{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-796/introduction",
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  "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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "First Commission Directive\nof 26 July 1979\nlaying down Community methods of analysis for testing certain sugars intended for human consumption\n(79/796/EEC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 73/437/EEC of 11 December 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning certain sugars intended for human consumption, and in particular Article 11 thereof,\nWhereas Article 11 of that Directive lays down that the composition of certain sugars shall be verified by Community methods of analysis;\nWhereas it is desirable to adopt an initial series of methods in respect of which studies have been completed;\nWhereas the method of determining the colour type for sugar or white sugar and for extra-white sugar, the method of measuring the conductivity ash in extra-white sugar, in sugar solution, in invert sugar solution and in invert sugar syrup, and the method of determining the colour in solution of extra-white sugar and sugar solution are laid down in the Annex to Directive 73/437/EEC;\nWhereas, on the other hand, pending the formulation of further Community methods for the determination of reducing sugars, it would be advisable to allow the Member States the option of continuing to authorize the use of the Lane and Eynon method (methods 7 and 8 in Annex II, III.3 and III.4) instead of the Luff-Schoorl method (method 6 in Annex 11, III.3 and III.4);\nWhereas the methods of analysis provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to First Commission Directive 79/796/EEC of 26 July 1979 laying down Community methods of analysis for testing certain sugars intended for human consumption (Official Journal of the European Communities L 239 of 22 September 1979)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 356, 27. 12. 1973, p. 71."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1979/796/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}