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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1983-514/annex/division-14/division-5/division-5.2/division-5.2.1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1983/514",
  "legislation_title": "Third Commission Directive of 27 September 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products (83/514/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1983-514",
  "path": "annex/division/14/division/5/division/5.2/division/5.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.2.1",
  "heading": "Principle",
  "text": "Mercaptoacetic acid is separated from the excipient by precipitation with cadmium di(acetate) solution. After methylation with diazomethane, prepared either in situ or in advance in a diethyl ether solution, the methyl derivative of the mercaptoacetic acid is measured by gas/liquid chromatography, methyl octanoate being used as the internal standard.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1983/514/annex/division/14/division/5/division/5.2/division/5.2.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:36.810601+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."
}