{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-I/division-3/division-C/division-C.5/division-C.5.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2000/2870",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870",
  "path": "annex/division/I/division/3/division/C/division/C.5/division/C.5.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C.5.1",
  "heading": "Statistical results of the interlaboratory test",
  "text": "The following data were obtained from an international method performance study carried out to internationally agreed procedures [1] [2].\nYear of interlaboratory test\n1 997\nNumber of laboratories\n12\nNumber of samples\n6\nSample types\nA Fruit liqueur; split level (*).\nB Brandy; blind duplicates.\nC Whisky; blind duplicates.\nD Grappa; split level (*).\nE Aquavit; split level (*).\nF Rum; split level (*).\nSamples\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nNumber of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers\n12\n10\n11\n12\n11\n9\nNumber of outliers (laboratories)\n—\n2\n1\n—\n1\n2\nNumber of accepted results\n24\n20\n22\n24\n22\n18\nMean value (\n× − ) % vol\n23,8\n40,09\n40,29\n39,26\n42,38\n57,16\n26,51 (*)\n43,09 (*)\n45,89 (*)\n63,44 (*)\nRepeatability standard deviation (Sr) % vol\n0,048\n0,065\n0,042\n0,099\n0,094\n0,106\nRepeatability relative standard deviation (RSDr) (%)\n0,19\n0,16\n0,1\n0,24\n0,21\n0,18\nRepeatability limit (r) % vol\n0,13\n0,18\n0,12\n0,28\n0,26\n0,3\nReproducibility standard deviation (SR) % vol\n0,06\n0,076\n0,073\n0,118\n0,103\n0,125\nReproducibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) (%)\n0,24\n0,19\n0,18\n0,29\n0,23\n0,21\nReproducibility limit (R) % vol\n0,17\n0,21\n0,2\n0,33\n0,29\n0,35",
  "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/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/I/division/3/division/C/division/C.5/division/C.5.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:57:07.594471+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."
}