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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-X/division-8/division-8.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-X/division-8/division-8.2.json",
  "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/X/division/8/division/8.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "8.2",
  "heading": "5-Hydroxymethylfurfural",
  "text": "Analyte\n5-Hydroxymethylfurfural\nSamples\nWhisky\nBrandy\nRum\nCognac 1\nBourbon\nCognac 2\nNo of laboratories participating\n16\n16\n16\n16\n16\n16\nNo of results accepted (laboratories)\n14\n14\n14\n14\n14\n14\nMean value (mg/l)\n5,0\n11,1\n9,4\n33,7\n5,8\n17,5\nRepeatability standard deviation, s r (mg/l)\n0,09\n0,09\n0,09\n0,42\n0,07\n0,13\nRepeatability relative standard deviation, RSD r (%)\n1,7\n0,8\n1,0\n1,3\n1,2\n0,8\nRepeatability limit, r (mg/l)\n(r = 2,8 × s r )\n0,2\n0,3\n0,3\n1,2\n0,2\n0,4\nReproducibility standard deviation, s R (mg/l)\n0,39\n1,01\n0,50\n4,5\n0,4\n1,6\nReproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)\n8\n9\n5\n13\n7\n9\nReproducibility limit, R (g/l)\n(R = 2,8 × s R )\n1,1\n2,8\n1,4\n12,5\n1,1\n4,6",
  "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/X/division/8/division/8.2",
    "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."
}