearly used to describe a characteristic quality of the product;  Whereas the Member States must notify to the Commission indicative lists of the products which they deem to meet, within their own territories, the criteria for the abovementioned exception; whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (2) (b) of the  Regulation concerned, a list should be made of such products on the basis of the indicative lists notified by the Member States; whereas the Community list should include the names of the relevant products according to their traditional use in the  various languages of the Community, in order to render these names usable in all the Member States, provided they comply with the provisions of Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States  relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs intended for sale to the ultimate consumer (3), as last amended by Directive 86/197/EEC (4);  Whereas this list is not exhaustive and additions thereto may be made in accordance with Article 4 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87;  Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The products corresponding, on the territory of the Community, to the products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 October 1988.

For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President   (1) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 36.

(2) OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 38.

Pending: 31988D0479

                                January 15, 2026                            

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), 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 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 (5);  Whereas the Spanish Government has requested the Commission to authorize the use of three methods for grading pig carcases on its territory and has submitted the information 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 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 standard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical requirements warrant such a derogation; whereas in Spain commercial practice requires the removal of the kidneys, flare fat and forefeet from the pig carcase; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting 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 adoted 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

The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Spain:

– the apparatus termed ‘Destron PG 100 (DEST)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
Article 2

By way of derogation from the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented without kidneys, flare fat and forefeet before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be multiplied by the coefficient 1,03 and then increased by 0,955 kg.
Article 3

Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment methods shall not be authorized.
Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8.

(5) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.
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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), 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 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 (5);  Whereas the Spanish Government has requested the Commission to authorize the use of three methods for grading pig carcases on its territory and has submitted the information 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 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 standard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical requirements warrant such a derogation; whereas in Spain commercial practice requires the removal of the kidneys, flare fat and forefeet from the pig carcase; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting 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 adoted 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:
The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Spain:

– the apparatus termed ‘Destron PG 100 (DEST)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,

– the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
By way of derogation from the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented without kidneys, flare fat and forefeet before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be multiplied by the coefficient 1,03 and then increased by 0,955 kg.
Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment methods shall not be authorized.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8.

(5) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.
Methods for grading pig carcases in Spain

Destron PG 100 (DEST)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Destron PG 100 (DEST)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 7 millimetres diameter containing a photodiode (type Texas SL 2018) and a photodetector (type Texas LS 608 D), having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a computer.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

1.2 // y =   // 57,28  0,601×1 + 0,126×2  0,214×3 1,2 // where: 1.2 // y =   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,   // x2 =   // the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x1,   // x3 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kilograms.

Fat-O-Meater (FOM)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 6 millimetres diameter containing a photodiode of the Siemens SFH 950 type and a photodetector (type SFH 960), having an operating distance of between 3 and 103 millimetres. The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a computer.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

1.2 // y =   // 51,19  0,322×1 + 0,214×2  0,463×3 1,2 // where: 1.2 // y =   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,   // x2 =   // the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x1,   // x3 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kilograms.

Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 millimetres at the blade at the top of the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and a photodetector (type Siemens 58 MR) and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean mean content by means of the HGP itself or a computer linked to it. 3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

1.2 // y =   // 55,47  0,326×1 + 0,126×2  0,439×3 1,2 // where: 1.2 // y =   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs,   // x2 =   // the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x1,   // x3 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib.

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kilograms.

Pending: 31988D0234

                                January 15, 2026                            

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), 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 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 (5);  Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to authorize the use of three methods for grading pig carcases on its territory (excluding Northern Ireland) and has submitted the information 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 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 standard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical requirements warrant such a derogation;  Whereas in the United Kingdom commercial practice does not require that the tongue is removed from the pig carcase; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight for standard presentation;  Whereas in accordance with Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 and by way of derogation from Article 2 (1) and (2) thereof, the weight of the cold carcase may be calculated by reference to pre-determined scales of absolute weight reductions if the reductions for individual weight classes correspond, as far as possible, to the reductions calculated in percentage terms; whereas the United Kingdom has notified the determination of such a scale to the Commission;  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

The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland:

– the apparatus termed ‘Intrascope (Optical Probe)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of Annex I,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of Annex I,

– the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of Annex I.
Article 2

By way of derogation from the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented with the tongue attached before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,3 kilograms.
Article 3

By way of derogation from Article 2 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 the weight of the cold

carcase shall be calculated by reference to the scale of absolute reductions of the hot weight shown in Annex II.
Article 4

Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment methods shall not be authorized.
Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8.

