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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-III/division-III.3/division-10/division-10.1",
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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/III/division/III.3/division/10/division/10.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "10.1",
  "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\n2000\nNumber of laboratories\n18\nNumber of samples\n6\nSamples\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nNumber of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers\n16\n18\n18\n14\n18\n18\nNumber of outliers (laboratories)\n2\n4\nNumber of accepted results\n32\n36\n36\n28\n36\n36\nMean value x – (mg/L)\n272*\n241*\n30\n591*\n641*\n46\n107\n492\nRepeatability standard deviation, s r (mg/l)\n8,0\n3,6\n15,0\n3,7\n6,7\n8,5\nRepeatability relative standard deviation, RSDr (%)\n3,1\n11,8\n2,4\n8,0\n6,2\n1,7\nRepeatability limit, r (mg/l)\n23\n10\n42\n10\n19\n24\nReproducibility standard deviation, s R (mg/l)\n8,5\n8,4\n25,0\n4,55\n13,4\n24,4\nReproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)\n3,3\n27,8\n4,1\n9,9\n12,5\n5,0\nReproducibility limit, R (mg/l)\n24\n23\n70\n13\n38\n68\nSample types:\nA Plum spirit; split level *\nB Rum I; blind duplicates\nC Rum II; split level *\nD Slivovitz; blind duplicates\nE Brandy; blind duplicates\nF Marc spirit; blind duplicates.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/635 of 22 April 2016 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 as regards certain reference methods for the analysis of spirit drinks."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/III/division/III.3/division/10/division/10.1",
    "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."
}