Division 2 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘certified reference material’ means reference material as referred to in Articles 5(3)(j) and 17(3)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and corresponds to any material or substance, one or more of whose property values are certified for calibration or quality control of methods. It is accompanied by a certificate that provides value of the specified property, its associated uncertainty and a statement of metrological traceability;

2. (b)

   ‘method performance requirements’ means the minimum performance criteria that the method shall demonstrate upon completion of the validation study carried out by the F1reference laboratory, according to internationally accepted technical provisions.