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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2745",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2005",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Sampling and analysis",
  "text": "(1) If any enforcement action is taken under this Schedule based on a sample, that sample must have been taken and analysed in accordance with Council Directive 76/371/EEC (establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of feedingstuffs).\n(2) Unless otherwise specified in the marketing authorisation, it is a defence if the active substance in the sample is within the following tolerances—\n(a) not exceeding 50 mg/kg of active ingredient: +/− 50%;\n(b) exceeding 50 mg/kg but not exceeding 500 mg/kg: +/− 40%;\n(c) exceeding 500 mg/kg but not exceeding 5g/kg: +/− 30%;\n(d) exceeding 5g/kg but not exceeding 50g/kg: +/− 20%;\n(e) exceeding 50g/kg: +/− 10%.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L102, 15.4.76, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2745/schedule/5/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:49:34.048072+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."
}