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| 27.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 346/255 |
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27.9.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 346/255

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P8_TA(2017)0392

CE marked fertilising products ***I

Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 24 October 2017 on the 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)0157 — C8-0123/2016 — 2016/0084(COD)) (1)

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 346/46)

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Title

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 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 | 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
  plant nutrition
  products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009

  (This amendment from ‘fertilising products’ to ‘plant nutrition products’ applies throughout the text. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.) |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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

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
  plant nutrition
  products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009

(This amendment from ‘fertilising products’ to ‘plant nutrition products’ applies throughout the text. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (1) | The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced,
  inorganic
  materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1)

The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced,
  inorganic
  materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials.

| (1) | The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced,
  mineral
  materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use.
  Promoting increased use of recycled nutrients would further aid the development of the circular economy and allow a more resource-efficient general use of nutrients, while reducing Union dependency on nutrients from third countries
  . The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. |
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(1)

The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced,
  mineral
  materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use.
  Promoting increased use of recycled nutrients would further aid the development of the circular economy and allow a more resource-efficient general use of nutrients, while reducing Union dependency on nutrients from third countries
  . The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials.

(This amendment also covers a horizontal technical amendment on the term ‘inorganic’ being changed to ‘mineral’. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (2a) | Nutrients in food originate from the soil; healthy and nutritious soil results in healthy and nutritious crops and food. Farmers need a wide range of fertilisers, organic and synthetic to be available, in order to enhance their soil. When soil nutrients are missing, or depleted, plants will be nutrient deficient and may either stop growing or not contain nutritional value for human consumption. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2a)

Nutrients in food originate from the soil; healthy and nutritious soil results in healthy and nutritious crops and food. Farmers need a wide range of fertilisers, organic and synthetic to be available, in order to enhance their soil. When soil nutrients are missing, or depleted, plants will be nutrient deficient and may either stop growing or not contain nutritional value for human consumption.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (5a) | To ensure effective use of animal manure and on-farm compost, farmers should use those products which follow the spirit of ‘responsible agriculture’, favouring local distribution channels, good agronomic and environmental practice and in compliance with the Union environmental law, such as the Nitrates Directive or the Water Framework Directive. The preferential use of fertilisers produced on-site and in neighbouring agricultural undertakings should be encouraged. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5a)

To ensure effective use of animal manure and on-farm compost, farmers should use those products which follow the spirit of ‘responsible agriculture’, favouring local distribution channels, good agronomic and environmental practice and in compliance with the Union environmental law, such as the Nitrates Directive or the Water Framework Directive. The preferential use of fertilisers produced on-site and in neighbouring agricultural undertakings should be encouraged.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (6a) | A CE marked fertilising product might have more than one of the functions described in the product function categories of this Regulation. Where a claim is made in respect of only one of those functions, it should be sufficient for the product to comply with the requirements of the product function category describing that claimed function. By contrast, where a claim is made in respect of more than one of those functions, the CE marked fertilising product in question should be regarded as a combination of two or more component fertilising products, and compliance should be required for each of the component fertilising products with respect to its function. Therefore, there should be a specific product function category to cover such combinations. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6a)

A CE marked fertilising product might have more than one of the functions described in the product function categories of this Regulation. Where a claim is made in respect of only one of those functions, it should be sufficient for the product to comply with the requirements of the product function category describing that claimed function. By contrast, where a claim is made in respect of more than one of those functions, the CE marked fertilising product in question should be regarded as a combination of two or more component fertilising products, and compliance should be required for each of the component fertilising products with respect to its function. Therefore, there should be a specific product function category to cover such combinations.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (6b) | A manufacturer using one or more CE marked fertilising products that have already been subject to a conformity assessment, carried out by that manufacturer or another manufacturer, might wish to rely on that conformity assessment. For the purpose of reducing the administrative burden to a minimum, the resulting CE marked fertilising product should also be regarded as a combination of two or more component fertilising products, and the additional conformity requirements for the combination should be reduced to the aspects warranted by the mixing. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6b)

A manufacturer using one or more CE marked fertilising products that have already been subject to a conformity assessment, carried out by that manufacturer or another manufacturer, might wish to rely on that conformity assessment. For the purpose of reducing the administrative burden to a minimum, the resulting CE marked fertilising product should also be regarded as a combination of two or more component fertilising products, and the additional conformity requirements for the combination should be reduced to the aspects warranted by the mixing.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) | Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8)

Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.

| (8) | Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products,
  if the latter are not used correctly,
  such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing. |
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(8)

Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products,
  if the latter are not used correctly,
  such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (8a) | Member States which already have more stringent national limit values for cadmium in fertilisers should be allowed to maintain those limit values until the rest of the Union reaches an equivalent level of ambition. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8a)

Member States which already have more stringent national limit values for cadmium in fertilisers should be allowed to maintain those limit values until the rest of the Union reaches an equivalent level of ambition.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (8b) | In order to facilitate the compliance of the phosphate fertilising products with the requirements of this Regulation and to boost innovation, it is necessary to provide sufficient incentives for the development of relevant technologies, particularly decadmiation technology, and for the management of cadmium-rich hazardous waste by means of the financial resources available under Horizon 2020, LIFE programmes, the Circular Economy Finance Support Platform, through the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other financial instruments where relevant. The Commission should report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the incentives and the Union funding provided for decadmiation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8b)

In order to facilitate the compliance of the phosphate fertilising products with the requirements of this Regulation and to boost innovation, it is necessary to provide sufficient incentives for the development of relevant technologies, particularly decadmiation technology, and for the management of cadmium-rich hazardous waste by means of the financial resources available under Horizon 2020, LIFE programmes, the Circular Economy Finance Support Platform, through the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other financial instruments where relevant. The Commission should report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the incentives and the Union funding provided for decadmiation.

Amendment 395

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 c (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (8c) | As from [date of application of this Regulation] the Commission should establish a mechanism further facilitating access to finance for research and innovation into decadmiation technologies and their implementation in the production process in the Union for all phosphate fertilisers, and into possible cadmium removal solutions that are economically viable on an industrial scale and allow the treatment of the waste generated. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8c)

As from [date of application of this Regulation] the Commission should establish a mechanism further facilitating access to finance for research and innovation into decadmiation technologies and their implementation in the production process in the Union for all phosphate fertilisers, and into possible cadmium removal solutions that are economically viable on an industrial scale and allow the treatment of the waste generated.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) | Products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials
  in a CE marked fertilising
  product
  falls
  within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), but
  reaches
  a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses
  any significant
  risk to public or animal health (the ‘end point in the manufacturing chain’), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(9)

Products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials
  in a CE marked fertilising
  product
  falls
  within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), but
  reaches
  a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses
  any significant
  risk to public or animal health (the ‘end point in the manufacturing chain’), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (9) | CE marked fertilising
  products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials
  is a derived
  product within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), but
  has reached
  a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses a risk to public or animal health (the ‘end point in the manufacturing chain’), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(9)

CE marked fertilising
  products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials
  is a derived
  product within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), but
  has reached
  a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses a risk to public or animal health (the ‘end point in the manufacturing chain’), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 10

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (10) | The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation
  (EC) No 1069/2009
  . Where
  a
  manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation
  starts already before that end point has been reached
  , the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10)

The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation
  (EC) No 1069/2009
  . Where
  a
  manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation
  starts already before that end point has been reached
  , the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.

| (10) | For each component material category which includes derived products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,
  the end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in
  that
  Regulation.
  To take advantage of technical developments, create more opportunities for producers and businesses, and unlock the potential to make more use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure, the setting of processing methods and recovery rules for animal by-products for which an end-point in the manufacturing chain has been determined should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. When it concerns fertilising products containing or consisting of processed animal manure end-of-livestock-manure criteria should be defined. In order to expand or add component material categories to include more animal by-products, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission.
  Where
  such an end point is reached before the CE marked fertilising product is placed on the market but after the
  manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation
  has started
  , the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter. |
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(10)

For each component material category which includes derived products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,
  the end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in
  that
  Regulation.
  To take advantage of technical developments, create more opportunities for producers and businesses, and unlock the potential to make more use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure, the setting of processing methods and recovery rules for animal by-products for which an end-point in the manufacturing chain has been determined should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. When it concerns fertilising products containing or consisting of processed animal manure end-of-livestock-manure criteria should be defined. In order to expand or add component material categories to include more animal by-products, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission.
  Where
  such an end point is reached before the CE marked fertilising product is placed on the market but after the
  manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation
  has started
  , the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 10 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (10a) | For animal by-products already widely used in Member States for the production of fertilisers the end point should be determined without undue delay, and at the latest one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10a)

For animal by-products already widely used in Member States for the production of fertilisers the end point should be determined without undue delay, and at the latest one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) | Where one or more of the component materials for a CE marked fertilising product fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and
  has not reached
  the end point in the manufacturing chain
  , it would be misleading to provide for the product's CE marking under this Regulation
  , since the making available on the market
  of such
  a product is subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
  Therefore
  , such products should
  be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12)

Where one or more of the component materials for a CE marked fertilising product fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and
  has not reached
  the end point in the manufacturing chain
  , it would be misleading to provide for the product's CE marking under this Regulation
  , since the making available on the market
  of such
  a product is subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
  Therefore
  , such products should
  be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

| (12) | The making available on the market of an animal by-product or a derived product for which no end point in the manufacturing chain has been defined, or for which the defined end point
  has not
  been
  reached
  at the time of making available on the market, is subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. Therefore
  , it would be misleading to provide for the product's CE marking under this Regulation
  . Any product containing or consisting
  of such
  an animal by-product or derived products should
  therefore be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |
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(12)

The making available on the market of an animal by-product or a derived product for which no end point in the manufacturing chain has been defined, or for which the defined end point
  has not
  been
  reached
  at the time of making available on the market, is subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. Therefore
  , it would be misleading to provide for the product's CE marking under this Regulation
  . Any product containing or consisting
  of such
  an animal by-product or derived products should
  therefore be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) | For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20), a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13)

For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20), a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC.

| (13) | For certain recovered wastes
  , such as struvite, biochar, and ash-based products,
  within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC
  , and accordingly it should be possible for products containing or consisting of such recovered waste materials to access the internal market. To ensure legal clarity, take advantage of technical developments, and further stimulate the incentive among producers to make more use of valuable waste streams, the scientific analyses and the setting of recovery requirements at Union level for such products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining, without unnecessary delay, larger or additional categories of component materials eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products
  . |
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(13)

For certain recovered wastes
  , such as struvite, biochar, and ash-based products,
  within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC
  , and accordingly it should be possible for products containing or consisting of such recovered waste materials to access the internal market. To ensure legal clarity, take advantage of technical developments, and further stimulate the incentive among producers to make more use of valuable waste streams, the scientific analyses and the setting of recovery requirements at Union level for such products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining, without unnecessary delay, larger or additional categories of component materials eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products
  .

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| | (13a) | Certain industry by-products, co-products or recycled products coming from specific industrial processes are currently used by manufacturers as a component of a CE marked fertilising product. For components of CE marked fertilising products, requirements related to component material categories should be laid down in this Regulation. If applicable, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13a)

Certain industry by-products, co-products or recycled products coming from specific industrial processes are currently used by manufacturers as a component of a CE marked fertilising product. For components of CE marked fertilising products, requirements related to component material categories should be laid down in this Regulation. If applicable, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (14) | Certain substances and mixtures,
  commonly
  referred to as agronomic additives, improve the nutrient release pattern of a nutrient in a fertiliser. Substances and mixtures made available on the market with the intention of them being added to CE marked fertilising products for that purpose should fulfil certain efficacy criteria at the responsibility of the manufacturer of those substances or mixtures, and should therefore as such be considered as CE marked fertilising products under this Regulation. Furthermore, CE marked fertilising products containing such substances or mixtures should be subject to certain efficacy
  and
  safety criteria. Such substances and mixtures should therefore also be regulated as component materials for CE marked fertilising products. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14)

Certain substances and mixtures,
  commonly
  referred to as agronomic additives, improve the nutrient release pattern of a nutrient in a fertiliser. Substances and mixtures made available on the market with the intention of them being added to CE marked fertilising products for that purpose should fulfil certain efficacy criteria at the responsibility of the manufacturer of those substances or mixtures, and should therefore as such be considered as CE marked fertilising products under this Regulation. Furthermore, CE marked fertilising products containing such substances or mixtures should be subject to certain efficacy
  and
  safety criteria. Such substances and mixtures should therefore also be regulated as component materials for CE marked fertilising products.

| (14) | Certain substances and mixtures, referred to as agronomic additives, improve the nutrient release pattern of a nutrient in a fertiliser. Substances and mixtures made available on the market with the intention of them being added to CE marked fertilising products for that purpose should fulfil certain efficacy
  , safety and environmental
  criteria at the responsibility of the manufacturer of those substances or mixtures, and should therefore as such be considered as CE marked fertilising products under this Regulation. Furthermore, CE marked fertilising products containing such substances or mixtures should be subject to certain efficacy, safety
  and environmental
  criteria. Such substances and mixtures should therefore also be regulated as component materials for CE marked fertilising products. |
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(14)

Certain substances and mixtures, referred to as agronomic additives, improve the nutrient release pattern of a nutrient in a fertiliser. Substances and mixtures made available on the market with the intention of them being added to CE marked fertilising products for that purpose should fulfil certain efficacy
  , safety and environmental
  criteria at the responsibility of the manufacturer of those substances or mixtures, and should therefore as such be considered as CE marked fertilising products under this Regulation. Furthermore, CE marked fertilising products containing such substances or mixtures should be subject to certain efficacy, safety
  and environmental
  criteria. Such substances and mixtures should therefore also be regulated as component materials for CE marked fertilising products.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (14a) | As products made up of substances and mixtures in addition to the fertilising elements are intended to be added to soil and released in to the environment, conformity criteria should apply to all materials in the product, in particular where they are small or break down into small fragments that can be dispersed throughout soil and into water systems and carried to the wider environment. Therefore biodegradability criteria and conformity testing should also be under realistic in-vivo conditions that take into consideration differential rates of decomposition under anaerobic conditions, in aquatic habitats or under water, in waterlogged conditions or in frozen soil. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14a)