(5) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.
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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), 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 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 (5);  Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to authorize the use of three methods for grading pig carcases on its territory (excluding Northern Ireland) and has submitted the information 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 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 standard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical requirements warrant such a derogation;  Whereas in the United Kingdom commercial practice does not require that the tongue is removed from the pig carcase; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting the weight for standard presentation;  Whereas in accordance with Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 and by way of derogation from Article 2 (1) and (2) thereof, the weight of the cold carcase may be calculated by reference to pre-determined scales of absolute weight reductions if the reductions for individual weight classes correspond, as far as possible, to the reductions calculated in percentage terms; whereas the United Kingdom has notified the determination of such a scale to the Commission;  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:
The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland:

– the apparatus termed ‘Intrascope (Optical Probe)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of Annex I,

– the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of Annex I,

– the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of Annex I.
By way of derogation from the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented with the tongue attached before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,3 kilograms.
By way of derogation from Article 2 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 the weight of the cold

carcase shall be calculated by reference to the scale of absolute reductions of the hot weight shown in Annex II.
Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment methods shall not be authorized.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 8.

(5) OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.
Methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland)

Intrascope (Optical Probe)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Intrascope (Optical Probe)’.

2. The appartus shall be equipped with a hexagonal-shaped probe of a maximum width of 12 millimetres (and of 19 millimetres at the blade at the top of the probe) containing a viewing window and a light source, a sliding barrel calibrated in millimetres, and having an operating distance of between 3 and 45 millimetres.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to one of the following two formulae:

1.2 // y 1=   // 64,8 – 0,69×1 + 0,095×2 – 0,42×3   // or  //   // y 1=   // 65,5 – 1,15×1 + 0,076×2,   // where:   //  // y 1=   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1=   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as ‘P2′),  //   // or   //   // the average thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres measured at 4 and 7,5 centimetres respectively off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as’1 / 2 (P1 + P3)’),   // x2 =  // the weight of the cold carcase in kilograms,   // x3 =  // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last ribs (measurement known as ‘rib-fat’).

The two formulae shall be valid for carcases weighing between 30 and 120 kilograms.

Fat-O-Meater (FOM)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 6 millimetres diameter containing a photodiode of the Siemens SFH 950/960 type and having an operating distance of between 3 and 103 millimetres. The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a computer.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

1.2 // y 1=   // 59,0 – 0,58×1 – 0,32×3 + 0,18×4   // where  //   // y 1=   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as ‘P2’),  //   // or   //   // the average thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 4 and 7,5 centimetres respectively off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as ‘1 / 2 (P1 + P3)’,   // x3 =  // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last ribs (measurement known as ‘rib-fat’),   // x4 =   // the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x3 (measurement known as ‘rib-muscle’).

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 30 and 120 kilograms. PART 3

Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)

1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP II)’.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 millimetres at the blade of the top of the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO and photodetector of the type 58 MR) and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the HGP II itself or a computer linked to it.

3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

1.2 // y 1=   // 62,5 – 0,62×1 – 0,46×3 + 0,16×4   // where  //   // y 1=   // the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,   // x1 =   // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as ‘P2′),  //   // or   //   // the average thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres measured at 4 and 7,5 centimetres respectively off the midline of the carcase at the last rib (measurement known as’1 / 2 (P1 + P3)’,   // x3 =  // the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at 6 centimetres off the midline of the carcase between the third and fourth last ribs (measurement known as ‘rib-fat’),   // x4 =   // the thickness of muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time and in the same place as x3 (measurement known as ‘rib-muscle’).

The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 30 and 120 kilograms.
Scale of reductions applicable to the weight of hot pig carcases in the United Kingdom

(in kilograms)

1.2,5 //  //  // Carcase weight range (hot)  // Deduction to be applied according to the interval between the sticking of the pig and the weighing of the carcase  //  //  // 1.2.3.4.5 //  // 0 to 45 minutes   // 46 to 180 minutes   // 181 to 330 minutes   // > 330 minutes   //    //  //   //   //   // up to 56 kg   // 1,0   // 0,5   // 0,5  // 0   // 56,5 to 74,5 kg   // 1,5   // 1,0   // 0,5   // 0  // 75 kg and over   // 2,0   // 1,5   // 0,5   // 0   //  //   //   //   //

