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Article 1

United Kingdom

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1.

Member States shall require that the analyses necessary for verification of the criteria set out in Annex I be performed according to the methods described in Annex II to this Directive.

2.

Without prejudice to the second subparagraph, the Luff-Schoorl method (Annex II, method 6) shall be used to determine the reducing sugars in the following sugars:

  • sugar solution,

  • white sugar solution,

  • invert sugar solution,

  • white invert sugar solution,

  • invert sugar syrup,

  • glucose syrup,

  • dried glucose syrup,

  • dextrose monohydrate,

  • dextrose anhydrous.

Member States may, however, require the use in their territory of the Lane and Eynon method (Annex II, methods 7 and/or 8 as appropriate) to determine the reducing sugars in one or more of the sugars listed above.

3.

If a Member State makes use of the option provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, it shall forthwith inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof.