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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-VIII/division-9/division-9.1",
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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/VIII/division/9/division/9.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "9.1",
  "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\n24\nNumber of samples\n8\nTable 1\nFructose, glucose, maltose\nAnalyte\nFructose\nGlucose\nMaltose\nSamples (× 2)\nCrème de Cassis\nStandard (50 g/l)\nAniseed-flavoured spirit drink\nCrème de Cassis\nStandard (50 g/l)\nAniseed-flavoured spirit drink\nStandard (10 g/l)\nMean value (g/l)\n92,78\n50,61\n15,62\n93,16\n50,06\n15,81\n9,32\nNo of labs without outliers\n21\n22\n21\n23\n19\n21\n22\nRepeatability standard deviation, s r , (g/l)\n2,34\n2,12\n0,43\n3,47\n1,01\n0,48\n0,54\nRepeatability relative standard deviation, RSD r (%)\n2,53\n4,2\n2,76\n3,72\n2,03\n3,02\n5,77\nRepeatability limit, r (g/l)\n(r = 2,8 × s r )\n6,56\n5,95\n1,21\n9,71\n2,84\n1,34\n1,51\nReproducibility standard deviation, s R (g/l)\n7,72\n3,13\n0,84\n9,99\n2,7\n0,88\n1,4\nReproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)\n8,32\n6,18\n5,37\n10,72\n5,4\n5,54\n15,06\nReproducibility limit, R (g/l)\n(R = 2,8 × sR)\n21,62\n8,76\n2,35\n27,97\n7,57\n2,45\n3,93\nTable 2\nSucrose\nsplit level.\nAnalyte\nSucrose\nSamples\nPastis\nOuzo\nCherry liqueur\nCrème de Menthe\nCrème de Cassis\nStandard (100 g/l)\nMean value (g/l)\n10,83\n29,2\n19,7\n103,33\n349,96\n319,84\n99,83\nNo of labs without outliers\n19\n19\n20\n18\n18\n18\nRepeatability standard deviation, s r (g/l)\n0,09\n0,75\n2,17\n5,99\n4,31\n1,25\nRepeatability relative standard deviation, RSD r (%)\n0,81\n3,07\n2,1\n1,71\n1,35\n1,25\nRepeatability limit, r (g/l)\n(r = 2,8 × s r )\n0,25\n2,1\n6,07\n16,76\n12,06\n3,49\nReproducibility standard deviation, s R (g/l)\n0,79\n0,92\n4,18\n9,94\n16,11\n4,63\nReproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)\n7,31\n3,76\n4,05\n2,84\n5,04\n4,64\nReproducibility limit, R (g/l)\n(R = 2,8 × s R )\n2,22\n2,57\n11,7\n27,84\n45,12\n12,97\nTable 3\nTotal Sugars\n( Note: this data was calculated for total sugars, not invert sugar as defined in Section 8 above.)\nsplit level.\nSamples\nPastis\nOuzo\nAniseed-flavoured spirit drink\nCherry liqueur\nCrème de Menthe\nCrème de Cassis\nStandard (220 g/l)\nMean value (g/l)\n10,86\n29,2\n19,7\n31,59\n103,33\n349,73\n509,69\n218,78\nNo of Labs without outliers\n20\n19\n20\n20\n18\n18\n19\nRepeatability standard deviation, s r (g/l)\n0,13\n0,75\n0,77\n2,17\n5,89\n5,59\n2,71\nRepeatability relative standard deviation, RSD r (%)\n1,16\n3,07\n2,45\n2,1\n1,69\n1,1\n1,24\nRepeatability limit, r (g/l)\n(r = 2,8 × s r )\n0,35\n2,1\n2,17\n6,07\n16,5\n15,65\n7,59\nReproducibility standard deviation s R (g/l)\n0,79\n0,92\n1,51\n4,18\n9,98\n14,81\n8,53\nReproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)\n7,25\n3,76\n4,79\n4,04\n2,85\n2,91\n3,9\nReproducibility limit R (g/l)\n(R = 2,8 × s R )\n2,21\n2,57\n4,24\n11,7\n27,94\n41,48\n23,89",
  "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": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "split level."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "split level."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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