# Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: DEFINITIONS

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

— Lot (or batch) an identified quantity of feed determined to have common characteristics, such as origin, variety, type of packaging, packer, consignor or labelling, and in case of a production process, a unit of production from a single plant using uniform production parameters or a number of such units, when produced in continuous order and stored together.
— Sampled portion A lot or an identified part of the lot or sublot.
— Sealed sample a sample sealed in such a manner as to prevent any access to the sample without breaking or removing the seal.
— Incremental sample A quantity taken from one point in the sampled portion.
— Aggregate sample An aggregate of incremental samples taken from the same sampled portion.
— Reduced sample A part of the aggregate sample, obtained from the latter by a process of representative reduction.
— Final sample A part of the reduced sample or of the homogenised aggregate sample.
— Laboratory sample a sample intended for the laboratory (as received by the laboratory) and can be the final, reduced or aggregate sample.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-I/division-2
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