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| 31.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 190/74 |
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31.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 190/74

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/862

of 28 May 2021

amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of including a new type of EC fertiliser in Annex I

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (1), and in particular Article 31(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | A manufacturer of potassium formate water solution has submitted via the Swedish authorities a request to the Commission to include that substance as a new fertiliser type in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. Potassium formate water solution has been developed to provide better absorption of potassium by the leaves of plants with a high need of this primary nutrient, such as fruits and vegetables. |
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(1)

A manufacturer of potassium formate water solution has submitted via the Swedish authorities a request to the Commission to include that substance as a new fertiliser type in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. Potassium formate water solution has been developed to provide better absorption of potassium by the leaves of plants with a high need of this primary nutrient, such as fruits and vegetables.

| (2) | Potassium formate water solution, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. It should therefore be included in the list of types of EC fertilisers in Annex I to that Regulation. |
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(2)

Potassium formate water solution, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. It should therefore be included in the list of types of EC fertilisers in Annex I to that Regulation.

| (3) | Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:

| | In the Table in Section C.1, the following entry is added after entry 7:











  ‘8 | Potassium formate water solution | Product obtained by reacting potassium hydroxide, formaldehyde, butyraldehyde, and formic acid followed by separation and evaporation | 50 % potassium formate
  28 % K2O
  Potassium expressed as water soluble K2O
  27 % formate | | Water soluble potassium oxide’ |
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In the Table in Section C.1, the following entry is added after entry 7:

‘8

Potassium formate water solution

Product obtained by reacting potassium hydroxide, formaldehyde, butyraldehyde, and formic acid followed by separation and evaporation

50 % potassium formate

28 % K2O

Potassium expressed as water soluble K2O

27 % formate

Water soluble potassium oxide’

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