# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis, Division 1.1: Immediate packaging not exceeding 5 litres

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

‘Primary Sample’ for immediate packaging not exceeding 5 litres shall mean the number of increments taken from a batch and in agreement with Table 1.
Table 1
Primary sample minimum size must comprise the following
Where the immediate packaging has a capacity of
The primary sample must comprise the oil from
(a)
1 litre or more
(a)
1 immediate pack;
(b)
less than 1 litre
(b)
the minimum number of packs with a total capacity of at least 1,0 litre
The number of packs referred to in Table 1 constitute a primary sample. Nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authority from increasing the number of packs according to their own needs (for example organoleptic assessment by a different laboratory from that which performed the chemical analyses, counter-analysis, etc).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/Ia/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-Ia/division-1/division-1.1
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