# 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 5.1.5: Roughages/forage

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

It is acknowledged that in certain situations (e.g. silages) it is not possible to take the required incremental samples, without causing unacceptable damage to the lot. An alternative method of sampling may be applied in such situations and a guidance for sampling such lots will be elaborated before the entry into application of this Regulation.
Where the number obtained is a fraction, it shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
Size of sampled portion
Minimum number of incremental samples
≤ 5 tonnes
5
> 5 tonnes
√ 5 times the number of tonnes making up the sampled portion , up to 40 incremental samples

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/I/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-I/division-5/division-5.1/division-5.1.5
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