# 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, Article 79: Tolerance

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

1. In order to take into account the specific characteristics of each product or sector, the different marketing stages, the technical conditions, any possible considerable practical difficulty, and also the accuracy and repeatability of the methods of analysis, the appropriate authority in England, Wales or Scotland may make regulations on tolerance for one or more specific standards in excess of which the entire batch of products shall be considered not to respect that standard.
2. When making regulations under paragraph 1, the appropriate authority in England, Wales or Scotland shall take into account the need not to alter the intrinsic characteristics of the product and to avoid lowering its quality.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1308/article/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-79
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