As products made up of substances and mixtures in addition to the fertilising elements are intended to be added to soil and released in to the environment, conformity criteria should apply to all materials in the product, in particular where they are small or break down into small fragments that can be dispersed throughout soil and into water systems and carried to the wider environment. Therefore biodegradability criteria and conformity testing should also be under realistic in-vivo conditions that take into consideration differential rates of decomposition under anaerobic conditions, in aquatic habitats or under water, in waterlogged conditions or in frozen soil.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (15) | Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms,
  commonly
  referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21). Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15)

Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms,
  commonly
  referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21). Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (15) | Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such
  inputs of
  nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants'
  natural
  nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits,
  degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of nutrients in the rhizosphere
  , they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products.
  Therefore, they act in addition to fertilisers, with the aim of optimising their efficiency and reducing the nutrient application rates
  . Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21). Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(15)

Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such
  inputs of
  nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants'
  natural
  nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits,
  degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of nutrients in the rhizosphere
  , they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products.
  Therefore, they act in addition to fertilisers, with the aim of optimising their efficiency and reducing the nutrient application rates
  . Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21). Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (15a) | For micro-organisms, component material categories should be expanded or added in order to guarantee and enhance the innovative potential concerning the development and discovery of new microbial plant biostimulant products. In order to stimulate innovation and to create legal certainty for producers concerning the requirements which have to be fulfilled for the use of micro-organisms as component materials for CE marked fertilising products, harmonized methods for the safety evaluation of micro-organisms have to be clearly identified. The preparatory work for defining these safety evaluation methods should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to define, without any unnecessary delay, the requirements which producers have to comply with when demonstrating the safety of micro-organisms in order to be used in CE marked fertilising products. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15a)

For micro-organisms, component material categories should be expanded or added in order to guarantee and enhance the innovative potential concerning the development and discovery of new microbial plant biostimulant products. In order to stimulate innovation and to create legal certainty for producers concerning the requirements which have to be fulfilled for the use of micro-organisms as component materials for CE marked fertilising products, harmonized methods for the safety evaluation of micro-organisms have to be clearly identified. The preparatory work for defining these safety evaluation methods should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to define, without any unnecessary delay, the requirements which producers have to comply with when demonstrating the safety of micro-organisms in order to be used in CE marked fertilising products.

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 16

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (16) | Products with one or more functions, one of which is covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, should remain under the control tailored for such products and provided for by that Regulation. Where such products also have the function of a fertilising product, it would be misleading to provide for their CE marking under this Regulation, since the making available on the market of a plant protection product is contingent on a product authorisation valid in the Member State in question. Therefore, such products should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(16)

Products with one or more functions, one of which is covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, should remain under the control tailored for such products and provided for by that Regulation. Where such products also have the function of a fertilising product, it would be misleading to provide for their CE marking under this Regulation, since the making available on the market of a plant protection product is contingent on a product authorisation valid in the Member State in question. Therefore, such products should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

| (16) | Products with one or more functions, one of which is covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009,
  are plant protection products covered by the scope of that Regulation. Those products
  should remain under the control tailored for such products and provided for by that Regulation. Where such products also have the function
  or the action
  of a fertilising product, it would be misleading to provide for their CE marking under this Regulation, since the making available on the market of a plant protection product is contingent on a product authorisation valid in the Member State in question. Therefore, such products should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |
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(16)

Products with one or more functions, one of which is covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009,
  are plant protection products covered by the scope of that Regulation. Those products
  should remain under the control tailored for such products and provided for by that Regulation. Where such products also have the function
  or the action
  of a fertilising product, it would be misleading to provide for their CE marking under this Regulation, since the making available on the market of a plant protection product is contingent on a product authorisation valid in the Member State in question. Therefore, such products should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (17) | This Regulation should not prevent the application of existing Union legislation relating to aspects of protection of health, safety and the environment not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation should therefore apply without prejudice to Council Directive 86/278/EEC (22), Council Directive 89/391/EEC (23), Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (24), Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (26), Council Directive 2000/29/EC (27), Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28), and Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament
  and
  of the Council (29). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(17)

This Regulation should not prevent the application of existing Union legislation relating to aspects of protection of health, safety and the environment not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation should therefore apply without prejudice to Council Directive 86/278/EEC (22), Council Directive 89/391/EEC (23), Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (24), Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (26), Council Directive 2000/29/EC (27), Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28), and Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament
  and
  of the Council (29).

| (17) | Regardless the type of the CE marked plant nutrition product,
  this Regulation should not prevent the application of existing Union legislation relating to aspects of protection of health, safety and the environment not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation should therefore apply without prejudice to Council Directive 86/278/EEC (22), Council Directive 89/391/EEC (23), Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (24), Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (26), Council Directive 2000/29/EC (27), Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28), Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (29),
  Council Directive 91/676/EEC

   (29a)

  , and Directive 2000/60/EC

   (29b) |
| --- | --- |

(17)

Regardless the type of the CE marked plant nutrition product,
  this Regulation should not prevent the application of existing Union legislation relating to aspects of protection of health, safety and the environment not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation should therefore apply without prejudice to Council Directive 86/278/EEC (22), Council Directive 89/391/EEC (23), Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (24), Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (26), Council Directive 2000/29/EC (27), Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28), Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (29),
  Council Directive 91/676/EEC

   (29a)

  , and Directive 2000/60/EC

   (29b)

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (17a) | The traceability of products which are vulnerable to organic pollution from certain potentially problematic sources (or perceived as such) back to the source of the organic material should be ensured. This is necessary in order to secure consumer confidence and to limit damage if local contamination occurs. As a result, businesses which use fertilising products containing organic material from these sources may be identified. This should be compulsory for products containing material from waste or from by-products which have not undergone any processing that destroys organic pollutants, pathogens and genetic material. The aim is not only to reduce risks to health and the environment but also to reassure public opinion and cater for the concerns of farmers regarding pathogens, organic pollutants and genetic material. In order to protect land owners against pollution for which they themselves are not to blame, Member States are called upon to establish appropriate liability rules. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(17a)

The traceability of products which are vulnerable to organic pollution from certain potentially problematic sources (or perceived as such) back to the source of the organic material should be ensured. This is necessary in order to secure consumer confidence and to limit damage if local contamination occurs. As a result, businesses which use fertilising products containing organic material from these sources may be identified. This should be compulsory for products containing material from waste or from by-products which have not undergone any processing that destroys organic pollutants, pathogens and genetic material. The aim is not only to reduce risks to health and the environment but also to reassure public opinion and cater for the concerns of farmers regarding pathogens, organic pollutants and genetic material. In order to protect land owners against pollution for which they themselves are not to blame, Member States are called upon to establish appropriate liability rules.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (17b) | Untreated by-products of animal production should not be subject to this Regulation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(17b)

Untreated by-products of animal production should not be subject to this Regulation.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (19a) | In line with the circular economy, certain industry by-products or co-products from specific industrial processes are already used by manufacturers as components of CE marked fertilising products. Requirements related to such component material categories should be laid down in Annex II. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(19a)

In line with the circular economy, certain industry by-products or co-products from specific industrial processes are already used by manufacturers as components of CE marked fertilising products. Requirements related to such component material categories should be laid down in Annex II.

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (20) | A
  blend of different CE marked fertilising products
  , each of which has been subject to a successful assessment of conformity with the applicable requirements for that material, can itself be expected to be suitable for use as a CE marked fertilising product, subject only to certain additional requirements warranted by the
  blending
  . Therefore, in order to avoid an unnecessary administrative burden, such
  blends
  should belong to a separate category, for which the conformity assessment should be limited to the additional requirements warranted by the
  blending
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(20)

A
  blend of different CE marked fertilising products
  , each of which has been subject to a successful assessment of conformity with the applicable requirements for that material, can itself be expected to be suitable for use as a CE marked fertilising product, subject only to certain additional requirements warranted by the
  blending
  . Therefore, in order to avoid an unnecessary administrative burden, such
  blends
  should belong to a separate category, for which the conformity assessment should be limited to the additional requirements warranted by the
  blending
  .

| (20) | A
  combination of products from different product function categories
  , each of which has been subject to a successful assessment of conformity with the applicable requirements for that material, can itself be expected to be suitable for use as a CE marked fertilising product, subject only to certain additional requirements warranted by the
  mixing
  . Therefore, in order to avoid an unnecessary administrative burden, such
  combinations
  should belong to a separate category, for which the conformity assessment should be limited to the additional requirements warranted by the
  mixing
  . |
| --- | --- |

(20)

A
  combination of products from different product function categories
  , each of which has been subject to a successful assessment of conformity with the applicable requirements for that material, can itself be expected to be suitable for use as a CE marked fertilising product, subject only to certain additional requirements warranted by the
  mixing
  . Therefore, in order to avoid an unnecessary administrative burden, such
  combinations
  should belong to a separate category, for which the conformity assessment should be limited to the additional requirements warranted by the
  mixing
  .

(This amendment also covers a horizontal amendment on the term ‘blend’ (in plural or singular) being changed to ‘combination’ (in plural or singular). If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (25) | When placing a CE marked
  fertilising
  product on the market, the importer should indicate on the packaging of the
  fertilising
  product his or her name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which he or she can be contacted, in order to enable market surveillance. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(25)

When placing a CE marked
  fertilising
  product on the market, the importer should indicate on the packaging of the
  fertilising
  product his or her name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which he or she can be contacted, in order to enable market surveillance.

| (25) | When placing a CE marked product on the market, the importer should indicate on the packaging of the product his or her name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which he or she can be contacted,
  as well as the third-country manufacturer,
  in order to enable market surveillance. |
| --- | --- |

(25)

When placing a CE marked product on the market, the importer should indicate on the packaging of the product his or her name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which he or she can be contacted,
  as well as the third-country manufacturer,
  in order to enable market surveillance.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 31

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (31) | Where harmonised standards have not been adopted, or do not with sufficient detail cover all elements of the quality and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation,
  uniform conditions for implementing
  those requirements may be needed. The Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out those conditions in common specifications. For reasons of legal certainty, it should be clarified that CE marked fertilising products must comply with such specifications even if they are considered to be in conformity with harmonised standards. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(31)

Where harmonised standards have not been adopted, or do not with sufficient detail cover all elements of the quality and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation,
  uniform conditions for implementing
  those requirements may be needed. The Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out those conditions in common specifications. For reasons of legal certainty, it should be clarified that CE marked fertilising products must comply with such specifications even if they are considered to be in conformity with harmonised standards.

| (31) | Where harmonised standards have not been adopted, or do not with sufficient detail cover all elements of the quality and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation,
  and where there are undue delays in the process of adopting or updating standards to reflect
  those requirements
  , interim measures
  may be needed
  to lay down uniform conditions for implementing those requirements
  . The Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out those conditions in common specifications. For reasons of legal certainty, it should be clarified that CE marked fertilising products must comply with such specifications even if they are considered to be in conformity with harmonised standards. |
| --- | --- |

(31)

Where harmonised standards have not been adopted, or do not with sufficient detail cover all elements of the quality and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation,
  and where there are undue delays in the process of adopting or updating standards to reflect
  those requirements
  , interim measures
  may be needed
  to lay down uniform conditions for implementing those requirements
  . The Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out those conditions in common specifications. For reasons of legal certainty, it should be clarified that CE marked fertilising products must comply with such specifications even if they are considered to be in conformity with harmonised standards.

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 47

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (47) | CE-marked fertilising products should be placed on the market only if they are sufficiently effective and do not present
  unacceptable risks
  to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment when properly stored and used for their intended purpose, and under conditions of use which can be reasonably foreseen, that is when such use could result from lawful and readily predictable human behaviour. Therefore, requirements for safety and quality, as well as appropriate control mechanisms, should be established. Furthermore, the intended use of CE marked fertilising products should not lead to food or feed becoming unsafe. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(47)

CE-marked fertilising products should be placed on the market only if they are sufficiently effective and do not present
  unacceptable risks
  to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment when properly stored and used for their intended purpose, and under conditions of use which can be reasonably foreseen, that is when such use could result from lawful and readily predictable human behaviour. Therefore, requirements for safety and quality, as well as appropriate control mechanisms, should be established. Furthermore, the intended use of CE marked fertilising products should not lead to food or feed becoming unsafe.

| (47) | CE-marked fertilising products should be placed on the market only if they are sufficiently effective and do not present
  a risk
  to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment when properly stored and used for their intended purpose, and under conditions of use which can be reasonably foreseen, that is when such use could result from lawful and readily predictable human behaviour. Therefore, requirements for safety and quality, as well as appropriate control mechanisms, should be established. Furthermore, the intended use of CE marked fertilising products should not lead to food or feed becoming unsafe. |
| --- | --- |

(47)

CE-marked fertilising products should be placed on the market only if they are sufficiently effective and do not present
  a risk
  to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment when properly stored and used for their intended purpose, and under conditions of use which can be reasonably foreseen, that is when such use could result from lawful and readily predictable human behaviour. Therefore, requirements for safety and quality, as well as appropriate control mechanisms, should be established. Furthermore, the intended use of CE marked fertilising products should not lead to food or feed becoming unsafe.

