# 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 3.1: In order to verify the batch category, the competent authority may increase the number of primary samples taken at different points of the batch according to the following table:

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

Table 3
Number of primary samples determined by the size of batch
Size of batch (litres)
Number of primary samples
Less than 7 500
2
From 7 500 to less than 25 000
3
From 25 000 to less than 75 000
4
From 75 000 to less than 125 000
5
Equal to and more than 125 000
6 + 1 each 50 000 litres more
Each increment constituting a primary sample must be taken from a continuous place in the batch; it is necessary to take note of the location of each primary sample and to identify it unambiguously.
The formation of each primary sample must be carried out according to the procedures referred to in points 1.1 and 1.2.
Each primary sample is then subjected to the analyses referred to in Article 2(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/Ia/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-Ia/division-3/division-3.1
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