G/TBT/N/EU/855  
22 November 2021  
(21-8786) 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/tb t/en/  
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 
recovered high purity materials as a component material category in EU fertilising 
products (7 page(s), in English; 8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Delegated Regulation will allow the use of salt s of 
ammonia, salts of sulphate, elemental sulphur, calcium carbonate or calcium oxide of a 
high purity of 95% in EU fertilising products. All these materials have an important market 
demand and have proven their high agronomic value during a long history of use in the 
field.  
The draft Delegated Regulation details the production processes and recovery operations 
out of which these materials may be obtained.  
Maximum limit -values for relevant substances of concern are also included.  
As an additional safety measure, an extensive REACH registration will also apply to high 
purity materials and the conformity assessment of products containing such materials will 
require a quality assurance system and the involvement of a third party (notified body).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Commission Delegated Regulation will extend the harmonisation rules in 
the field of fertilising products, thus creating new opportunities for the recovery of waste 
and reinforcing the circular economy. The criteria proposed will ensure that the use of G/TBT/N/EU/855  
 
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  high purity materials will not have an adverse effect on human health or the env ironment. 
; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
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 and 
amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, OJ L 170, 25.6.2019, p. 1 –114. 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1561642209714&uri=CELEX:32019R1009  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Spring 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Twenty days following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the EU (The provisions shall and apply from of 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/2021/TBT/EEC/21_7245_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_7245_01_e.pdf