{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-524/annex/division-2/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-524/annex/division-2/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1987/524",
  "legislation_title": "First Commission Directive of 6 October 1987 laying down Community methods of sampling for chemical analysis for the monitoring of preserved milk products (87/524/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-524",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.2.2",
  "heading": "Procedure",
  "text": "A sample of not less than 200 grams shall be taken.\nOpen containers\nOne end of the container, previously thoroughly cleaned and dried to prevent foreign matter falling into the bulk during the opening process, shall be removed. The contents shall be mixed by using a stirrer (see Fig. 3). The blade shall be scraped around the sides and bottom of the container to remove any adhering product. The contents shall be thoroughly mixed by a combination of rotary and vertical movements, with the stirrer inclined diagonally, taking care to avoid incorporation of air in the sample. The stirrer shall be withdrawn and the condensed milk adhering to it shall be transferred into the 5-litre (2.6) container by means of a spatula or spoon. The mixing and withdrawal shall be repeated until 2 to 3 litres have been collected. This shall be mixed until homogeneous and a sample of not less than 200 grams shall be taken.\nEnclosed drums with bungs at the end, or at the side\nFor the reasons described in 3.2.1, sampling through the bung hole is suitable only with condensed milk which flows readily and is of uniform consistency. The contents shall be mixed by inserting a rod through the bung hole, and after exploring and stirring as far as possible in all directions, the rod shall be withdrawn and a sample shall be prepared as described in 3.2.1. Alternatively, the contents may be allowed to run into a suitable container, care being taken that as much of the contents as possible be recovered from the drum. After stirring with a stirrer the sample shall be collected as described in 3.2.1.",
  "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/1987/524/annex/division/2/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:32.064027+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."
}