{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-VII/division-9",
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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/VII/division/9",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Method performance characteristics (precision)",
  "text": "Results of the interlaboratory test:\nthe following table gives the performance for recognition of presence or absence of chalcones in pastis and aniseed-flavoured spirits.\nThe following data were obtained from an international method performance study carried out to internationally agreed procedures.\nYear of interlaboratory test\n1998\nNumber of laboratories\n14\nNumber of samples\n11\nAnalyte\nchalcones\nInconsistent results between the two duplicates, attributed to a sampling error\nSamples\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nNumber of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers\n14\n14\n14\n14\n14\n13\nNumber of outliers (laboratories)\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n1\nNumber of accepted results\n28\n14\n14\n28\n28\n26\nNumber of results for presence of chalcones\n28\n14\n14\n0\n28\n0\nNumber of results for absence of chalcones\n0\n0\n0\n28\n0\n26\nPercentage of correct results (%)\n100\n100\n100\n100\n100\n100\nSamples\nG\nH\nI\nJ\nK\nNumber of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers\n14\n14\n14\n14\n14\nNumber of outliers (laboratories)\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\nNumber of accepted results\n28\n14\n14\n28\n28\nNumber of results for presence of chalcones\n0\n0\n0\n0\n0\nNumber of results for absence of chalcone\n28\n14\n14\n28\n28\nPercentage of correct results (%)\n100\n100\n100\n100\n100\nSample types:\nA pastis, blind duplicates\nB pastis, single sample\nC pastis, single sample\nD ‘ pastis ’ (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates\nE ‘ pastis ’ (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates\nF aniseed-flavoured liqueur (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates\nG aniseed-flavoured liqueur (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates\nH ouzo (not containing chalcones), single sample\nI ouzo (not containing chalcones), single sample\nJ anis (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates\nK ‘ pastis ’ (not containing chalcones), blind duplicates.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2091/2002 of 26 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Inconsistent results between the two duplicates, attributed to a sampling error"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/VII/division/9",
    "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."
}