{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-796/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-796/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1979/796",
  "legislation_title": "First Commission Directive of 26 July 1979 laying down Community methods of analysis for testing certain sugars intended for human consumption (79/796/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-796",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "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.\n2. 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:\nsugar solution,\nwhite sugar solution,\ninvert sugar solution,\nwhite invert sugar solution,\ninvert sugar syrup,\nglucose syrup,\ndried glucose syrup,\ndextrose monohydrate,\ndextrose anhydrous.\nMember 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.\n3. 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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1979/796/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:41.440766+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}