{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-333/annex/part-C/division-C.3/division-C.3.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-333/annex/part-C/division-C.3/division-C.3.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/333",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March 2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the control of the levels of trace elements and processing contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-333",
  "path": "annex/part/C/division/C.3/division/C.3.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C.3.2",
  "heading": "General requirements",
  "text": "Methods of analysis used for food control purposes shall comply with the provisions of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.\nMethods for analysis for total tin are appropriate for control on inorganic tin levels.\nFor the analysis of lead in wine, the methods and rules established by the OIV apply in accordance with Article 80(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.\nMethods for analysis for total arsenic are appropriate for screening purpose for control on inorganic arsenic levels. If the total arsenic concentration is below the maximum level for inorganic arsenic, no further testing is required and the sample is considered to be compliant with the maximum level for inorganic arsenic. If the total arsenic concentration is at or above the maximum level for inorganic arsenic, follow-up testing shall be conducted to determine if the inorganic arsenic concentration is above the maximum level for inorganic arsenic.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/582 of 15 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 as regards the analysis of inorganic arsenic, lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and certain performance criteria for analysis (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Organisation internationale de la vigne et du vin."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 )."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/333/annex/part/C/division/C.3/division/C.3.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:01.572573+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."
}