Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/765

means the combined total of all the incremental samples taken from the lot or sublots;

means a representative quantity of material removed from the analytical sample, of proper size for measurement of the residue concentration;

means material prepared for analysis from the laboratory sample;

means a quantity of material taken from a specific place in the lot or sublot;

means a sample sent to, or received by, the laboratory that constitutes a representative quantity of material removed from the aggregate sample;

means the lowest concentration or mass of the analyte that has been validated with acceptable accuracy by applying the complete analytical method and identification criteria;

means an identifiable quantity of food and feed delivered at one time and determined by the sampling officer to have common characteristics (such as origin, producer, variety, species, catch area, packer, type of packing, markings, hour of production or consignor);

means a non-negative parameter associated with the result of measurement, which characterises the dispersion of values that could reasonably be attributed to the particular quantity subject to measurement;

means a lot for which there is no indication that it may contain pesticide residues exceeding MRLs set out in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005;

means a sample taken from an aggregate sample for enforcement, defence and reference purposes in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

means one or more units selected from a population of units, or a portion of material selected from a larger quantity of material;

means the selection of a sample intended for laboratory analysis;

means a person designated by the competent authorities to take samples for purposes of control of pesticide residues of food and feed;

means a part of a lot that is designated to be sampled in accordance with section B.1 of the Annex;

means a lot which, for any reason, is suspected to contain pesticide residues exceeding the respective MRLs set out in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005;

means the smallest distinct portion in a lot or sublot, withdrawn to form the whole or part of an incremental sample;