{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-503/annex-III/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/503",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 of 3 April 2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 641/2004 and (EC) No 1981/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-503",
  "path": "annex/III/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "DEFINITIONS",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:\n(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;\n(b)‘method performance requirements’ means the minimum performance criteria that the method shall demonstrate upon completion of the validation study carried out by the reference laboratory, according to internationally accepted technical provisions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 56(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/503/annex/III/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:39.117159+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."
}