Pending: 31988D0124

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species [1], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 [2], and in particular Article 5 and the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,[1] OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.[2] OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.Whereas under Aricle 5 of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the specimen certificate that may accompany semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter, into intra-Community trade;Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, it is for-the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany the semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;Whereas those certificates themselves may be dispensed with provided that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in reference documentation referring to the semen or embryos of pure-bred animals of the bovine species that enter into intra-Community trade;Whereas the specimen and the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species are already laid down in Commission Decision 86/404/EEC [3] ; whereas the data on pure-bred animals of the bovine species should be included in those on sperm and fertilized ova;[3] OJ No L 233, 20. 8. 1986, p. 19.Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the semen of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species:- updated data as listed in
Article 1

The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the semen of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species:

– updated data as listed in Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the bull that provides the semen as well as its blood group,

– information allowing identification of the semen, the date of its collection and the names and addresses of the semen collection centre and of the consignee.
Article 2

1. The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the embryos of pure bred breeding animals of the bovine species

– updated data as listed Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the donor cow and fertilizing bull as well as both their blood groups,

– information allowing for the identification of the embryos, date of insemination, date of collection, and the names and addresses of the embryo collection centre and of the consignee.

2. If there is more than one embryo in a single straw this must be clearly stated and furthermore they must all have the same parentage.
Article 3

The particulars provided for in Article 1 may be indicated:

1. in the form of a pedigree certificate conforming to the model in Chapter I of Annex 1, and in the form of a document conforming to the model in Chapter 2 of Annex I ;

2. in documentation accompanying the semen. In this event the competent authorities of the exporting Member State must certify that the particulars set out in Article 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:

The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 88/124/EEC.
Article 4

The particulars provided for in Article 2 may be indicated:

1. in the form of a pedigree certificate conforming to the model in Chapter 1,of Annex 2, and in the form of a document conforming to the model in Chapter 2 of Annex 2 ;

2. in documentation accompanying the embryos. In this event the competent authorities of the exporting Member State must certify that the particulars set out in Article 2 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:

The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 2 of Commission Decision 88/124/EEC’.
Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21- January 1988.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species [1], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 [2], and in particular Article 5 and the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,[1] OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.[2] OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.Whereas under Aricle 5 of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the specimen certificate that may accompany semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter, into intra-Community trade;Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, it is for-the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany the semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;Whereas those certificates themselves may be dispensed with provided that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in reference documentation referring to the semen or embryos of pure-bred animals of the bovine species that enter into intra-Community trade;Whereas the specimen and the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species are already laid down in Commission Decision 86/404/EEC [3] ; whereas the data on pure-bred animals of the bovine species should be included in those on sperm and fertilized ova;[3] OJ No L 233, 20. 8. 1986, p. 19.Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the semen of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species:- updated data as listed in
The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the semen of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species:

– updated data as listed in Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the bull that provides the semen as well as its blood group,

– information allowing identification of the semen, the date of its collection and the names and addresses of the semen collection centre and of the consignee.
1. The following particulars must be mentioned in the pedigree certificate of the embryos of pure bred breeding animals of the bovine species

– updated data as listed Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the donor cow and fertilizing bull as well as both their blood groups,

– information allowing for the identification of the embryos, date of insemination, date of collection, and the names and addresses of the embryo collection centre and of the consignee.

2. If there is more than one embryo in a single straw this must be clearly stated and furthermore they must all have the same parentage.
The particulars provided for in Article 1 may be indicated:

1. in the form of a pedigree certificate conforming to the model in Chapter I of Annex 1, and in the form of a document conforming to the model in Chapter 2 of Annex I ;

2. in documentation accompanying the semen. In this event the competent authorities of the exporting Member State must certify that the particulars set out in Article 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:

The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 88/124/EEC.
The particulars provided for in Article 2 may be indicated:

1. in the form of a pedigree certificate conforming to the model in Chapter 1,of Annex 2, and in the form of a document conforming to the model in Chapter 2 of Annex 2 ;

2. in documentation accompanying the embryos. In this event the competent authorities of the exporting Member State must certify that the particulars set out in Article 2 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:

The undersigned certifies that these documents contain the particulars mentioned in Article 2 of Commission Decision 88/124/EEC’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21- January 1988.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

Pending: 31987D0309

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,  Whereas fodder plantseed may not normally be placed on the market unless its packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC;  Whereas, in repect of cereal seed, Commission Decision 80/755/EEC (3) authorized the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, under certain conditions which ensured that responsibility rested with the certification authority;  Whereas that system has proved to be useful;  Whereas it is now desirable to grant a similar authorization, under the same conditions, in respect of field pea and field bean;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agricultural, Horticulture and Forestry,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1

1. The Member States are hereby authorized, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, to provide for the printing under official supervision of the prescribed information on packages of seed of field pea and field bean of the categories ‘basic seed’ and ‘certified seed’.

