{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-705/annex/part-B/division-B.2/division-B.2.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-705/annex/part-B/division-B.2/division-B.2.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/705",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/705 of 30 April 2015 laying down methods of sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-705",
  "path": "annex/part/B/division/B.2/division/B.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "B.2.2",
  "heading": "Number, weight and volume of incremental samples",
  "text": "The aggregate sample shall be at least 1 kg or 1 litre except where this is not possible e.g. when the sample consists of one package or unit.\nThe minimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot or sublot shall be as given in Table 3.\nIn the case of bulk liquid products the lot or sublot shall be thoroughly mixed insofar as possible and insofar it does not affect the quality of the product, by either manual or mechanical means immediately prior to sampling. In this case, a homogeneous distribution of contaminants is assumed within a given lot or sublot. It is therefore sufficient to take three incremental samples from a lot or sublot to form the aggregate sample.\nThe incremental samples shall be of similar weight or volume. The weight or volume of an incremental sample shall be at least 100 grams or 100 millilitres, resulting in an aggregate sample of at least about 1 kg or 1 litre. Departure from this method shall be recorded in the record provided for under point B.1.8 of this Annex.\nTable 1\nSubdivision of lots into sublots for products traded in bulk consignments\nLot weight (tonne)\nWeight or number of sublots\n≥ 1 500\n500 tonnes\n> 300 and < 1 500\n3 sublots\n≥ 100 and ≤ 300\n100 tonnes\n< 100\n—\nTable 2\nSubdivision of lots into sublots for other products\nLot weight (tonne)\nWeight or number of sublots\n≥ 15\n15-30 tonnes\n< 15\n—\nTable 3\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot or sublot\nWeight or volume of lot/sublot (in kg or litre)\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken\n< 50\n3\n≥ 50 and ≤ 500\n5\n> 500\n10\nIf the lot or sublot consists of individual packages or units the number of packages or units which shall be taken to form the aggregate sample is given in Table 4.\nTable 4\nNumber of packages or units (incremental samples) which shall be taken to form the aggregate sample if the lot or sublot consists of individual packages or units\nNumber of packages or units in the lot/sublot\nNumber of packages or units to be taken\n≤ 25\nat least 1 package or unit\n26 — 100\nabout 5 %, at least 2 packages or units\n> 100\nabout 5 %, at maximum 10 packages or units\nWhere sampling using the method set out in this chapter B.2 would lead to unacceptable commercial consequences (e.g. because of packaging forms, damage to the lot, etc.) or would be practically impossible, an alternative method of sampling may be applied provided that it is sufficiently representative for the sampled lot or sublot and is fully documented in the report provided for under point B.1.8.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/705/annex/part/B/division/B.2/division/B.2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:43.202136+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."
}