# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (Text with EEA relevance), Division Section B: NUMBER OF SAMPLES TO BE TAKEN

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The number of packing units in the consignment of which separate random samples are to be taken must be as follows:
Consignment (number of packing units)
Number of packing units to be sampled
1-24
Number equal to the number of packing units, with a maximum of 20
25-29
20
30-39
25
40-49
30
50-59
35
60-89
40
90-199
50
200-499
55
500 or more
60
Depending on the weight of the packing units, the number of samples may be reduced by using the following multiplication factors:
Weight of packing units
> 20 kg
10-20 kg
< 10 kg
Multiplication factors
× 1
× 3/4
× 1/2

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1688/annex/II/section/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1688/annex-II/section-B
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