2. The following conditions shall apply in respect of the authorization granted in paragraph 1:

(a) the prescribed information shall be printed or stamped indelibly on the package;

(b) the lay-out and the colour of the printing or the stamp shall be in accordance with the model for the label used in the Member State concerned;

(c) of the prescribed information, at least that required under Annex IV (A) (a) (3), (3a) and (6) to Directive 66/401/EEC shall be printed or stamped when samples are taken pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the Directive, the printing or stamping being done officially or under official supervision;

(d) in addition to the prescribed information, each package shall have an officially attributed individual serial number which shall have been printed or stamped indelibly on it by the package printing firm; that firm shall inform the certification authority of the quantities of packages issued, including their serial numbers;

(e) the certification authority shall keep records of the quantities of seed thus marked, including the number and contents of the packages of each lot, as well as the serial numbers referred to under (d);

(f) producers’ records shall be subject to supervision by the certification authority.
Article 2

The Member States shall notify the Commission of the conditions under which they make use of the authorization granted in Article 1. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.

(2) OJ No L 49, 18. 2. 1987, p. 39.

(3) OJ No L 207, 9. 8. 1980, p. 37.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,  Whereas fodder plantseed may not normally be placed on the market unless its packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC;  Whereas, in repect of cereal seed, Commission Decision 80/755/EEC (3) authorized the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, under certain conditions which ensured that responsibility rested with the certification authority;  Whereas that system has proved to be useful;  Whereas it is now desirable to grant a similar authorization, under the same conditions, in respect of field pea and field bean;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agricultural, Horticulture and Forestry,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The Member States are hereby authorized, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, to provide for the printing under official supervision of the prescribed information on packages of seed of field pea and field bean of the categories ‘basic seed’ and ‘certified seed’.

2. The following conditions shall apply in respect of the authorization granted in paragraph 1:

(a) the prescribed information shall be printed or stamped indelibly on the package;

(b) the lay-out and the colour of the printing or the stamp shall be in accordance with the model for the label used in the Member State concerned;

(c) of the prescribed information, at least that required under Annex IV (A) (a) (3), (3a) and (6) to Directive 66/401/EEC shall be printed or stamped when samples are taken pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the Directive, the printing or stamping being done officially or under official supervision;

(d) in addition to the prescribed information, each package shall have an officially attributed individual serial number which shall have been printed or stamped indelibly on it by the package printing firm; that firm shall inform the certification authority of the quantities of packages issued, including their serial numbers;

(e) the certification authority shall keep records of the quantities of seed thus marked, including the number and contents of the packages of each lot, as well as the serial numbers referred to under (d);

(f) producers’ records shall be subject to supervision by the certification authority.
The Member States shall notify the Commission of the conditions under which they make use of the authorization granted in Article 1. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.

(2) OJ No L 49, 18. 2. 1987, p. 39.

(3) OJ No L 207, 9. 8. 1980, p. 37.

Pending: 31987D0305

                                January 15, 2026                            

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Whereas a real and effective opening-up of public procurement throughout the Community constitutes a priority objective for the Community as regards the completion of the internal market by 1992;  Whereas the achievement of this objective implies that it is necessary for the Commission better to assess the economic, technical, legal and social realities of public procurement and for the interested parties to have a better grasp of the problems involved in applying the Community rules in this area;  Whereas close and continuous contact with the economic interests operating in the field of public procurement for supplies, works and services may contribute to this achievement;  Whereas the most appropriate method of organizing these contacts is to set up, under the auspices of the Commission, an advisory committee in which these interests are represented; whereas it is moreover appropriate to provide for the presence in this committee of pasrticularly well-qualified persons capable of bringing their general knowledge of public procurement to bear at Community level,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1

An advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement in the Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the committee’) is hereby set up under the auspices of the Commission.
Article 2

The committee’s task shall be to assist the Commission, either at the Commission’s request or on its own initiative, in assessing the economic, technical, legal and social aspects of public procurement. The committee’s task shall also be to enable the sectors concerned to appreciate more fully the problems involved in applying the Community rules in this area.
Article 3

The committee shall comprise 24 members at the most.
Article 4

The committee shall be composed of independent experts whose business and industrial experience and whose competence regarding public procurement at Community level are widely recognized. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the sectors of business and industry concerned.
Article 5

The term of office of members of the committee shall be two years. It shall be renewable. After the expiry of the two-year period, the members of the committee shall remain in office until they have been replaced or their term has been renewed.