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 49

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (49) | The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to CE marked fertilising products presenting
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an early stage in respect of such fertilising products. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(49)

The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to CE marked fertilising products presenting
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an early stage in respect of such fertilising products.

| (49) | The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which
  all
  interested parties
  , including health and consumers stakeholders,
  are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to CE marked fertilising products presenting
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an early stage in respect of such fertilising products. |
| --- | --- |

(49)

The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which
  all
  interested parties
  , including health and consumers stakeholders,
  are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to CE marked fertilising products presenting
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an early stage in respect of such fertilising products.

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 55

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (55) | Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge,
  and
  fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar. It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of
  defining larger or additional categories of CE marked fertilising products or component
  materials
  eligible
  for use in
  the
  production
  of such
  products.
  For
  animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
  , since animal by-products for which no such end point has been determined are in any event excluded from the scope of this Regulation
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(55)

Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge,
  and
  fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar. It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of
  defining larger or additional categories of CE marked fertilising products or component
  materials
  eligible
  for use in
  the
  production
  of such
  products.
  For
  animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
  , since animal by-products for which no such end point has been determined are in any event excluded from the scope of this Regulation
  .

| (55) | Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge,
  such as struvite,
  fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar
  , and phosphorus recovery after incineration, such as ash-based products
  . It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of
  the eligibility of such
  materials for use in production.
  For
  products
  derived from
  animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. |
| --- | --- |

(55)

Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge,
  such as struvite,
  fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar
  , and phosphorus recovery after incineration, such as ash-based products
  . It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of
  the eligibility of such
  materials for use in production.
  For
  products
  derived from
  animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 55 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (55a) | A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers, however this should be limited to the cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of controlling the release of nutrients or increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product. It should be possible for innovative products containing such polymers to access the internal market. In order to minimise risks to human health, to safety or to the environment that may be posed by other polymers than nutrient polymers, the criteria for their biodegradation so that they are capable of undergoing physical and biological decomposition should be established. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the criteria of the conversion of polymeric carbon to be converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) and a respective testing method for biodegradation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(55a)

A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers, however this should be limited to the cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of controlling the release of nutrients or increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product. It should be possible for innovative products containing such polymers to access the internal market. In order to minimise risks to human health, to safety or to the environment that may be posed by other polymers than nutrient polymers, the criteria for their biodegradation so that they are capable of undergoing physical and biological decomposition should be established. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the criteria of the conversion of polymeric carbon to be converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) and a respective testing method for biodegradation.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 56

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (56) | Furthermore, it should be possible to react immediately to new findings regarding the conditions for CE marked fertilising products to be sufficiently effective and to new risk assessments regarding human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the requirements applicable to various categories of CE marked fertilising products. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(56)

Furthermore, it should be possible to react immediately to new findings regarding the conditions for CE marked fertilising products to be sufficiently effective and to new risk assessments regarding human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the requirements applicable to various categories of CE marked fertilising products.

| (56) | Furthermore, it should be possible to react immediately to new findings regarding the conditions for CE marked fertilising products to be sufficiently effective and to new risk assessments regarding human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment
  , taking into account assessments made by or in cooperation with authorities in the Member States
  . For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the requirements applicable to various categories of CE marked fertilising products. |
| --- | --- |

(56)

Furthermore, it should be possible to react immediately to new findings regarding the conditions for CE marked fertilising products to be sufficiently effective and to new risk assessments regarding human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment
  , taking into account assessments made by or in cooperation with authorities in the Member States
  . For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the requirements applicable to various categories of CE marked fertilising products.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 57

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (57) | In exercising those powers,
  it is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level
  . The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should
  ensure
  a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant
  documents
  to the European Parliament and to the Council
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(57)

In exercising those powers,
  it is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level
  . The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should
  ensure
  a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant
  documents
  to the European Parliament and to the Council
  .

| (57) | When adopting delegated acts provided for in this Regulation,
  it is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level
  , and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to
  ensure
  equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all
  documents
  at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts
  . |
| --- | --- |

(57)

When adopting delegated acts provided for in this Regulation,
  it is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level
  , and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to
  ensure
  equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all
  documents
  at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts
  .

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 59 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (59a) | Due to the high level of dependency on phosphate rock imports in the Union, the Commission has classified that material as a critical raw material. It is therefore necessary to monitor the impact of this Regulation on access to raw material supplies in general, on the availability of phosphate rock in particular, and, in both cases, on prices. After such evaluation, and in the case of negative impact, the Commission should take any measures that it deems to be appropriate in order to remedy those disturbances to trade. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(59a)

Due to the high level of dependency on phosphate rock imports in the Union, the Commission has classified that material as a critical raw material. It is therefore necessary to monitor the impact of this Regulation on access to raw material supplies in general, on the availability of phosphate rock in particular, and, in both cases, on prices. After such evaluation, and in the case of negative impact, the Commission should take any measures that it deems to be appropriate in order to remedy those disturbances to trade.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2 — point a

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | animal by-products which are subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a)

animal by-products which are subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,

| (a) | animal by-products
  or derived products
  which are
  made available on the market
  subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

animal by-products
  or derived products
  which are
  made available on the market
  subject to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 — paragraph 2 — point b a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ba) | Directive 91/676/EEC; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ba)

Directive 91/676/EEC;

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 — paragraph 2 — point b b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (bb) | Directive 2000/60/EC; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(bb)

Directive 2000/60/EC;

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (1) | ‘
  fertilising
  product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or
  their
  rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their
  nutrition efficiency
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1)

‘
  fertilising
  product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or
  their
  rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their
  nutrition efficiency
  ;

| (1) | ‘
  plant nutrition
  product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material,
  on fungi or their mycosphere or
  on plants
  at any growth stage, including seeds, and/
  or
  rhizosphere,
  for the purpose of providing plants
  or fungi
  with nutrient
  s
  or
  of
  improving their
  physical or biological growth conditions or their general vigour, yields and quality, including by increasing the ability of the plant to take up nutrients (with the exception of plant protection products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009)
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(1)

‘
  plant nutrition
  product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material,
  on fungi or their mycosphere or
  on plants
  at any growth stage, including seeds, and/
  or
  rhizosphere,
  for the purpose of providing plants
  or fungi
  with nutrient
  s
  or
  of
  improving their
  physical or biological growth conditions or their general vigour, yields and quality, including by increasing the ability of the plant to take up nutrients (with the exception of plant protection products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009)
  ;

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (3) | ‘substance’ means a 
  substance within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3)

‘substance’ means a 
  substance within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
  ;

| (3) | ‘substance’ means a 
  chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing process, including any additive necessary to preserve its stability and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(3)

‘substance’ means a 
  chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing process, including any additive necessary to preserve its stability and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition
  ;

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point 13

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (13) | ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a CE marked fertilising product; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13)

‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a CE marked fertilising product;

| (13) | ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a CE marked fertilising product
  or by its production process
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(13)

‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a CE marked fertilising product
  or by its production process
  ;

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products which comply with this Regulation. | Member States shall not impede
  , for the aspects and risks covered by this Regulation,
  the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products which comply with this Regulation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products which comply with this Regulation.

Member States shall not impede
  , for the aspects and risks covered by this Regulation,
  the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products which comply with this Regulation.

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 — paragraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | This Regulation does not prevent Member States from maintaining or adopting provisions which are in compliance with the Treaties, concerning the use of CE marked fertilising products for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment, provided that those provisions do not require modification of CE marked fertilising products which are in compliance with this Regulation and provided that they do not influence the conditions for making them available on the market. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

This Regulation does not prevent Member States from maintaining or adopting provisions which are in compliance with the Treaties, concerning the use of CE marked fertilising products for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment, provided that those provisions do not require modification of CE marked fertilising products which are in compliance with this Regulation and provided that they do not influence the conditions for making them available on the market.

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 — paragraph 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a.
     
  Commission shall simultaneously with the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union publish a guidance document giving clear information and examples to manufacturers and market surveillance authorities about how the label should look like. This guidance document shall also specify other relevant information as referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Annex III. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a.
     
  Commission shall simultaneously with the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union publish a guidance document giving clear information and examples to manufacturers and market surveillance authorities about how the label should look like. This guidance document shall also specify other relevant information as referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Annex III.

Amendment 45

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 3

Article 6 — paragraph 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3.   Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for
  10
  years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market. | 3.   Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for
  five
  years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market. |
| | (This is a horizontal amendment on the term for keeping all the technical documentation. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.) |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.   Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for
  10
  years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market.

3.   Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for
  five
  years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market.

(This is a horizontal amendment on the term for keeping all the technical documentation. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

(This is a horizontal amendment on the term for keeping all the technical documentation. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 46

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 1

Article 6 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for CE marked fertilising products that are part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in
  production method or
  characteristics of those fertilising products and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13 or other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a CE marked fertilising product is declared shall be adequately taken into account. | Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for CE marked fertilising products that are part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in
  the
  characteristics of those fertilising products and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13 or other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a CE marked fertilising product is declared shall be adequately taken into account. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for CE marked fertilising products that are part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in
  production method or
  characteristics of those fertilising products and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13 or other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a CE marked fertilising product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.

production method or

Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for CE marked fertilising products that are part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in
  the
  characteristics of those fertilising products and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13 or other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a CE marked fertilising product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.

the

Amendment 47

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 2

Article 6 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of, or the risks presented by, a CE marked fertilising product, manufacturers shall carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and
  , if necessary,
  keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring. | When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of, or the risks presented by, a CE marked fertilising product, manufacturers shall
  , to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment,
   carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors
  and market surveillance authorities
  informed of any such monitoring. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of, or the risks presented by, a CE marked fertilising product, manufacturers shall carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and
  , if necessary,
  keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.

, if necessary,

When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of, or the risks presented by, a CE marked fertilising product, manufacturers shall
  , to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment,
   carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors
  and market surveillance authorities
  informed of any such monitoring.

, to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment,

and market surveillance authorities

Amendment 48

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 6

Article 6 — paragraph 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 6.   Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The postal address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
  The contact details
  shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities. | 6.   Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The postal address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
  Such information
  shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities
  as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and legible
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

6.   Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The postal address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
  The contact details
  shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.

6.   Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The postal address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
  Such information
  shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities
  as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and legible
  .

Amendment 49

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 7

Article 6 — paragraph 7

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 7.   Manufacturers shall ensure that CE marked fertilising product
  s are
  labelled in accordance with Annex III, or where the fertilising product is supplied
  without packaging, that the labelling statements are
  provided in a 
  document
  accompanying the
  fertilising product and accessible for inspection purposes when the
  product is
  placed on the market. The labelling statement
  shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and intelligible. | 7.   Manufacturers shall ensure that CE marked fertilising product
  is
  labelled in accordance with Annex III, or where
  the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. The information required in accordance with Annex III
  shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and intelligible. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

7.   Manufacturers shall ensure that CE marked fertilising product
  s are
  labelled in accordance with Annex III, or where the fertilising product is supplied
  without packaging, that the labelling statements are
  provided in a 
  document
  accompanying the
  fertilising product and accessible for inspection purposes when the
  product is
  placed on the market. The labelling statement
  shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

7.   Manufacturers shall ensure that CE marked fertilising product
  is
  labelled in accordance with Annex III, or where
  the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. The information required in accordance with Annex III
  shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

Amendment 50

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — introductory part

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 10.   The manufacturer shall submit to the competent authority of the Member State of destination a report of the detonation resistance test prescribed in Annex IV
  for
  the following CE marked fertilising products: | 10.   The manufacturer shall submit to the competent authority of the Member State of destination a report of the detonation resistance test prescribed in Annex IV
  , and guarantee that
  the following CE marked fertilising products
  are capable of passing that test
  : |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

10.   The manufacturer shall submit to the competent authority of the Member State of destination a report of the detonation resistance test prescribed in Annex IV
  for
  the following CE marked fertilising products:

10.   The manufacturer shall submit to the competent authority of the Member State of destination a report of the detonation resistance test prescribed in Annex IV
  , and guarantee that
  the following CE marked fertilising products
  are capable of passing that test
  :

Amendment 51

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — subparagraph 1 — point b

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — subparagraph 1 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | fertilising
  product
  blends
  , as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

fertilising
  product
  blends
  , as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a).

fertilising

blends

| (b) | combinations from different
  product
  function categories
  , as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

combinations from different
  product
  function categories
  , as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a).

combinations from different

function categories

Amendment 52

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — subparagraph 2

Article 6 — paragraph 10 — subparagraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| The report shall be submitted at least five days in advance of placing those products on the market. | The report shall be submitted at least five
  working
  days in advance of placing those products on the market.
  The list of the competent authorities of Member States shall be provided by the Commission on its website. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

The report shall be submitted at least five days in advance of placing those products on the market.

The report shall be submitted at least five
  working
  days in advance of placing those products on the market.
  The list of the competent authorities of Member States shall be provided by the Commission on its website.

working

The list of the competent authorities of Member States shall be provided by the Commission on its website.

Amendment 53

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 1

Article 8 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1.   
  Importers shall place
  only compliant CE marked fertilising products on the market. | 1.   Only compliant CE marked fertilising products
  can be imported into the Union and placed
  on the
  Union
  market. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.   
  Importers shall place
  only compliant CE marked fertilising products on the market.

1.   Only compliant CE marked fertilising products
  can be imported into the Union and placed
  on the
  Union
  market.

Amendment 54

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 2

Article 8 — paragraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2.   Before placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the CE marked fertilising product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6). Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III
  , he or she shall not place the fertilising product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect. | 2.   Before placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the CE marked fertilising product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6). Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  of this Regulation
  , he or she shall not place the fertilising product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.   Before placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the CE marked fertilising product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6). Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III
  , he or she shall not place the fertilising product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.

2.   Before placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the CE marked fertilising product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6). Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  of this Regulation
  , he or she shall not place the fertilising product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.

