# COMMISSION DECISION of 27 October 1997 fixing the levels and frequencies of sampling provided for by Council Directive 96/23/EC for the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in certain animal products (Text with EEA relevance) (97/747/EC), Division B: Sampling level and frequency

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The annual number of samples is 1 per 15 000 tonnes of the annual production of milk, with a minimum of 300 samples.
The following breakdown must be respected:
(a)70 % of the samples must be examined for the presence of residues of veterinary drugs. In this case, each sample has to be tested for at least four different compounds from at least three groups among groups A 6, B 1, B 2 (a) and B 2 (e) of Annex I to the Directive.
(b)15 % of the samples must be tested for the presence of residues designated in group B 3 of Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC.
(c)The balance (15 %) must be allocated according to the situation of the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1997/747/annex/chapter/1/section/1/division/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1997-747/annex/chapter-1/section-1/division-B
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