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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-II/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.2/division-4.3.2.3/division-4.3.2.3.2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/401",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401",
  "path": "annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.3/division/4.3.2.3.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.3.2.3.2",
  "heading": "Initial validation through collaborative trials",
  "text": "Validation through collaborative trials shall be done in accordance with an internationally recognised protocol on collaborative trials (e.g. ISO 5725:1994 or the IUPAC International Harmonised Protocol) which requires inclusion of valid data from at least eight different laboratories. Other than that, the only difference compared to single laboratory validations is that the ≥ 20 samples per commodity/level can be evenly divided over the participating laboratories, with a minimum of two samples per laboratory.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2014 of 16 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards methods of sampling of large lots, spices and food supplements, performance criteria for T-2, HT-2 toxin and citrinin and screening methods of analysis (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/401/annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.3/division/4.3.2.3.2",
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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."
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