Amendment 55

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 3

Article 8 — paragraph 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3.   Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities. | 3.   Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted
  as well as the third-country manufacturers,
  on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.   Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.

3.   Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted
  as well as the third-country manufacturers,
  on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.

Amendment 56

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 4

Article 8 — paragraph 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4.   Importers shall ensure that the CE marked fertilising product is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. | 4.   Importers shall ensure that the CE-marked fertilising product is labelled in accordance with Annex III,
  or where the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. The information required in accordance with Annex III shall be
  in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.   Importers shall ensure that the CE marked fertilising product is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.

4.   Importers shall ensure that the CE-marked fertilising product is labelled in accordance with Annex III,
  or where the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. The information required in accordance with Annex III shall be
  in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.

Amendment 57

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 6

Article 8 — paragraph 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 6.   When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of or the risks presented by a CE marked fertilising product, importers shall carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and
  , if necessary,
  keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring. | 6.   When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of or the risks presented by a CE marked fertilising product, importers shall
  , to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment,
  carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

6.   When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of or the risks presented by a CE marked fertilising product, importers shall carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and
  , if necessary,
  keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.

6.   When deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of or the risks presented by a CE marked fertilising product, importers shall
  , to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment,
  carry out sample testing of such fertilising products made available on the market, investigate, and keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming CE marked fertilising products and recalls of such products, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.

Amendment 58

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 — paragraph 8

Article 8 — paragraph 8

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 8.   Importers shall, for
  10
  years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request. | 8.   Importers shall, for
  five
  years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request.
  On request, importers shall make a copy of the EU declaration of conformity available to other economic operators concerned. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

8.   Importers shall, for
  10
  years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request.

8.   Importers shall, for
  five
  years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request.
  On request, importers shall make a copy of the EU declaration of conformity available to other economic operators concerned.

Amendment 59

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1

Article 9 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Before making a CE marked fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the
  EU declaration of conformity and by the
  required documents, that it is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively. | Before making a CE marked fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the required documents, that it is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.
  Where the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, market distributors shall verify that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Before making a CE marked fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the
  EU declaration of conformity and by the
  required documents, that it is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.

EU declaration of conformity and by the

Before making a CE marked fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the required documents, that it is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.
  Where the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, market distributors shall verify that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product.

Where the package is too small for the label to contain all the information, or where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, market distributors shall verify that the required information is provided in a document accompanying the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment 60

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2

Article 9 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III
  , he or she shall not make the fertilising product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities. | Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  of this Regulation
  , he or she shall not make the fertilising product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III
  , he or she shall not make the fertilising product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities.

set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III

Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements
  of this Regulation
  , he or she shall not make the fertilising product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities.

of this Regulation

Amendment 61

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 — paragraph 1

Article 12 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Without prejudice to the common specifications referred to in Article 13,
  CE marked fertilising products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those standards or parts thereof. | CE marked fertilising products which are
  in conformity with, or have been tested
  in conformity with, harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the
  respective
  requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those standards or parts thereof. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Without prejudice to the common specifications referred to in Article 13,
  CE marked fertilising products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those standards or parts thereof.

Without prejudice to the common specifications referred to in Article 13,

Official Journal of the European Union

CE marked fertilising products which are
  in conformity with, or have been tested
  in conformity with, harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the
  respective
  requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those standards or parts thereof.

in conformity with, or have been tested

Official Journal of the European Union

respective

Amendment 62

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 — paragraph 1

Article 13 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common specifications, the compliance with
  which
  shall ensure conformity with the requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those
  specifications
  or parts thereof
  . Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). | Where a requirement set out in Annexes I, II or III is not covered by harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of
  which
  have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and where following a request to one or several European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for that requirement the Commission observes undue delays in the adoption of that standard, the Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common
  specifications
  for that requirement
  . Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common specifications, the compliance with
  which
  shall ensure conformity with the requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those
  specifications
  or parts thereof
  . Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3).

The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common specifications, the compliance with

shall ensure conformity with the requirements set out in Annexes I, II and III covered by those

or parts thereof

Where a requirement set out in Annexes I, II or III is not covered by harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of
  which
  have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and where following a request to one or several European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for that requirement the Commission observes undue delays in the adoption of that standard, the Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common
  specifications
  for that requirement
  . Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3).

Where a requirement set out in Annexes I, II or III is not covered by harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of

have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and where following a request to one or several European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for that requirement the Commission observes undue delays in the adoption of that standard, the Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down common

for that requirement

Amendment 63

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 — paragraph 1

Article 17 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1.   The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the
  accompanying documents and
  , where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied
  in a packaged form
  , to the
  packaging
  . | 1.   The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the
  packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or
  , where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied
  without packaging
  , to the
  documents accompanying the CE marked fertilising product
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.   The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the
  accompanying documents and
  , where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied
  in a packaged form
  , to the
  packaging
  .

1.   The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the
  packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or
  , where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied
  without packaging
  , to the
  documents accompanying the CE marked fertilising product
  .

Amendment 64

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 — paragraph 3 — subparagraph 1

Article 17 — paragraph 3 — subparagraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body
  involved in the conformity assessment referred to in
  Annex IV
  , Module D1
  . | The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body
  , where required by
  Annex IV. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body
  involved in the conformity assessment referred to in
  Annex IV
  , Module D1
  .

involved in the conformity assessment referred to in

, Module D1

The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body
  , where required by
  Annex IV.

, where required by

Amendment 65

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 — paragraph 1

Article 18 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| A CE marked fertilising product that
  has undergone a recovery operation and
  complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation
  shall be considered to comply with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste. | Where a material that was waste
  has undergone a recovery operation and
  a CE marked fertilising product compliant with this Regulation contains or consists of that material, the material
  shall be considered to comply with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste
  from the moment the EU declaration of conformity is drawn up. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

A CE marked fertilising product that
  has undergone a recovery operation and
  complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation
  shall be considered to comply with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste.

A CE marked fertilising product that

complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation

Where a material that was waste
  has undergone a recovery operation and
  a CE marked fertilising product compliant with this Regulation contains or consists of that material, the material
  shall be considered to comply with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste
  from the moment the EU declaration of conformity is drawn up.

Where a material that was waste

a CE marked fertilising product compliant with this Regulation contains or consists of that material, the material

from the moment the EU declaration of conformity is drawn up.

Amendment 66

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 — paragraph 2

Article 30 — paragraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2.   The notifying
  Member State
  shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the notified body concerned. | 2.   The notifying
  authorities
  shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the notified body concerned. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.   The notifying
  Member State
  shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the notified body concerned.

2.   The notifying
  authorities
  shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the notified body concerned.

Amendment 67

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 31 — paragraph 3

Article 31 — paragraph 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3.   Where a notified body finds that the requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13
  or other technical specifications
  , have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate. | 3.   Where a notified body finds that the requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, or corresponding harmonised standards,
  or
  common specifications referred to in Article 13, have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a 
  conformity
  certificate
  or approval decision
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.   Where a notified body finds that the requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13
  or other technical specifications
  , have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate.

3.   Where a notified body finds that the requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, or corresponding harmonised standards,
  or
  common specifications referred to in Article 13, have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a 
  conformity
  certificate
  or approval decision
  .

Amendment 68

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 31 — paragraph 4

Article 31 — paragraph 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4.   Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate, a notified body finds that a CE marked fertilising product no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate if necessary. | 4.   Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate
  or approval decision
  , a notified body finds that a CE marked fertilising product no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate
  or approval decision
  if necessary. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.   Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate, a notified body finds that a CE marked fertilising product no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate if necessary.

4.   Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate
  or approval decision
  , a notified body finds that a CE marked fertilising product no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate
  or approval decision
  if necessary.

Amendment 69

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 31 — paragraph 5

Article 31 — paragraph 5

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 5.   Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, the notified body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates, as appropriate. | 5.   Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect
  and a CE marked fertilising product thus remains non-compliant with the requirements of this Regulation
  , the notified body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates
  or approval decisions
  , as appropriate. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

5.   Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, the notified body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates, as appropriate.

5.   Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect
  and a CE marked fertilising product thus remains non-compliant with the requirements of this Regulation
  , the notified body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates
  or approval decisions
  , as appropriate.

Amendment 70

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 — paragraph 1 — point a

Article 33 — paragraph 1 — point a

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(a)

any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate;

| (a) | any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate
  or approval decision
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate
  or approval decision
  ;

or approval decision

Amendment 71

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — title

Article 37 — title

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Procedure for dealing with CE marked fertilising products presenting a risk
  at national level | Procedure
  at national level
   for dealing with CE marked fertilising products presenting a risk |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Procedure for dealing with CE marked fertilising products presenting a risk
  at national level

at national level

Procedure
  at national level
   for dealing with CE marked fertilising products presenting a risk

at national level

Amendment 72

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1

Article 37 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product presents
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the fertilising product concerned covering the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose. | Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product presents
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment
  or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation
  , they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the fertilising product concerned covering
  all
  the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose. |
| | (This amendment also covers a horizontal amendment on the term ‘unacceptable risk’ (in plural or singular) being changed to ‘risk’ (in singular). If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.) |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product presents
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the fertilising product concerned covering the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.

an unacceptable

Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product presents
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment
  or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation
  , they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the fertilising product concerned covering
  all
  the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.

a

or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation

all

(This amendment also covers a horizontal amendment on the term ‘unacceptable risk’ (in plural or singular) being changed to ‘risk’ (in singular). If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

(This amendment also covers a horizontal amendment on the term ‘unacceptable risk’ (in plural or singular) being changed to ‘risk’ (in singular). If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 73

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2

Article 37 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Where, in the course of the evaluation, the market surveillance authorities find that the CE market fertilising product does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the economic operator to take all appropriate corrective actions
  within a reasonable period
  to bring the fertilising product into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market, to recall it
  , or
  to remove the CE marking. | Where, in the course of the evaluation, the market surveillance authorities find that the CE market fertilising product does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the economic operator to take all appropriate corrective actions to bring the fertilising product into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market
  or
  to recall it
  within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, as they may prescribe, and
  to remove the CE marking. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Where, in the course of the evaluation, the market surveillance authorities find that the CE market fertilising product does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the economic operator to take all appropriate corrective actions
  within a reasonable period
  to bring the fertilising product into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market, to recall it
  , or
  to remove the CE marking.

within a reasonable period

, or

Where, in the course of the evaluation, the market surveillance authorities find that the CE market fertilising product does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the economic operator to take all appropriate corrective actions to bring the fertilising product into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market
  or
  to recall it
  within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, as they may prescribe, and
  to remove the CE marking.

or

within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, as they may prescribe, and

Amendment 74

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 1

Article 37 — paragraph 4 — subparagraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the CE marked fertilising product being made available on their national market, to withdraw the fertilising product from that market or to recall it. | Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the CE marked fertilising product being made available on their national market, to withdraw the fertilising product from that market or to recall it.
  Market surveillance authorities' obligations in this respect shall be without prejudice to Member States' possibility to regulate fertilising products which are not CE marked when made available on the market. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the CE marked fertilising product being made available on their national market, to withdraw the fertilising product from that market or to recall it.

Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the CE marked fertilising product being made available on their national market, to withdraw the fertilising product from that market or to recall it.
  Market surveillance authorities' obligations in this respect shall be without prejudice to Member States' possibility to regulate fertilising products which are not CE marked when made available on the market.

Market surveillance authorities' obligations in this respect shall be without prejudice to Member States' possibility to regulate fertilising products which are not CE marked when made available on the market.

Amendment 75

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — paragraph 5 — point b

Article 37 — paragraph 5 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12
  conferring a presumption of conformity. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12
  conferring a presumption of conformity.

conferring a presumption of conformity.

| (b) | shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12;

Amendment 76

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 — paragraph 5 — point b a (new)

Article 37 — paragraph 5 — point b a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ba) | shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in Article 13. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ba)

(ba)

shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in Article 13.

shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in Article 13.

Amendment 77

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 38 — paragraph 2 a (new)

Article 38 — paragraph 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a.
     
  Where the national measure is considered to be justified and the non-compliance of the CE marked fertilising product is attributed to shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in point (ba) of Article 37(5), the Commission shall, without delay, adopt implementing acts amending or repealing the common specification concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.
     
  Where the national measure is considered to be justified and the non-compliance of the CE marked fertilising product is attributed to shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in point (ba) of Article 37(5), the Commission shall, without delay, adopt implementing acts amending or repealing the common specification concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3).

Amendment 78

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 39 — paragraph 1

Article 39 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1.   Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 37(1), a Member State finds that although a CE marked fertilising product is in compliance with this Regulation it presents
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures
  within a reasonable period
  to ensure that the fertilising product concerned, when
  placed
  on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market or to recall it. | 1.   Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 37(1), a Member State finds that although a CE marked fertilising product is in compliance with this Regulation it presents
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment
  or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation
  , it shall
  without delay
  require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures,
  within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authority and commensurate with the nature of the risk,
  to ensure that the fertilising product concerned, when
  made available
  on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market or to recall it. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.   Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 37(1), a Member State finds that although a CE marked fertilising product is in compliance with this Regulation it presents
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures
  within a reasonable period
  to ensure that the fertilising product concerned, when
  placed
  on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market or to recall it.

1.   Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 37(1), a Member State finds that although a CE marked fertilising product is in compliance with this Regulation it presents
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment
  or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation
  , it shall
  without delay
  require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures,
  within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authority and commensurate with the nature of the risk,
  to ensure that the fertilising product concerned, when
  made available
  on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market or to recall it.

