The invention relates to a magazine for a device of a measuring system for determining an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample, wherein the magazine contains consumable analytical elements in a plurality of chambers. According to the invention, a data carrier, on which information is stored, is fastened to the magazine, the information indicating which magazine chambers are not intended for removal of a consumable element due to manufacturing defects. The invention further relates to a device, the control unit of which suppresses access by the removal unit to predefined magazine chambers, to a measuring system comprising such a device and a magazine, and to a method for controlling the removal unit of the device.
