G/TBT/N/EU/761  
8 December 2020  
(20-8814) 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 and IV to Regulation (EU) 
2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council  for the purpose of adding 
precipitated phosphate salts 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 limitative l ist of 
component materials to be used to produce EU fertilising products. This draft Commission 
Regulation extends the list of these component materials by adding precipitated 
phosphate salts and derivates. It sets the technical requirements under which 
manufacturers may use precipitated phosphate salts 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 nature  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 e conomy. ; 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_7518_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_7518_01_e.pdf