G/TBT/N/EU/762  
8 December 2020  
(20-8819) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/e n/ 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fertilising 
products; Fertilizers (ICS 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EU) 
2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Co uncil for the purpose of adding 
thermal oxidation materials and derivates as a component material category in EU 
fertilising products (6 page(s), in English; 9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 introduced a limitati ve list of 
component materials to be used to produce EU fertilising products. This draft Commission 
Regulation extends the list of these component materials by adding thermal oxidation 
materials and derivates. It sets the technical requirements under which  manufacturers 
may use thermal oxidation materials and derivates in EU fertilising products, as well as 
the conformity assessment procedure which they have to follow in order to CE mark their 
final products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of the act is to create new opportunities for recycling materials 
and recovering of waste in the production of EU fertilising products. This measure falls 
within the broader scope of creating a circular  economy. ; Protection of the environment; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 
laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products 
available here: https:/ /eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1009/oj   
Technical proposals for selected new fertilising materials under the Fertilising Products 
Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1009) – study of the European Commission's Joint 
Research Centre available here: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur -scientific -
and-technical -research -reports/technical -proposals -selected -new-fertilising -materials -
under -fertilising -products -regulation   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 March 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from 16 July 2022)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text  is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_7519_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_7519_01_e.pdf