# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014 of 11 September 2014 laying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature, Division 2: APPARATUS

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

The principal type of apparatus to be used is the Abbe-type refractometer. Alternatively, the use of a digital refractometer is permitted.
This apparatus must enable the percentage weight of sucrose to be determined to the nearest ± 0,1 %.
The refractometer must be calibrated at 20 °C by a system that enables the temperature of measurement cell to be adjusted from + 15 °C to + 25 °C with an accuracy of ± 0,5 °C.
Operating instructions for this apparatus, and in particular those dealing with calibration and light source, must be strictly followed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/974/annex/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-974/annex/division-2
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