G/TBT/N/EU/1033  
22 November 2023  
(23-7890) 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/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Fertilising 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 
2019/1009 as regards the digital labelling of  EU fertilising products (COM(2023) 98 final); 
(19 page(s), in English), (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  It lays down the requirements on the optional digital labelling 
of EU fertilising products and, in particular, when can the label be digitalised, what 
information can be provided only digitally and what are the general rules for the 
digitalisation of the labelling information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim is to adapt the Regulation to the digitalisation trend. While 
encouraging the digitalisation, the proposal lays down specific requirements to ensure the 
protection of end -users, both in terms of the quality of the information provided digitally 
and the access to  information for persons with no or reduced digital skills; Consumer 
information, labelling  
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:  G/TBT/N/EU/1033  
 
- 2 - 
 
  https://eur -lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1009/oj  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st quarter 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (It shall apply from the first day of the month following 30 months after the date 
of entry onto force of this Regulation)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days f rom 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/to ols-
databases/tbt/en/  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A52023PC0098  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/ 23_13708_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_13708_01_e.pdf