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Safe and effective fertilisers on the EU market
Safe and effective fertilisers on the EU market
Safe and effective fertilisers on the EU market
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Safe and effective fertilisers on the EU market
SUMMARY OF:
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 relating to fertilisers
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
KEY POINTS
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 11 December 2003 with the exception of Articles 8 and 26(3) which relate to traceability aspects and which have applied since 11 June 2005.
BACKGROUND
In March 2016, the Commission adopted a proposal which aims to simplify the existing legislation, to improve the way the EU’s fertiliser market works and to extend the rules to non-harmonised products, i.e. those fertilisers governed by EU countries’ national laws. To prepare for this initiative, the Commission has conducted various studies into areas such as fertiliser ingredients and the science of plant bio-stimulants.
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* KEY TERMS
Primary nutrient: one containing the elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium only.
Secondary nutrient: one containing the elements calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur.
Inorganic fertiliser: a fertiliser in which the declared nutrients are in the form of minerals obtained by extraction or by physical and/or chemical industrial processes.
Micro-nutrients: containing the elements boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc, essential for plant growth in quantities that are small compared with those of primary and secondary nutrients.
Nitrification: a natural process in the environment in which specialised bacteria convert ammonia in the soil into nitrites and nitrates.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, pp. 1-194)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
last update 12.09.2016