25. 10. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 285/39 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 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 organi- zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (%, and in particular Articles 2 and 4 (6) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (%), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof, Whereas detailed rules should be laid down for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, in parti- cular, measures designed to ensure that it is applied on a uniform basis ; Whereas ‘weight’ is taken to mean the weight of the cold carcase ; whereas this is calculated by applying to the result of the weighing a conversion coefficient to be determined; whereas that coefficient may vary depending on the time between the weighing and the sticking of the pig; whereas an adjustment of the coef- ficient should therefore be allowed ; Whereas the lean-meat content of carcases is assessed by means of authorized grading methods; whereas only statistically proven assessment methods may be authorized ; whereas authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment which should be specified ; Whereas the marking of carcases is, without prejudice to Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, compulsory ; whereas, in order to make the market more transparent, detailed rules should be laid down as regards marking and identification of the carcases whilst providing for derogations in certain circum- stances ; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 307, 18. 11. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, ' HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down detailed rules implement- ing Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases. Article 2 1. The weight of the cold carcase as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 shall be obtained by deducting 2,0 % from the warm weight recorded not more than 45 minutes after the pig has been stuck. 2. If, in a given slaughterhouse, the 45-minute period between the sticking and the weighing of the pig cannot generally be observed, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may allow this period to be exceeded provided that the deduction of 2,0 % specified in paragraph 1 shall be reduced: by 0,1 point for every additional quarter of an hour or part thereof that has elapsed. 3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the weight of the cold carcase may be calculated by reference to predetermined scales of absolute weight reductions established by Member States in accordance with the characteristics of their pig herds and notified to the Commission. The use of such scales shall be authorized in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, if the reductions for individual weight classes corre- spond, as far as possible, to the reductions resulting from paragraphs 1 and 2. Article 3 1. No method for assessing the lean meat content of carcases shall be authorized as a grading method within the meaning of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 unless: — it is based on a representative sample of the national or regional pigmeat production concerned, by the assessment method, consisting of at least 120 carcases, of which the lean meat