Amendment 79

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 40 — paragraph 1 — point c

Article 40 — paragraph 1 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | the EU declaration of conformity
  does not accompany the CE marked fertilising product
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

the EU declaration of conformity
  does not accompany the CE marked fertilising product
  ;

does not accompany the CE marked fertilising product

| (c) | the EU declaration of conformity
  has not been drawn up
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the EU declaration of conformity
  has not been drawn up
  ;

has not been drawn up

Amendment 80

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 1

Article 42 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1.   The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products. | 1.   The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress
  , taking into account products and materials already authorised in Member States, and in particular in the fields of fertilising product production from animal by-products and waste recovery, and for the purpose of
  facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products: |
| (a) | which
  are likely
  to be subject of significant trade on the internal market, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.   The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products.

1.   The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress
  , taking into account products and materials already authorised in Member States, and in particular in the fields of fertilising product production from animal by-products and waste recovery, and for the purpose of
  facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products:

(a)

which
  are likely
  to be subject of significant trade on the internal market, and

are likely

| (a) | which
  have the potential
  to be subject of significant trade on the internal market, and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

which
  have the potential
  to be subject of significant trade on the internal market, and

have the potential

| (b) | for which there is scientific evidence that the they do not present
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, and that they are sufficiently effective. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

for which there is scientific evidence that the they do not present
  an unacceptable
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, and that they are sufficiently effective.

an unacceptable

| (b) | for which there is scientific evidence that the they do not present
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, and that they are sufficiently effective. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

for which there is scientific evidence that the they do not present
  a
  risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, and that they are sufficiently effective.

a

Amendment 81

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 1 a (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a.
     
  Without undue delay after ... [date of the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts, in accordance with paragraph 1, to amend the component material categories set out in Annex II to add in particular animal by-products for which the end-point has been determined, struvite, biochar and ash-based products to those component material categories, as well as to lay down the requirements for the inclusion of those products in those categories. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall specifically take into account technological progress in the recovery of nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.
     
  Without undue delay after ... [date of the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts, in accordance with paragraph 1, to amend the component material categories set out in Annex II to add in particular animal by-products for which the end-point has been determined, struvite, biochar and ash-based products to those component material categories, as well as to lay down the requirements for the inclusion of those products in those categories. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall specifically take into account technological progress in the recovery of nutrients.

Amendment 345

Amendment 345

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 1 b (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 1 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1b.
     
  The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to extend the date of entry into force of the 20 mg/kg limit referred to in Annex I, part II, PFC1(B), point 3, point (a), point 2 and Annex I, part II, PFC1(C)I, point 2, point (a), point 2, if, based on a thorough impact assessment, it has evidence to consider that the introduction of a stricter limit would seriously jeopardise the supply of fertilising products to the Union. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1b.
     
  The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to extend the date of entry into force of the 20 mg/kg limit referred to in Annex I, part II, PFC1(B), point 3, point (a), point 2 and Annex I, part II, PFC1(C)I, point 2, point (a), point 2, if, based on a thorough impact assessment, it has evidence to consider that the introduction of a stricter limit would seriously jeopardise the supply of fertilising products to the Union.

Amendment 82

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — introductory part

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2.   Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new micro-organisms to the component material category for such organisms
  pursuant to paragraph 1
  , it shall do so on the basis of the following data: | 2.   Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new
  strains of
  micro-organisms to the component material category for such organisms, it shall do so
  , after verifying that all concerned strains of the additional microorganism comply with the requirements in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article,
  on the basis of the following data: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.   Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new micro-organisms to the component material category for such organisms
  pursuant to paragraph 1
  , it shall do so on the basis of the following data:

2.   Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new
  strains of
  micro-organisms to the component material category for such organisms, it shall do so
  , after verifying that all concerned strains of the additional microorganism comply with the requirements in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article,
  on the basis of the following data:

Amendment 83

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point a

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point a

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | name of the micro-organism; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(a)

name of the micro-organism;

| (a) | name of the micro-organism
  at strain level
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

name of the micro-organism
  at strain level
  ;

at strain level

Amendment 84

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point c

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | historical data of
  safe production and use of the micro-organism |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

historical data of
  safe production and use of the micro-organism

historical data of

| (c) | scientific literature reporting about
  safe production and use of the micro-organism |
| --- | --- |

(c)

scientific literature reporting about
  safe production and use of the micro-organism

scientific literature reporting about

Amendment 85

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point d

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — point d

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | taxonomic relation to micro-organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety
  Agency
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(d)

taxonomic relation to micro-organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety
  Agency
  ;

Agency

| (d) | taxonomic relation to micro-organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety
  Authority, or reference of declared conformity to the relevant harmonised standards on safety of micro-organisms used which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or conformity with the requirements for the safety evaluation of micro-organisms as adopted by the Commission if such harmonised standards are not in place
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

taxonomic relation to micro-organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety
  Authority, or reference of declared conformity to the relevant harmonised standards on safety of micro-organisms used which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or conformity with the requirements for the safety evaluation of micro-organisms as adopted by the Commission if such harmonised standards are not in place
  ;

Authority, or reference of declared conformity to the relevant harmonised standards on safety of micro-organisms used which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or conformity with the requirements for the safety evaluation of micro-organisms as adopted by the Commission if such harmonised standards are not in place

Amendment 86

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | To reflect the rapid technological progress in that field, the Commission shall, by ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to define criteria for the evaluation of micro-organisms that may be used in plant nutrition products without being inscribed nominally in a positive list. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

To reflect the rapid technological progress in that field, the Commission shall, by ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to define criteria for the evaluation of micro-organisms that may be used in plant nutrition products without being inscribed nominally in a positive list.

To reflect the rapid technological progress in that field, the Commission shall, by ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to define criteria for the evaluation of micro-organisms that may be used in plant nutrition products without being inscribed nominally in a positive list.

Amendment 87

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 3 — subparagraph 1 a (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 3 — subparagraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | By ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex II in order to insert the end-points in the manufacturing chain that have been determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, with regard to the animal by-products listed in CMC 11 of Annex II. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

By ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex II in order to insert the end-points in the manufacturing chain that have been determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, with regard to the animal by-products listed in CMC 11 of Annex II.

By ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex II in order to insert the end-points in the manufacturing chain that have been determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, with regard to the animal by-products listed in CMC 11 of Annex II.

Amendment 88

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 3 a (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 3 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3a.
     
  When adopting delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall amend the component material category setting the requirement for polymers other than nutrient polymers in Annex II in order to reflect the latest scientific evidence and technological development, and by ... [three years after the date of application of this Regulation] shall define the criteria of the conversion of polymeric carbon to be converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) and a respective testing method for biodegradation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3a.
     
  When adopting delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall amend the component material category setting the requirement for polymers other than nutrient polymers in Annex II in order to reflect the latest scientific evidence and technological development, and by ... [three years after the date of application of this Regulation] shall define the criteria of the conversion of polymeric carbon to be converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) and a respective testing method for biodegradation.

Amendment 89

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 — paragraph 3 b (new)

Article 42 — paragraph 3 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3b.
     
  When adopting delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall amend the component material category setting the criteria for other industry by-products in Annex II in order to reflect the present product manufacturing practices, technological development and the latest scientific evidence, and by ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] shall define the criteria for industrial by-products for their inclusion to the component material category. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3b.
     
  When adopting delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall amend the component material category setting the criteria for other industry by-products in Annex II in order to reflect the present product manufacturing practices, technological development and the latest scientific evidence, and by ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] shall define the criteria for industrial by-products for their inclusion to the component material category.

Amendment 91

Amendment 91

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 43 — paragraph 3 a (new)

Article 43 — paragraph 3 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3a.
     
  Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3a.
     
  Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

Amendment 92

Amendment 92

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 44 — paragraph 1

Article 44 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them. | Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
  Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that their rules on penalties are enforced. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
  Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that their rules on penalties are enforced.

Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that their rules on penalties are enforced.

Amendment 93

Amendment 93

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 45 — paragraph 1 — point 1 a (new)

Article 45 — paragraph 1 — point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Article 5 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (1a) | in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:



  ‘For derived products falling under the scope of Article 32 that are already widely used in Member States for the production of fertilisers, the Commission shall determine such an end-point by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of the Fertilisers Regulation]’. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(1a)

(1a)

in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:

‘For derived products falling under the scope of Article 32 that are already widely used in Member States for the production of fertilisers, the Commission shall determine such an end-point by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of the Fertilisers Regulation]’.

‘For derived products falling under the scope of Article 32 that are already widely used in Member States for the production of fertilisers, the Commission shall determine such an end-point by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of the Fertilisers Regulation]’.

Amendment 94

Amendment 94

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Article 3 — point 34 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (3)
  "34. | ‘plant biostimulant’ means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of
  the product's
  nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(3)
  "34.

(3)

‘plant biostimulant’ means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of
  the product's
  nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant:

the product's

| “34. | ‘plant biostimulant’ means a product
  containing any substance or micro-organism
  stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of
  its
  nutrient content
  , or any combination of such substances and/or micro-organisms,
  with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant
  or the plant rhizosphere
  : |
| --- | --- |

“34.

‘plant biostimulant’ means a product
  containing any substance or micro-organism
  stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of
  its
  nutrient content
  , or any combination of such substances and/or micro-organisms,
  with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant
  or the plant rhizosphere
  :

containing any substance or micro-organism

its

, or any combination of such substances and/or micro-organisms,

or the plant rhizosphere

Amendment 95

Amendment 95

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Article 3 — point 34 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | crop quality
  traits
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

crop quality
  traits
  .

traits

| (c) | crop quality. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

crop quality.

Amendment 96

Amendment 96

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Article 3 — point 34 — point c a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ca) | availability of confined nutrients in soil or rhizosphere; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ca)

(ca)

availability of confined nutrients in soil or rhizosphere;

availability of confined nutrients in soil or rhizosphere;

Amendment 97

Amendment 97

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Article 3 — point 34 — point c b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cb) | degradation of organic compounds in the soil; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cb)

(cb)

degradation of organic compounds in the soil;

degradation of organic compounds in the soil;

Amendment 98

Amendment 98

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Article 46 — paragraph 1 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Article 3 — point 34 — point c c (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cc) | humification; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cc)

(cc)

humification;

humification;

Amendment 99

Amendment 99

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 — title

Article 48 — title

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Transitional provisions | Transitional provisions
  , reporting and review |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions
  , reporting and review

, reporting and review

Amendment 100

Amendment 100

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 — paragraph 1

Article 48 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market as fertilisers designated ‘EC fertiliser’ in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 before [
  Publications office, please insert
  the date of application of this Regulation]. However, Chapter 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such products. | Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market as fertilisers designated ‘EC fertiliser’ in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 before ... [
  twelve months after
  the date of application of this Regulation]. However, Chapter 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such products. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market as fertilisers designated ‘EC fertiliser’ in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 before [
  Publications office, please insert
  the date of application of this Regulation]. However, Chapter 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such products.

Publications office, please insert

Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market as fertilisers designated ‘EC fertiliser’ in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 before ... [
  twelve months after
  the date of application of this Regulation]. However, Chapter 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such products.

twelve months after

Amendment 101

Amendment 101

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 — paragraph 1 a (new)

Article 48 — paragraph 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a.
     
  Member States which have already implemented a lower limit for cadmium (Cd) content in organo-mineral fertilisers and inorganic fertilisers, set out in PFC 1 (B)(3)(a) and PFC 1 (C)(I)(2)(a) of Part II of Annex I may maintain that stricter limit until the limit established according to this Regulation is equal or lower. Member States shall notify such existing national measures to the Commission by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.
     
  Member States which have already implemented a lower limit for cadmium (Cd) content in organo-mineral fertilisers and inorganic fertilisers, set out in PFC 1 (B)(3)(a) and PFC 1 (C)(I)(2)(a) of Part II of Annex I may maintain that stricter limit until the limit established according to this Regulation is equal or lower. Member States shall notify such existing national measures to the Commission by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

Amendment 102

Amendment 102

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 — paragraph 1 b (new)

Article 48 — paragraph 1 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1b.
     
  By ... [42 months after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report assessing the application of this Regulation and its overall impact as to the attainment of its objectives, including the impact on SMEs. That report shall in particular include: |
| | (a) | an assessment of the functioning of the internal market for fertilising products, including the conformity assessment and market surveillance effectiveness, an analysis of the effects of partial harmonization on production, use patterns and trade flows of CE marked fertilising products and fertilising products placed on the market under national rules; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1b.
     
  By ... [42 months after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report assessing the application of this Regulation and its overall impact as to the attainment of its objectives, including the impact on SMEs. That report shall in particular include:

(a)

(a)

an assessment of the functioning of the internal market for fertilising products, including the conformity assessment and market surveillance effectiveness, an analysis of the effects of partial harmonization on production, use patterns and trade flows of CE marked fertilising products and fertilising products placed on the market under national rules;

an assessment of the functioning of the internal market for fertilising products, including the conformity assessment and market surveillance effectiveness, an analysis of the effects of partial harmonization on production, use patterns and trade flows of CE marked fertilising products and fertilising products placed on the market under national rules;

| (b) | an assessment of application of restrictions on levels of contaminants as laid out in Annex I of this Regulation, any new relevant scientific information as regards the toxicity and carcinogenicity of contaminants if it becomes available, including the risks from uranium contamination in fertilising products; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

an assessment of application of restrictions on levels of contaminants as laid out in Annex I of this Regulation, any new relevant scientific information as regards the toxicity and carcinogenicity of contaminants if it becomes available, including the risks from uranium contamination in fertilising products;

an assessment of application of restrictions on levels of contaminants as laid out in Annex I of this Regulation, any new relevant scientific information as regards the toxicity and carcinogenicity of contaminants if it becomes available, including the risks from uranium contamination in fertilising products;

| (c) | an assessment of the developments in decadmiation technologies and their impact, scale and costs across the value chain, as well as related cadmium waste management; and |
| --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

an assessment of the developments in decadmiation technologies and their impact, scale and costs across the value chain, as well as related cadmium waste management; and

an assessment of the developments in decadmiation technologies and their impact, scale and costs across the value chain, as well as related cadmium waste management; and

| (d) | an assessment of the impacts on trade in raw material sourcing, including the availability of phosphate rock. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

an assessment of the impacts on trade in raw material sourcing, including the availability of phosphate rock.

an assessment of the impacts on trade in raw material sourcing, including the availability of phosphate rock.

