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Commission Regulation (EU) No 463/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 463/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 463/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress Text with EEA relevance
OJ L 134, 18.5.2013, p. 1–14
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No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 15/07/2022; Implicitly repealed by 32019R1009
18.5.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 134/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 463/2013
of 17 May 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (1), and in particular Article 31(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The word ‘kainit’ has been used in Table A.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 as the fertiliser type designation for crude potassium salt. The word kainit has now come to be associated with only one specific crude potassium salt leading to a potential restriction of trade for manufacturers wishing to market other sources of potassium salts. In order to counter that restriction and thus facilitate access to a broader range of potassium salts for farmers across the Member States, a more generic type designation for those entries should be used for that fertiliser type, and the references to kainit should be adapted accordingly. A transitional period should be granted to producers of crude potassium salts to adapt the labelling to the new rules. |
(2) |
Lignosulphonic acid is a complex material obtained from different sources of wood. As many different grades of quality are commercially available, it is important to adapt to technical progress the quality requirements which the products must comply with in order to be placed on the market as an EC fertiliser. |
(3) |
Liming materials, also known as lime fertilisers, reduce soil acidity and, in doing so, can also provide the nutrients magnesium or calcium or both. Manufacturers of liming materials face a diversity of national rules leading to a distortion of the internal market. Liming materials should therefore be added to the fertiliser types described in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 in order that they may circulate freely within the internal market. Furthermore, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has developed EN standards for the methods of analysis of liming materials. In order to make compliance with those standards mandatory, they should be included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis. |
(4) |
A transitional period should be granted to ensure that producers of liming materials are given time to adapt to the new EN Standards. |
(5) |
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 lays down the tolerances with regard to the declared nutrient content. Annex II should be amended to include tolerances for liming materials. |
(6) |
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 requires the control of EC fertilisers in accordance with the methods of sampling and analysis that are laid down in Annex IV thereto. However, some of those methods are not internationally recognised and should be replaced by EN standards recently developed by the European Committee for Standardisation. |
(7) |
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments
1. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
3. Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 2
Transitional provisions
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, manufacturers may apply the provisions in Annex I, point (1) before 7 December 2014.
Article 3
Entry into force
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Annex I, point (1) shall apply from 7 December 2014.
3. Annex I, point (3), Annex II, point (2) and Annex III, point (4) shall apply from 7 June 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:
(1) |
In Section A.3, entries 1 and 2 in the table are replaced by the following:
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(2) |
In Section E.3.2, the table is replaced by the following:
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(3) |
The following Section G is added: ‘G. Liming materials The words “LIMING MATERIAL” shall be added after the term “EC FERTILISER”. All the properties mentioned in the tables of Sections G.1 to G.5 refer to the product as supplied unless otherwise specified. Granulated liming materials which are produced by aggregating smaller primary particles must break down when stirred in water into particles with fineness distributions as specified in the type descriptions, and as measured using Method 14.9 “Determination of the breakdown of granules”. G.1. Natural Limes
G.2. Oxide and Hydroxide limes of natural origin
G.3. Limes from industrial processes
G.4. Mixed limes
G.5. Mixtures of liming materials with other EC fertiliser types
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(*1) For information only.
(*2) For quality reasons, the relative phenolic hydroxyl content and the relative organic sulphur content as measured by EN 16109 must exceed 1,5 % and 4,5 % respectively.’
ANNEX II
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Section 1.3 is amended as follows:
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(2) |
The following Section 5 is added: ‘5. Liming materials The tolerances allowed in respect of the declared calcium and magnesium shall be:
The tolerance allowed in respect of the declared neutralising value shall be:
The tolerance applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve shall be:
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ANNEX III
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, Section B is amended as follows:
(1) |
Method 6.1 is replaced by the following: ‘ Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material EN 16195: Fertilisers — Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’ |
(2) |
Methods 8.6 to 8.8 are replaced by the following: ‘ Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate EN 16196: Fertilisers — Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry EN 16197: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of magnesium by complexometry EN 16198: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by complexometry This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’ |
(3) |
Method 8.10 is replaced by the following: ‘ Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry EN 16199: Fertilisers — Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’ |
(4) |
The following methods 14 are added: ‘ Liming materials
Determination of size distribution of liming materials by dry and wet sieving EN 12948: Liming materials — Determination of size distribution by dry and wet sieving This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of the reactivity of carbonate and silicate liming materials with hydrochloric acid EN 13971: Carbonate and silicate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Potentiometric titration method with hydrochloric acid This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of the reactivity by automatic titration method with citric acid EN 16357: Carbonate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Automatic titration method with citric acid This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of the neutralising value of liming materials EN 12945: Liming materials — Determination of neutralising value — Titrimetric methods This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of calcium in liming materials by the oxalate method EN 13475: Liming materials — Determination of calcium content — Oxalate method This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of calcium and magnesium in liming materials by complexometry EN 12946: Liming materials — Determination of calcium and magnesium content — Complexometric method This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of magnesium in liming materials by atomic absorption spectrometric method EN 12947: Liming materials — Determination of magnesium content — Atomic absorption spectrometric method This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of moisture content EN 12048 Solid fertilisers and liming materials — Determination of moisture content — Gravimetric method by drying at 105 °C +/– 2 °C This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of the breakdown of granules EN 15704: Liming materials — Determination of the breakdown of granulated calcium and calcium/magnesium carbonates under the influence of water This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Determination of product effect by soil incubation EN 14984: Liming materials — Determination of product effect on soil pH — Soil incubation method This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’ |