{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1882/annex/division-A/division-A.2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1882",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1882/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1882",
  "path": "annex/division/A/division/A.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A.2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:\nA.2.1‘lot’ means an identifiable quantity of a food commodity to be harvested at the same time or delivered at one time and determined by the official to have common characteristics, such as origin, variety or soil type within a maximum area of 2 hectares, type of packing, packer, consignor or markings.\nA.2.2‘sublot’ means a designated part of a large lot in order to apply the sampling method on that designated part; each sublot must be physically separate and identifiable.\nA.2.3‘incremental sample or unit’ means a quantity of material taken from a single place in the lot or sublot. In this case it may be a single lettuce or spinach head, or handful of baby leaf, or one bag of cut leaves.\nA.2.4‘aggregate sample’ means the combined total of all the incremental samples taken from the lot or sublot.\nA.2.5‘laboratory sample’ means a sample intended for the laboratory.\nA.2.6‘field’ means a specified area of land of the same soil type and cultivation practice, containing a single variety of lettuce or spinach at same growth stage. ‘Field’ may also be referred to as ‘lot’ in the method of sampling.\nA.2.7‘area under cover’ means a specified area of land covered by a glasshouse or a polytunnel (plastic or polyethylene tunnel or greenhouse) containing a single variety of lettuce or spinach at the same growth stage and to be harvested at the same time. ‘Area under cover’ may also be referred to as ‘lot’ in the method of sampling.",
  "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/2006/1882/annex/division/A/division/A.2",
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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."
}