The report shall take due account of technological progress and innovation as well as standardisation processes affecting production and use of fertilising products. It shall be accompanied, if necessary, by a legislative proposal by ... [five years after the date of application of this Regulation].

The report shall take due account of technological progress and innovation as well as standardisation processes affecting production and use of fertilising products. It shall be accompanied, if necessary, by a legislative proposal by ... [five years after the date of application of this Regulation].

By ...[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall submit an evaluation of the scientific data to set the agronomic and environmental criteria to define end-of-livestock-manure criteria in order to qualify the performance of products that contain or consist of processed livestock manure.

By ...[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall submit an evaluation of the scientific data to set the agronomic and environmental criteria to define end-of-livestock-manure criteria in order to qualify the performance of products that contain or consist of processed livestock manure.

Amendment 103

Amendment 103

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 — paragraph 1 c (new)

Article 48 — paragraph 1 c (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1c.
     
  By ... [five years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out a review of the conformity assessment procedure of micro-organisms. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1c.
     
  By ... [five years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out a review of the conformity assessment procedure of micro-organisms.

Amendment 104

Amendment 104

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Article 49 — paragraph 2

Article 49 — paragraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| It shall apply from
  1 January 2018
  . | It shall apply from ...
  [two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], with the exception of Articles 19 to 35, which shall apply from ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and Articles 13, 41, 42, 43 and 45, which shall apply from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

It shall apply from
  1 January 2018
  .

1 January 2018

It shall apply from ...
  [two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], with the exception of Articles 19 to 35, which shall apply from ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and Articles 13, 41, 42, 43 and 45, which shall apply from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]
  .

[two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], with the exception of Articles 19 to 35, which shall apply from ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and Articles 13, 41, 42, 43 and 45, which shall apply from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]

Amendment 105

Amendment 105

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part I — point 1 — point C a (new)

Annex I — part I — point 1 — point C a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | Ca. | Low carbon fertiliser |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Ca.

Ca.

Low carbon fertiliser

Amendment 106

Amendment 106

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part I — point 5 — point A — point I a (new)

Annex I — part I — point 5 — point A — point I a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | Ia. | Denitrification inhibitor |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Ia.

Ia.

Denitrification inhibitor

Amendment 107

Amendment 107

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — point 4

Annex I — part II — point 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | Where the CE marked fertilising product contains a substance for which maximum residue limits for food and feed have been established in accordance with |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.

4.

Where the CE marked fertilising product contains a substance for which maximum residue limits for food and feed have been established in accordance with

deleted

deleted

| (a) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93

   (32)

  , |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93

   (32)

  ,

Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93

32

,

| (b) | Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (33)

  , |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (33)

  ,

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council

33

,

| (c) | Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (34)

  or |
| --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (34)

  or

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

34

or

| (d) | Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (35)

  , |
| --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

   (35)

  ,

Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

35

,

the use of the CE marked fertilising product as specified in the use instructions must not lead to the exceedance of those limits in food or feed.

the use of the CE marked fertilising product as specified in the use instructions must not lead to the exceedance of those limits in food or feed.

Amendment 108

Amendment 108

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — point 4 a (new)

Annex I — part II — point 4 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 4a. | Ingredients submitted for approval or re-approval under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 but not included in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 shall not be used in fertilising products when non-inclusion is justified by paragraph 4 of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4a.

4a.

Ingredients submitted for approval or re-approval under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 but not included in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 shall not be used in fertilising products when non-inclusion is justified by paragraph 4 of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Amendment 109

Amendment 109

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An organic fertiliser shall contain |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An organic fertiliser shall contain

| 1. | An organic fertiliser shall contain |
| --- | --- |

1.

An organic fertiliser shall contain

| — | carbon
  (C)
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

carbon
  (C)
  and

(C)

| — | organic
  carbon
  (Corg)
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

organic
  carbon
  (Corg)
  and

organic

(Corg)

| — | nutrients |
| --- | --- |

—

nutrients

| — | nutrients |
| --- | --- |

—

nutrients

of solely biological origin, excluding
  material
  which
  is
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

material

is

of solely biological origin,
  such as peat, including leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from those materials, but
  excluding
  other materials
  which
  are
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

such as peat, including leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from those materials, but

other materials

are

Amendment 110

Amendment 110

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 2 — indent 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Cadmium (Cd)
  1,5
  mg/kg dry matter, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Cadmium (Cd)
  1,5
  mg/kg dry matter,

1,5

| — | Cadmium (Cd)
  1,0
  mg/kg dry matter, |
| --- | --- |

—

Cadmium (Cd)
  1,0
  mg/kg dry matter,

1,0

Amendment 112

Amendment 112

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 2 — indent 6

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 2 — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Biuret (C2H5N3O2)
  12 g/kg dry matter
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Biuret (C2H5N3O2)
  12 g/kg dry matter
  .

2

5

3

2

12 g/kg dry matter

| — | Biuret (C2H5N3O2)
  under detection limit
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

Biuret (C2H5N3O2)
  under detection limit
  .

2

5

2

under detection limit

Amendment 113

Amendment 113

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A) — point 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| 3. | Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment

Amendment

| 3. | Pathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:













  Micro-organism to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | n | c | m | M |
| Salmonella spp | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25ml |
| Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1ml |

3.

Pathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Micro-organism to be tested

Micro-organism to be tested

Sampling plans

Sampling plans

Limit

Limit

n

n

c

c

m

m

M

M

Salmonella spp

Salmonella spp

5

5

0

0

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

5

5

5

5

0

0

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

where n = number of samples to be tested

where n = number of samples to be tested

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the organic fertiliser.

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the organic fertiliser.

Amendment 114

Amendment 114

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(I) — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(I) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

2

Amendment 115

Amendment 115

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(I) — point 2 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(I) — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:



  2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and




  6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:

2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and

2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

2

6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients.

6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients.

Amendment 116

Amendment 116

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

2

Amendment 117

Amendment 117

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared
  primary
  nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |
| --- | --- |

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared
  primary
  nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

primary

Amendment 118

Amendment 118

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 2 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

2 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),

2 %

| — | 1 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),
  and/or |
| --- | --- |

—

1 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),
  and/or

1 %

and/or

Amendment 119

Amendment 119

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

1 %

2

5

| — | 2 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or |
| --- | --- |

—

2 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

2 %

2

5

Amendment 120

Amendment 120

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 2 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

2 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).

2 %

2

| — | 1 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O)
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

1 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O)
  and

1 %

2

and

Amendment 121

Amendment 121

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 3 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 — indent 3 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | — | 6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients.

6,5  % by mass of total sum of nutrients.

Amendment 122

Amendment 122

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(A)(II) — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:



  2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and




  5 % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:

2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and

2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

2

5 % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.

5 % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.

Amendment 123

Amendment 123

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An organo-mineral fertiliser shall be a co-formulation of |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An organo-mineral fertiliser shall be a co-formulation of

| 1. | An organo-mineral fertiliser shall be a co-formulation of |
| --- | --- |

1.

An organo-mineral fertiliser shall be a co-formulation of

| — | one or more
  inorganic
  fertilisers, as specified in PFC 1(C) below, and |
| --- | --- |

—

one or more
  inorganic
  fertilisers, as specified in PFC 1(C) below, and

inorganic

| — | one or more
  mineral
  fertilisers, as specified in PFC 1(C) below, and |
| --- | --- |

—

one or more
  mineral
  fertilisers, as specified in PFC 1(C) below, and

mineral

| — | a material
  containing organic carbon
  (C)
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

a material
  containing organic carbon
  (C)
  and

a material

(C)

| — | one or more materials
  containing organic carbon
  (Corg)
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

one or more materials
  containing organic carbon
  (Corg)
  and

one or more materials

(Corg)

| — | nutrients of solely biological origin, excluding
  material
  which
  is
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations. |
| --- | --- |

—

nutrients of solely biological origin, excluding
  material
  which
  is
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

material

is

| — | nutrients of solely biological origin,
  such as peat, including leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from those materials, but
  excluding
  other materials
  which
  are
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations. |
| --- | --- |

—

nutrients of solely biological origin,
  such as peat, including leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from those materials, but
  excluding
  other materials
  which
  are
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

such as peat, including leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from those materials, but

other materials

are

Amendment 343

Amendment 343

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC1(B) — point 3 — point a — point 2 — indents 2 and 3

Annex I — part II — PFC1(B) — point 3 — point a — point 2 — indents 2 and 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and

three

2

5

| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  six
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  six
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and

six

2

5

| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  twelve
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  twelve
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

twelve

2

5

| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  sixteen
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  sixteen
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

sixteen

2

5

Amendment 126

Amendment 126

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B) — point 4

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B) — point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| 4. | Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment

Amendment

| 4. | Pathogens must not be present in the organo-mineral fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:













  Micro-organism to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | n | c | m | M |
| Salmonella spp | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25ml |
| Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1ml |

4.

Pathogens must not be present in the organo-mineral fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Micro-organism to be tested

Micro-organism to be tested

Sampling plans

Sampling plans

Limit

Limit

n

n

c

c

m

m

M

M

Salmonella spp

Salmonella spp

5

5

0

0

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

5

5

5

5

0

0

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

where n = number of samples to be tested

where n = number of samples to be tested

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the organo-mineral fertiliser.

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the organo-mineral fertiliser.

Amendment 127

Amendment 127

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 2 %
  by mass of
  total
  phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

2 %
  by mass of
  total
  phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

2 %

total

| — | 1 %
  by mass of Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , or |
| --- | --- |

—

1 %
  by mass of Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , or

1 %

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 128

Amendment 128

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 2 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:



  2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 1 % by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic nitrogen (N), or2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and




  6,5  % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below:

2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 1 % by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic nitrogen (N), or2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and

2,5  % by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 1 % by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic nitrogen (N), or2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

2

6,5  % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.

6,5  % by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.

Amendment 129

Amendment 129

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 4

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(I) — point 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | In the CE marked fertilising product, each unit shall contain
  the
  organic
  matter and
  the nutrients in their declared content. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.

In the CE marked fertilising product, each unit shall contain
  the
  organic
  matter and
  the nutrients in their declared content.

the

matter and

| 4. | In the CE marked fertilising product, each unit shall contain organic
  carbon and all
  the nutrients in their declared content.
  A unit refers to one of the component pieces of product such as granules, pellets, etc. |
| --- | --- |

4.

In the CE marked fertilising product, each unit shall contain organic
  carbon and all
  the nutrients in their declared content.
  A unit refers to one of the component pieces of product such as granules, pellets, etc.

carbon and all

A unit refers to one of the component pieces of product such as granules, pellets, etc.

Amendment 130

Amendment 130

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(II) — point 2 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(II) — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | Where the product contains more than one nutrient, the following minimum quantities shall be present:







  — | 1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

Where the product contains more than one nutrient, the following minimum quantities shall be present:

—

1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or

1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), or

| — | 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or |
| --- | --- |

—

1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

| — | 1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), |
| --- | --- |

—

1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),

1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2

and where the sum of the nutrients is minimum 4 %.

and where the sum of the nutrients is minimum 4 %.

Amendment 131

Amendment 131

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(II) — point 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(B)(II) — point 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least
  3 %
  by mass. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.

Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least
  3 %
  by mass.

3 %

| 3. | Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least
  1 %
  by mass. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least
  1 %
  by mass.

1 %

Amendment 132

Amendment 132

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An inorganic
  fertiliser shall be a fertiliser
  other than an organic or organo-mineral fertiliser
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An inorganic
  fertiliser shall be a fertiliser
  other than an organic or organo-mineral fertiliser
  .

An inorganic

other than an organic or organo-mineral fertiliser

| 1. | A mineral
  fertiliser shall be a fertiliser
  containing nutrients in a mineral form, or processed into a mineral form from animal or plant origin. Organic carbon (Corg) in the CE marked fertilising product shall not exceed 1 % by mass. That excludes carbon which comes from coatings complying with the requirements of CMC 9 and 10 and agronomic additives complying with the requirements of PFC 5 and CMC 8. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A mineral
  fertiliser shall be a fertiliser
  containing nutrients in a mineral form, or processed into a mineral form from animal or plant origin. Organic carbon (Corg) in the CE marked fertilising product shall not exceed 1 % by mass. That excludes carbon which comes from coatings complying with the requirements of CMC 9 and 10 and agronomic additives complying with the requirements of PFC 5 and CMC 8.

A mineral

containing nutrients in a mineral form, or processed into a mineral form from animal or plant origin. Organic carbon (Corg) in the CE marked fertilising product shall not exceed 1 % by mass. That excludes carbon which comes from coatings complying with the requirements of CMC 9 and 10 and agronomic additives complying with the requirements of PFC 5 and CMC 8.

Amendment 133

Amendment 133

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | Phosphorus fertilisers have to fulfil at least one of the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertiliser:







  — | Water solubility: minimum level 40 % of total P, or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

Phosphorus fertilisers have to fulfil at least one of the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertiliser:

—

Water solubility: minimum level 40 % of total P, or

Water solubility: minimum level 40 % of total P, or

| — | Solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 75 % of total P, or |
| --- | --- |

—

Solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 75 % of total P, or

Solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 75 % of total P, or

| — | Solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55 % of total P. |
| --- | --- |

—

Solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55 % of total P.

Solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55 % of total P.

Amendment 134

Amendment 134

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1 b (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) — point 1 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1b. | The total declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from methylene-urea, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable phosphorus content is given by the phosphatic P form. New forms can be added after a scientific examination in accordance with Article 42(1). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1b.

1b.

The total declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from methylene-urea, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable phosphorus content is given by the phosphatic P form. New forms can be added after a scientific examination in accordance with Article 42(1).

Amendment 135

Amendment 135

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1 (C)(I) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1 (C)(I) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na).

inorganic

| 1. | An
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients:








  (a) | Primary:
  nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P),
  and
  potassium (K); |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

An
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients:

mineral

(a)

(a)

Primary:
  nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P),
  and
  potassium (K);

Primary:

and

| (b) | Secondary:
  magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

Secondary:
  magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na).

Secondary:

Amendment 344

Amendment 344

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 2 — point a — point 2 — indents 2 and 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 2 — point a — point 2 — indents 2 and 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and

three

2

5

| — | As of [
  six
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [
  six
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and

six

2

5

| — | As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  twelve
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring
  twelve
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

twelve

2

5

| — | As of [
  sixteen
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |
| --- | --- |

—

As of [
  sixteen
  years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

sixteen

2

5

Amendment 139

Amendment 139

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A straight solid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A straight solid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrient.

inorganic

| 1. | A straight solid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of:








  (a) | not more than one
  primary
  nutrient
  (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)), or |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

A straight solid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of:

mineral

(a)

(a)

not more than one
  primary
  nutrient
  (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)), or

primary

(nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)), or

Amendment 140

Amendment 140

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1 — point b (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1 — point b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (b) | not more than one secondary nutrient (Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) and sodium (Na)). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

(b)

not more than one secondary nutrient (Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) and sodium (Na)).

not more than one secondary nutrient (Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) and sodium (Na)).

Amendment 141

Amendment 141

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | A straight solid mineral macronutrient fertiliser with a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient, can contain one or more secondary nutrients. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

A straight solid mineral macronutrient fertiliser with a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient, can contain one or more secondary nutrients.

Amendment 142

Amendment 142

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  one of the following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  one of the following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:

one of the following

| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated: |
| --- | --- |

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 143

Amendment 143

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 12 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

12 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

2

5

| — | 12 % by mass of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , |
| --- | --- |

—

12 % by mass of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ,

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 144

Amendment 144

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — indent 7

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) — point 2 — indent 7

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).

1 %

2

| — | 3 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O), |
| --- | --- |

—

3 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O),

3 %

2

Amendment 145

Amendment 145

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A compound solid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A compound solid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one nutrient.

inorganic

| 1. | A compound solid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one
  primary and/or secondary
  nutrient. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A compound solid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one
  primary and/or secondary
  nutrient.

mineral

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 146

Amendment 146

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

following

| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |
| --- | --- |

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 147

Amendment 147

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 3 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

3 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

3 %

2

5

| — | 5 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , |
| --- | --- |

—

5 %
  by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ,

5 %

2

5

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 148

Amendment 148

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 3 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

3 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),

3 %

2

| — | 5 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), |
| --- | --- |

—

5 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),

5 %

2

Amendment 149

Amendment 149

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 4

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),

1,5  %

| — | 2 %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO), |
| --- | --- |

—

2 %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),

2 %

Amendment 150

Amendment 150

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 5

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 5

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),

1,5  %

| — | 2 %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO), |
| --- | --- |

—

2 %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),

2 %

Amendment 151

Amendment 151

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 6

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),
  or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),
  or

1,5  %

3

or

| — | 5 %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), |
| --- | --- |

—

5 %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),

5 %

3

Amendment 152

Amendment 152

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 7

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(ii) — point 2 — indent 7

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).

1 %

2

| — | 3 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O). |
| --- | --- |

—

3 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).

3 %

2

Amendment 153

Amendment 153

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i-ii)(A) — point 5 — indent 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i-ii)(A) — point 5 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV,

| — | following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV,
  for testing before placing on the market, |
| --- | --- |

—

following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV,
  for testing before placing on the market,

for testing before placing on the market,

Amendment 154

Amendment 154

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A straight liquid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A straight liquid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrient.

inorganic

| 1. | A straight liquid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of:








  (a) | not more than one
  primary
  nutrient, |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

A straight liquid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of:

mineral

(a)

(a)

not more than one
  primary
  nutrient,

primary

Amendment 155

Amendment 155

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1 — point b (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1 — point b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (b) | not more than one secondary nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

(b)

not more than one secondary nutrient.

not more than one secondary nutrient.

Amendment 156

Amendment 156

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | A straight liquid mineral macronutrient fertiliser with a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient, can contain one or more secondary nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

A straight liquid mineral macronutrient fertiliser with a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient, can contain one or more secondary nutrient.

Amendment 157

Amendment 157

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  one of the following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  one of the following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:

one of the following

| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated: |
| --- | --- |

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 158

Amendment 158

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 5 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

5 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

2

5

| — | 5 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , |
| --- | --- |

—

5 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ,

2

5

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 159

Amendment 159

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 6

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 5 % by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),
  or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

5 % by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),
  or

3

or

| — | 5 % by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), |
| --- | --- |

—

5 % by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3),

3

Amendment 160

Amendment 160

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 7

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) — point 2 — indent 7

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).

1 %

2

| — | from 0,5  % to 5 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O). |
| --- | --- |

—

from 0,5  % to 5 %
  by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).

from 0,5  % to 5 %

2

Amendment 161

Amendment 161

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A compound liquid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one nutrient. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A compound liquid
  inorganic
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one nutrient.

inorganic

| 1. | A compound liquid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one
  primary and/or secondary
  nutrient. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A compound liquid
  mineral
  macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one
  primary and/or secondary
  nutrient.

mineral

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 162

Amendment 162

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  following
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

following

| 2. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated: |
| --- | --- |

2.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the
  primary and/or secondary
  declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:

primary and/or secondary

Amendment 163

Amendment 163

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),

1,5  %

| — | 3 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),
  or |
| --- | --- |

—

3 %
  by mass of total nitrogen (N),
  or

3 %

or

Amendment 164

Amendment 164

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),

2

5

| — | 1,5  % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  , |
| --- | --- |

—

1,5  % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ,

2

5

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 165

Amendment 165

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),

1,5  %

2

| — | 3 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
  or |
| --- | --- |

—

3 %
  by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
  or

3 %

2

or

Amendment 166

Amendment 166

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 4

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 0,75  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

0,75  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),

0,75  %

| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
  or |
| --- | --- |

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
  or

1,5  %

or

Amendment 167

Amendment 167

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 5

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 5

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 0,75  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

0,75  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),

0,75  %

| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
  or |
| --- | --- |

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
  or

1,5  %

or

Amendment 168

Amendment 168

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 6

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) — point 2 — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | 0,75  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

0,75  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or

0,75  %

3

| — | 1,5  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or |
| --- | --- |

—

1,5  %
  by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or

1,5  %

3

Amendment 169

Amendment 169

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(II) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C)(II) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An inorganic micronutrient fertiliser shall be an inorganic fertiliser other than a macronutrient fertiliser aimed at providing one or more of the following nutrients: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) or zinc (Zn). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An inorganic micronutrient fertiliser shall be an inorganic fertiliser other than a macronutrient fertiliser aimed at providing one or more of the following nutrients: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) or zinc (Zn).

| 1. | An inorganic micronutrient fertiliser shall be an inorganic fertiliser other than a macronutrient fertiliser aimed at providing one or more of the following nutrients: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo)
  , selenium (Se), silicon (Si)
  or zinc (Zn). |
| --- | --- |

1.

An inorganic micronutrient fertiliser shall be an inorganic fertiliser other than a macronutrient fertiliser aimed at providing one or more of the following nutrients: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo)
  , selenium (Se), silicon (Si)
  or zinc (Zn).

, selenium (Se), silicon (Si)

Amendment 170

Amendment 170

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 1(C) a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | PFC 1(C)a: LOW CARBON FERTILISER |
| | 1. | A CE marked fertilising product shall be termed low carbon fertilizer if it contains more than 1 % organic carbon (Corg) and up to 15 % organic carbon (Corg). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

PFC 1(C)a: LOW CARBON FERTILISER

PFC 1(C)a: LOW CARBON FERTILISER

1.

1.

A CE marked fertilising product shall be termed low carbon fertilizer if it contains more than 1 % organic carbon (Corg

org

| 2. | Carbon present in calcium cyanamide and in urea and its condensation and association products will not be included in organic carbon for the purpose of that definition. |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

Carbon present in calcium cyanamide and in urea and its condensation and association products will not be included in organic carbon for the purpose of that definition.

| 3. | The specifications of solid/liquid, straight/compound, macronutrient/micronutrient fertilisers of PFC1(C) will apply for the purpose of this category. |
| --- | --- |

3.

3.

The specifications of solid/liquid, straight/compound, macronutrient/micronutrient fertilisers of PFC1(C) will apply for the purpose of this category.

| 4. | Products sold under PFC 1(C)a shall comply with contaminant levels as specified in Annex I defined for organic or organo-mineral fertilisers in any case where PFC 1(C) does not contain any limit values for those contaminants. |
| --- | --- |

4.

4.

Products sold under PFC 1(C)a shall comply with contaminant levels as specified in Annex I defined for organic or organo-mineral fertilisers in any case where PFC 1(C) does not contain any limit values for those contaminants.

Amendment 171

Amendment 171

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 2 — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 2 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A liming material shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at correcting soil acidity, and containing oxides, hydroxides, carbonates
  or
  silicates of the nutrients calcium (Ca) or magnesium (Mg). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A liming material shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at correcting soil acidity, and containing oxides, hydroxides, carbonates
  or
  silicates of the nutrients calcium (Ca) or magnesium (Mg).

or

| 1. | A liming material shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at correcting soil acidity, and containing oxides, hydroxides, carbonates
  or/and
  silicates of the nutrients calcium (Ca) or magnesium (Mg). |
| --- | --- |

1.

A liming material shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at correcting soil acidity, and containing oxides, hydroxides, carbonates
  or/and
  silicates of the nutrients calcium (Ca) or magnesium (Mg).

or/and

Amendment 398

Amendment 398

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 2 — point 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 2 — point 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | The following parameters determined on dry matter shall be met: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.

The following parameters determined on dry matter shall be met:

| 3. | The following parameters determined on dry matter shall be met: |
| --- | --- |

3.

The following parameters determined on dry matter shall be met:

| — | Minimum neutralising value: 15 (equivalent CaO) or 9 (equivalent HO-), and |
| --- | --- |

—

Minimum neutralising value: 15 (equivalent CaO) or 9 (equivalent HO-), and

| — | Minimum neutralising value: 15 (equivalent CaO) or 9 (equivalent HO-), and |
| --- | --- |

—

Minimum neutralising value: 15 (equivalent CaO) or 9 (equivalent HO-), and

| — | Minimum reactivity: 10 % or 50 % after 6 months (incubation test). |
| --- | --- |

—

Minimum reactivity: 10 % or 50 % after 6 months (incubation test).

| — | Minimum reactivity: 10 % or 50 % after 6 months (incubation test)
  , and |
| --- | --- |

—

Minimum reactivity: 10 % or 50 % after 6 months (incubation test)
  , and

, and

| — | Minimum grain size: 70 % < 1 mm, except for burnt limes, granulated liming material and chalk (=70 % of the grain size shall pass through a 1 mm sieve) |
| --- | --- |

—

Minimum grain size: 70 % < 1 mm, except for burnt limes, granulated liming material and chalk (=70 % of the grain size shall pass through a 1 mm sieve)

Minimum grain size: 70 % < 1 mm, except for burnt limes, granulated liming material and chalk (=70 % of the grain size shall pass through a 1 mm sieve)

Amendment 175

Amendment 175

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3 — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 3 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| A soil improver shall be a 
  CE marked fertilising product aimed at being
  added to
  the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improving or protecting the
  physical
  or chemical properties, the structure or the
  biological
  activity of soil
  . | A soil improver shall be a 
  material, including mulch,
  added to
  soil in situ primarily to maintain or improve its
  physical
  properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or
  biological
  properties or activity
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

A soil improver shall be a 
  CE marked fertilising product aimed at being
  added to
  the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improving or protecting the
  physical
  or chemical properties, the structure or the
  biological
  activity of soil
  .

CE marked fertilising product aimed at being

the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improving or protecting the

or chemical properties, the structure or the

activity of soil

A soil improver shall be a 
  material, including mulch,
  added to
  soil in situ primarily to maintain or improve its
  physical
  properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or
  biological
  properties or activity
  .

material, including mulch,

soil in situ primarily to maintain or improve its

properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or

properties or activity

Amendment 176

Amendment 176

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3 — point 1 a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 3 — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | The CE marked fertilising product shall contain 15 % or more material of biological origin. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

The CE marked fertilising product shall contain 15 % or more material of biological origin.

Amendment 177

Amendment 177

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, excluding
  material
  which
  is
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, excluding
  material
  which
  is
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

material

is

| 1. | An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin,
  including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but
  excluding
  other materials
  which
  are
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations. |
| --- | --- |

1.

