Abstract: The invention relates to a sampling tube to which is fastened a memory device which is used to record data used to identify said sampling tube and/or its contents and the memory device being fastened to said sampling tube with a mounting piece. A mounting piece in accordance with the invention has a part which remains on the sampling tube or its part when the electronic memory device is attached to the sampling tube and/or detached from the sampling tube.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a method for making a container for the identification of the samples whixh it contains, in which method the container is placed in a holder and the holder includes a memory unit into which the machine readable identification data for the identification of the container in the holder is stored. In addition, the object of the invention is an equipment for the application of the method. In order to improve the processing of the sample in the method according to the invention the identification data stored in the memory unit is read by the reading device of the handling equipment and by the instruments of the handling equipment the sample is processed in a predetermined way and the data concerning the processing is transfered into the memory unit. The handling equipment relating to the invention consists of a reading device for reading the identification data and the instruments for processing the sample.