G/TBT/N/EU/371  
 
1 April 2016  
(16-1831)  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 telephon e 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 Commission 
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/   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fertilisers (HS:31)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations 
(EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (COM(2016) 157 final) (43 pages + 74 pages of 
annex, in English, French and Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The purposes of the legislative proposal are:  
 To extend the scope of EU legislation to organic-based fertilisers, soil improvers, 
growing media, plant biostimulants and additives 
 To limit pollutants in such products 
 To repeal regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 relating to fertilisers 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Manufacturers of fertilising products not yet harmonised will benefit from a 
facilitated access to the EU single market. Presumption of product conformity to the harmonised requirements will be ensured by means of EN harmonised standards  
 The safety of products placed on the EU ma rket will be reinforced by the introduction 
of maximum limit values for contaminants in particular for cadmium in inorganic phosphate fertilisers. 
 EU Farmers will take advantage of a wider range of fertilising products. G/TBT/N/EU/371 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and 
derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation 
(EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) ( OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1-
33): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1458317704374&uri=CELEX:32009R1069  
 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the  
Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection  
products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 
91/414/EEC ( OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1-50): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1458317794783&uri=CELEX:32009R1107  
 Roadmap for the revision URL: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-
regulation/roadmaps/docs/2012_grow_001_fertilisers_en.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 2018 
Proposed date of entry into force: 2018 
10. Final date for comments: 90 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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1459325898201&uri=CELEX:52016PC0157   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_1320_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_1320_01_e.pdf