Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2006

of 20 January 2006

adopting additional provisions for the application of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal [1],

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals [2], and in particular the first paragraph of Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 of 12 October 1981 adopting additional provisions for the application of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals [3] has been substantially amended [4]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

(2) In order to ensure the uniform classification of the carcases of adult bovine animals in the Community, it is necessary to make the definitions of classes of conformation and fat cover more precise.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The additional provisions making the definitions of classes of conformation and fat cover more precise as referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 shall be as listed in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2006.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

[1] OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

[2] OJ No L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2).

[3] OJ L 293, 13.10.1981, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2237/91 (OJ L 204, 27.7.1991, p. 11).

[4] See Annex II.

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ANNEX I

1. CONFORMATION

Development of carcase profiles, and in particular the essential parts (round, back, shoulder)

Conformation class | Additional provisions |

S Superior | Roundvery highly rounded doublemuscled visibly separated seams | Topside spreads very markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis) |

Backvery wide and very thick, up to the shoulder | Rump very rounded |

Shouldervery rounded | |

E Excellent | Roundvery rounded | Topside spreads markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis) |

Backwide and very thick, up to the shoulder | Rump very rounded |

Shouldervery rounded | |

U Very good | Roundrounded | Topside spreads over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis) |

Backwide and thick, up to the shoulder | Rump rounded |

Shoulderrounded | |

R Good | Roundwell-developed | Topside and rump are slightly rounded |

Backstill thick but less wide at the shoulder | |

Shoulderfairly well-developed | |

O Fair | Roundaverage development to lacking development | |

Backaverage thickness to lacking thickness | Rump straight profile |

Shoulderaverage development to almost flat | |

P Poor | Roundpoorly developed | |

Backnarrow with bones visible | |

Shoulderflat with bones visible | |

2. DEGREE OF FAT COVER

Amount of fat on the outside of the carcase and in the thoracic cavity

Class of fat cover | Additional provisions |

1 low | No fat within the thoracic cavity |

2 slight | Within the thoracic cavity the muscle is clearly visible between the ribs |

3 average | Within the thoracic cavity the muscle is still visible between the ribs |

4 high | The seams of fat on the round are prominent. Within the thoracic cavity the muscle between the ribs may be infiltrated with fat |

5 very high | The round is almost completely covered with fat, so that the seams of fat are no longer clearly visible. Within the thoracic cavity the muscle between the ribs is infiltrated with fat |

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendment

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 | (OJ L 293, 13.10.1981, p. 6) |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/91 | (OJ L 204, 27.7.1991, p. 11) |

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ANNEX III

Correlation Table

Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 | This Regulation |

Article 1 | Article 1 |

‘�| Article 2 |

Article 2 | Article 3 |

Annex | Annex I |

‘�| Annex II |

‘�| Annex III |

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