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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-648/annex-VIII/division-5/division-5.4/division-5.4.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/648",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-648",
  "path": "annex/VIII/division/5/division/5.4/division/5.4.1",
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  "number": "5.4.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The quantity of surfactant necessary for the degradation test is about 25 g BiAS.\nIn preparing extracts for the degradation tests, the quantity of product to be used should be limited to a maximum of 2 000 g. Therefore it may be necessary to carry out the operation two or more times in order to obtain sufficient quantity for the degradation tests.\nExperience has shown that there are advantages in using a number of small extractions rather than one large extraction.\nIsolation of alcohol-soluble constituents",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/648/annex/VIII/division/5/division/5.4/division/5.4.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:38.850310+00:00"
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  "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."
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