Fertilizers Regulations — 2
2 (1) In these Regulations, Act means the Fertilizers Act ; ( Loi ) active ingredient means an ingredient of a fertilizer or supplement to which its performance as a fertilizer or supplement is attributed; ( composant actif ) Agency means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act ; ( Agence ) Agricultural Inspection Directorate [Repealed, SOR/93-232, s. 2] available or soluble means soluble by the methods of analysis referred to in section 23; ( assimilable or soluble ) biotechnology means the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms in their natural or modified forms; ( biotechnologie ) brand [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] cattle means animals of the species Bos taurus or Bos indicus ; ( bœuf ) Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] customer-formula fertilizer [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] customer formula fertilizer means a fertilizer prepared in accordance with a written formula that sets out the name, amount and guaranteed analysis of each active ingredient and the signature of the person for whose use for fertilizing purposes it has been prepared; ( engrais préparé selon la formule du client ) Director [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] environment [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] farm fertilizer [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] fertilizer [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] fertilizer-pesticide means a fertilizer that is or contains a pesticide; ( engrais-antiparasitaire ) fineness [Repealed, SOR/85-558, s. 1] grade means the amount of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid and soluble potash in a fertilizer, expressed in per cent; ( catégorie ) guaranteed analysis means a guaranteed analysis referred to in section 15; ( analyse garantie ) lesser plant nutrient [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] List of Materials means the document entitled Primary Fertilizer and Supplement Materials prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time; ( Liste des composants ) lot number means a combination of letters or numbers or both that allows a lot of a fertilizer or supplement to be traced in manufacture and distribution; ( numéro de lot ) major plant nutrient means nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), or potassium (K); ( principe nutritif principal ) micronutrient means boron, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc; ( oligo-élément ) micronutrient fertilizer means a fertilizer that is represented to contain a micronutrient; ( engrais d’oligo-élément ) mixed fertilizer [Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3] nitrogen means elemental nitrogen (N); ( azote ) novel supplement means (a) a supplement that is not registered and not exempt from registration, or (b) a supplement that is derived through biotechnology and has a novel trait; ( supplément nouveau ) novel trait , in respect of a supplement derived through biotechnology, means a characteristic of the supplement that (a) has been intentionally selected, created or introduced into a distinct, stable population [of supplements] of the same species through a specific genetic change, and (b) based on valid scientific rationale, is not substantially equivalent, in terms of its specific use and safety both for the environment and for human health, to any characteristic of a similar supplement that is in use as a supplement in Canada and is considered safe for use as a supplement in Canada; ( caractère nouveau ) organic matter means the matter remaining after removal of the moisture and total ash fractions from substances derived from living organisms; ( matière organique ) per cent means per cent by weight; ( pour cent ) pest has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act ; ( parasite ) pesticide means a pest control product as defined in the Pest Control Products Act ; ( antiparasitaire ) phosphoric acid [Repealed, SOR/93-232, s. 2] phosphoric acid or phospha