A member’s term of office shall end before the expiry of the two-year period upon his resignation or death. The Commission reserves the right to end a member’s term of office at any time.

The member shall be replaced for the remainder of this term of office in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 4.

The duties performed shall not be remunerated.
Article 6

The list of members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities for information purposes.
Article 7

The committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
Article 8

The committee may invite any person who is particularly qualified on an item entered on the agenda to participate in its work as an expert.

Experts shall take part in discussion only in respect of the question on which they were invited to attend.
Article 9

The committee may set up working parties.
Article 10

1. The Committee shall meet on the Commission’s premises when convened by the Commission. 2. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in the meetings of the committee and of the working parties.

3. The secretariat of the committee and the working parties shall be provided by the Commission departments.
Article 11

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, the members of the committee and, where appropriate, the experts invited under the procedure provided for in Article 8 shall be required not to disclose information they have acquired through the work of the committee or of the working parties, whenever the Commission informs them that the opinion requested or the question put relates to a matter of a confidential nature.

In such cases, only the members of the committee and the representatives of the Commission departments shall attend the meetings.
Article 12

This Decision shall take effect on 26 May 1987.

For the Commission

Vice-President
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Whereas a real and effective opening-up of public procurement throughout the Community constitutes a priority objective for the Community as regards the completion of the internal market by 1992;  Whereas the achievement of this objective implies that it is necessary for the Commission better to assess the economic, technical, legal and social realities of public procurement and for the interested parties to have a better grasp of the problems involved in applying the Community rules in this area;  Whereas close and continuous contact with the economic interests operating in the field of public procurement for supplies, works and services may contribute to this achievement;  Whereas the most appropriate method of organizing these contacts is to set up, under the auspices of the Commission, an advisory committee in which these interests are represented; whereas it is moreover appropriate to provide for the presence in this committee of pasrticularly well-qualified persons capable of bringing their general knowledge of public procurement to bear at Community level,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
An advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement in the Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the committee’) is hereby set up under the auspices of the Commission.
The committee’s task shall be to assist the Commission, either at the Commission’s request or on its own initiative, in assessing the economic, technical, legal and social aspects of public procurement. The committee’s task shall also be to enable the sectors concerned to appreciate more fully the problems involved in applying the Community rules in this area.
The committee shall comprise 24 members at the most.
The committee shall be composed of independent experts whose business and industrial experience and whose competence regarding public procurement at Community level are widely recognized. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the sectors of business and industry concerned.
The term of office of members of the committee shall be two years. It shall be renewable. After the expiry of the two-year period, the members of the committee shall remain in office until they have been replaced or their term has been renewed.

A member’s term of office shall end before the expiry of the two-year period upon his resignation or death. The Commission reserves the right to end a member’s term of office at any time.

The member shall be replaced for the remainder of this term of office in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 4.

The duties performed shall not be remunerated.
The list of members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities for information purposes.
The committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
The committee may invite any person who is particularly qualified on an item entered on the agenda to participate in its work as an expert.

Experts shall take part in discussion only in respect of the question on which they were invited to attend.
The committee may set up working parties.
1. The Committee shall meet on the Commission’s premises when convened by the Commission. 2. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in the meetings of the committee and of the working parties.

3. The secretariat of the committee and the working parties shall be provided by the Commission departments.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, the members of the committee and, where appropriate, the experts invited under the procedure provided for in Article 8 shall be required not to disclose information they have acquired through the work of the committee or of the working parties, whenever the Commission informs them that the opinion requested or the question put relates to a matter of a confidential nature.

In such cases, only the members of the committee and the representatives of the Commission departments shall attend the meetings.
This Decision shall take effect on 26 May 1987.

For the Commission

Vice-President
			