The Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1988
These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain only, provide for the administration and enforcement of the Community system of grading of pig carcases in slaughterhouses of which the weekly average throughput exceeds 200 pigs. That system, which requires pig carcases to be graded after slaughter in accordance with common rules by reference to the proportion which their lean meat content bears to their total weight, was established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 (OJ No L301, 20.11.84, p.1) (“the Council Regulation”), for which detailed rules are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 (OJ No L285, 25.10.85, p.39) (“the Commission Regulation”). Those Community Regulations provide, inter alia, for—the definition of the term “pig carcase” (Article 2 of the Council Regulation);the principles by reference to which the lean meat content of a pig carcase is to be assessed (Article 2 of the Council Regulation and Article 3 of the Commission Regulation);the methods by means of which the weight of a cold pig carcase is to be calculated (Article 2 of the Commission Regulation);the scale of grades which is to be applied in respect of each pig carcase (Article 3 of the Council Regulation); andthe marking of pig carcases after grading (Article 4 of the Council Regulation and Article 4 of the Commission Regulation).