{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1737/annex-I/chapter-3/division-II/division-II.6",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1737",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2006 of 7 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1737",
  "path": "annex/I/chapter/3/division/II/division/II.6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "II.6",
  "heading": "Pre-treatment before sending the samples to the laboratories for analysis",
  "text": "At least five trees of each main species present in the plot are sampled; the five samples are individually preserved in bags; for analysis, a composite sample shall be made by mixing equal quantities of each of the five samples (in case the five trees are analysed individually, the mean value is calculated for each element).\nGreat care shall be taken to clearly mark each sample (forest, number of plot, species, age of needles, etc.) before sending it to the laboratory for analysis. These identifications shall be given outside the bag (directly on the bag by indelible ink, or by clasping a label on the bag).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1737/annex/I/chapter/3/division/II/division/II.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:19.930195+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."
}