{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-V/division-B/chapter-II/division-7/division-7.3/division-7.3.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-V/division-B/chapter-II/division-7/division-7.3/division-7.3.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/152",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152",
  "path": "annex/V/division/B/chapter/II/division/7/division/7.3/division/7.3.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "7.3.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Use of the lower band of the 95 % prediction interval at the decision limit of the confirmatory method:\nCut-off value=BEQDL−sy,x×t α,f=m−21∕n+1∕m+xi−x–2∕Qxx\nwith:\nBEQ DL BEQ corresponding to the decision limit of the confirmatory method, being the maximum level taking into account the expanded measurement uncertainty\ns y,x residual standard deviation\nt α,f = m – 2 student factor (α = 5 %, f = degrees of freedom, single-sided)\nm total number of calibration points (index j)\nn number of repetitions on each level\nx i sample concentration (in TEQ) of calibration point i determined by a confirmatory method\nx–mean of the concentrations (in TEQ) of all calibration samples\nQxx=∑j=1mxi−x–2 square sum parameter, i = index for calibration point i",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/771 of 3 May 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the methods for the determination of the levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/V/division/B/chapter/II/division/7/division/7.3/division/7.3.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:38.610873+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."
}