An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin,
  including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but
  excluding
  other materials
  which
  are
  fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but

other materials

are

Amendment 179

Amendment 179

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 2 — indent 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Hexavalent chromium (Cr VI)
  2
  mg/kg dry matter, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Hexavalent chromium (Cr VI)
  2
  mg/kg dry matter,

2

| — | Hexavalent chromium (Cr VI)
  1
  mg/kg dry matter, |
| --- | --- |

—

Hexavalent chromium (Cr VI)
  1
  mg/kg dry matter,

1

Amendment 181

Amendment 181

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 3 — point a

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(A) — point 3 — point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| (a) | Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment

Amendment

| (a) | Pathogens must not be present in the organic soil improver in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:













  Micro-organism to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | n | c | m | M |
| Salmonella spp | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25ml |
| Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1ml |

(a)

Pathogens must not be present in the organic soil improver in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Pathogens must not be present in the organic soil improver in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Micro-organism to be tested

Micro-organism to be tested

Sampling plans

Sampling plans

Limit

Limit

n

n

c

c

m

m

M

M

Salmonella spp

Salmonella spp

5

5

0

0

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

5

5

5

5

0

0

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

where n = number of samples to be tested

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the organic soil improver.

Amendment 182

Amendment 182

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(B) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 3(B) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver.

| 1. | An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver
  , and shall include mulch films. A biodegradable mulch film shall be a biodegradable polymer film complying in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10 in Annex II and intended to be placed on the soil in situ to protect its structure, suppress weed growth, reduce soil moisture loss, or prevent erosion. |
| --- | --- |

1.

An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver
  , and shall include mulch films. A biodegradable mulch film shall be a biodegradable polymer film complying in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10 in Annex II and intended to be placed on the soil in situ to protect its structure, suppress weed growth, reduce soil moisture loss, or prevent erosion.

, and shall include mulch films. A biodegradable mulch film shall be a biodegradable polymer film complying in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10 in Annex II and intended to be placed on the soil in situ to protect its structure, suppress weed growth, reduce soil moisture loss, or prevent erosion.

Amendment 184

Amendment 184

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 4 — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 4 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A growing medium shall be a material other than soil
  intended for use as a substrate for root development
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A growing medium shall be a material other than soil
  intended for use as a substrate for root development
  .

intended for use as a substrate for root development

| 1. | A growing medium shall be a material other than soil
  in situ in which plants and mushrooms are grown
  . |
| --- | --- |

1.

A growing medium shall be a material other than soil
  in situ in which plants and mushrooms are grown
  .

in situ in which plants and mushrooms are grown

Amendment 187

Amendment 187

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 4 — point 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 4 — point 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| 3. | Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment

Amendment

| 3. | Pathogens must not be present in the growing medium in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:













  Micro-organism to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | n | c | m | M |
| Salmonella spp | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25ml |
| Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1ml |

3.

Pathogens must not be present in the growing medium in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Micro-organism to be tested

Micro-organism to be tested

Sampling plans

Sampling plans

Limit

Limit

n

n

c

c

m

m

M

M

Salmonella spp

Salmonella spp

5

5

0

0

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Absence in 25 g or 25ml

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae

5

5

5

5

0

0

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

1 000 in 1 g or 1ml

where n = number of samples to be tested

where n = number of samples to be tested

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the growing medium.

Parasites Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. in all stages of their development must not be present in 100 g or 100ml of the growing medium.

Amendment 188

Amendment 188

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 5 — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 5 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| An agronomic additive shall be a CE marked fertilising product intended to be added to a product
  providing plants with nutrient,
  with the intention to improve that
  product's
  nutrient
  release patterns
  . | An agronomic additive shall be a CE marked fertilising product, intended to be added to a product
  , which has a proven effect on the transformation or plant-availability of different forms of mineral or mineralized nutrients, or both, or which is to be added to the soil
  with the intention to improve that
  nutrient uptake by plants or to reduce
  nutrient
  losses
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

An agronomic additive shall be a CE marked fertilising product intended to be added to a product
  providing plants with nutrient,
  with the intention to improve that
  product's
  nutrient
  release patterns
  .

providing plants with nutrient,

product's

release patterns

An agronomic additive shall be a CE marked fertilising product, intended to be added to a product
  , which has a proven effect on the transformation or plant-availability of different forms of mineral or mineralized nutrients, or both, or which is to be added to the soil
  with the intention to improve that
  nutrient uptake by plants or to reduce
  nutrient
  losses
  .

, which has a proven effect on the transformation or plant-availability of different forms of mineral or mineralized nutrients, or both, or which is to be added to the soil

nutrient uptake by plants or to reduce

losses

Amendment 193

Amendment 193

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 5(A)(I a) (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 5(A)(I a) (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | PFC 5(A)(Ia): Denitrification inhibitor |
| | 1. | A denitrification inhibitor shall be an inhibitor that reduces the formation of nitrous oxide (N2O) by slowing down or blocking the conversion of nitrate (NO3-) to dinitrogen (N2) without influencing the nitrification process as described in PFC 5(A)(I). It shall contribute to increase the availability of nitrate to the plant and to reduce N2O emissions. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

PFC 5(A)(Ia): Denitrification inhibitor

PFC 5(A)(Ia): Denitrification inhibitor

1.

1.

A denitrification inhibitor shall be an inhibitor that reduces the formation of nitrous oxide (N2

3

2

2

| 2. | The effectiveness of this method can be assessed by measuring nitrous oxide emissions in gas samples collected in a suitable measuring device and measuring the amount of N2O of that sample in a gas chromatograph. The assessment shall also record the water content of the soil. |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

The effectiveness of this method can be assessed by measuring nitrous oxide emissions in gas samples collected in a suitable measuring device and measuring the amount of N2

Amendment 202

Amendment 202

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant:

| 1. | A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant
  and the plant rhizophere or phyllosphere
  : |
| --- | --- |

1.

A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant
  and the plant rhizophere or phyllosphere
  :

and the plant rhizophere or phyllosphere

Amendment 203

Amendment 203

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c a (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ca) | availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ca)

(ca)

availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere,

availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere,

Amendment 204

Amendment 204

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c b (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cb) | humification, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cb)

(cb)

humification,

humification,

Amendment 205

Amendment 205

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c c (new)

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 1 — point c c (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cc) | degradation of organic compounds in the soil. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cc)

(cc)

degradation of organic compounds in the soil.

degradation of organic compounds in the soil.

Amendment 206

Amendment 206

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 2 — indent 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Cadmium (Cd)
  3
  mg/kg dry matter, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Cadmium (Cd)
  3
  mg/kg dry matter,

3

| — | Cadmium (Cd)
  1,5
  mg/kg dry matter, |
| --- | --- |

—

Cadmium (Cd)
  1,5
  mg/kg dry matter,

1,5

Amendment 208

Amendment 208

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 1

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A microbial plant biostimulant shall consist
  solely
  of a micro-organism or a consortium of micro-organisms referred to in Component Material Category 7 of Annex II. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A microbial plant biostimulant shall consist
  solely
  of a micro-organism or a consortium of micro-organisms referred to in Component Material Category 7 of Annex II.

solely

| 1. | A microbial plant biostimulant shall consist: |
| --- | --- |

1.

A microbial plant biostimulant shall consist:

| (a) | of a micro-organism or a consortium of microorganisms referred to in Component Material Category 7 of Annex II; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

of a micro-organism or a consortium of microorganisms referred to in Component Material Category 7 of Annex II;

| (b) | of microorganisms or a consortium of microorganisms different from those provided under point (a) of this point. They can be used as component material categories as long as they comply with the requirements set out in the Component Material Category 7 of Annex II
  . |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

of microorganisms or a consortium of microorganisms different from those provided under point (a) of this point. They can be used as component material categories as long as they comply with the requirements set out in the Component Material Category 7 of Annex II
  .

of microorganisms or a consortium of microorganisms different from those provided under point (a) of this point. They can be used as component material categories as long as they comply with the requirements set out in the Component Material Category 7 of Annex II

Amendment 209

Amendment 209

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 3

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| 3. | Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

Amendment

Amendment

| 3. | Pathogens must not be present in the microbial plant biostimulant in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:












  Micro-organisms/their toxins, metabolites | Sampling plans | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | n | c | |
| Salmonella spp | 5 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Escherichia coli | 5 | 0 | Absence in 1 g or 1ml |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 5 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Vibrio spp | 5 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Shigella spp | 5 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 5 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Enterococcaceae | 5 | 2 | 10 CFU/g |
| Anaerobic plate count unless the microbial biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium | 5 | 2 | 105 CFU/g or ml |
| Yeast and mould count unless the microbial biostimulant is a fungus | 5 | 2 | 1 000 CFU/g or ml |

3.

Pathogens must not be present in the microbial plant biostimulant in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below:

Micro-organisms/their toxins, metabolites

Micro-organisms/their toxins, metabolites

Sampling plans

Sampling plans

Limit

Limit

n

n

c

c

Salmonella spp

Salmonella spp

5

5

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli

5

5

0

0

Absence in 1 g or 1ml

Absence in 1 g or 1ml

Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes

5

5

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Vibrio spp

Vibrio spp

5

5

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Shigella spp

Shigella spp

5

5

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus

5

5

0

0

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Absence in 25 g or 25 ml

Enterococcaceae

Enterococcaceae

5

5

2

2

10 CFU/g

10 CFU/g

Anaerobic plate count unless the microbial biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium

Anaerobic plate count unless the microbial biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium

5

5

2

2

105 CFU/g or ml

105

Yeast and mould count unless the microbial biostimulant is a fungus

Yeast and mould count unless the microbial biostimulant is a fungus

5

5

2

2

1 000 CFU/g or ml

1 000 CFU/g or ml

where n= number of units comprising the sample; c= number of sample units giving values over the defined limit.

where n= number of units comprising the sample; c= number of sample units giving values over the defined limit.

Amendment 210

Amendment 210

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 4

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | Escherichia coli shall be absent in a 1 g or 1 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.

4.

Escherichia coli shall be absent in a 1 g or 1 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 211

Amendment 211

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 5

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 5

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 5. | Enterococcaceae must not be present in the CE marked fertilising product by more than 10 CFU/g fresh mass. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

5.

5.

Enterococcaceae must not be present in the CE marked fertilising product by more than 10 CFU/g fresh mass.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 212

Amendment 212

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 6

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 6. | Listeria monocytogenes shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

6.

6.

Listeria monocytogenes shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 213

Amendment 213

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 7

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 7

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 7. | Vibrio spp shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

7.

7.

Vibrio spp shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 214

Amendment 214

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 8

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 8

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 8. | Shigella spp shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

8.

8.

Shigella spp shall be absent in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 215

Amendment 215

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 9

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 9

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 9. | Staphylococcus aureus shall be absent in a 1 g or 1 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

9.

9.

Staphylococcus aureus shall be absent in a 1 g or 1 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 216

Amendment 216

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 10

Annex I — part II — PFC 6 (A) — point 10

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Aerobic plate count shall not exceed 105 CFU/g or ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product, unless the microbial biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

10.

10.

Aerobic plate count shall not exceed 105

deleted

deleted

Amendment 217

Amendment 217

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 12 — subparagraph 2

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 12 — subparagraph 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| the plant biostimulant shall have a pH superior or equal to 4. | deleted |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

the plant biostimulant shall have a pH superior or equal to 4.

the plant biostimulant shall have a pH superior or equal to 4.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 218

Amendment 218

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 13

Annex I — part II — PFC 6(A) — point 13

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 13. | The shelf-life of the microbial plant biostimulant shall be at least 6 months under the storage conditions specified on the label. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

13.

13.

The shelf-life of the microbial plant biostimulant shall be at least 6 months under the storage conditions specified on the label.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 219

Amendment 219

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I — part II — PFC 7 — point 3 — introductory part

Annex I — part II — PFC 7 — point 3 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | The blending shall not change the
  nature
  of each component fertilising product |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.

The blending shall not change the
  nature
  of each component fertilising product

nature

| 3. | The blending shall not change the
  function
  of each component fertilising product |
| --- | --- |

3.

The blending shall not change the
  function
  of each component fertilising product

function

Amendment 220

Amendment 220

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part I — CMC 11 a (new)

Annex II — part I — CMC 11 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | CMC 11a: Other industry by-products |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

CMC 11a: Other industry by-products

CMC 11a: Other industry by-products

Amendment 221

Amendment 221

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — introductory part

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain substances and mixtures, other than (39) |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain substances and mixtures, other than (39)

39

| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain substances and mixtures,
  including technical additives,
  other than (39) |
| --- | --- |

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain substances and mixtures,
  including technical additives,
  other than (39)

including technical additives,

39

Amendment 222

Amendment 222

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — point b

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | by-products within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

by-products within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC,

| (b) | by-products within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC,
  except by-products registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 other than those covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for by point 5 of Annex V to that Regulation, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

by-products within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC,
  except by-products registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 other than those covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for by point 5 of Annex V to that Regulation,

except by-products registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 other than those covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for by point 5 of Annex V to that Regulation,

Amendment 223

Amendment 223

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — point e

Annex II — part II — CMC 1 — point 1 — point e

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | polymers, or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(e)

polymers, or

| (e) | polymers
  with the exception of those used in growing media not in contact with the soil
  , or |
| --- | --- |

(e)

polymers
  with the exception of those used in growing media not in contact with the soil
  , or

with the exception of those used in growing media not in contact with the soil

Amendment 228

Amendment 228

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 2 — point 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 2 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freezedrying
  or
  extraction with water. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freezedrying
  or
  extraction with water.

or

| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation,
  sieving, milling,
  pressing, drying, freeze-drying,
  buffering, extrusion, radiation, frost-treatment, sanitation by using heat,
  extraction with water
  or any other preparation/processing that does not render the final substance subject to registration under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation,
  sieving, milling,
  pressing, drying, freeze-drying,
  buffering, extrusion, radiation, frost-treatment, sanitation by using heat,
  extraction with water
  or any other preparation/processing that does not render the final substance subject to registration under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

sieving, milling,

buffering, extrusion, radiation, frost-treatment, sanitation by using heat,

or any other preparation/processing that does not render the final substance subject to registration under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Amendment 229

Amendment 229

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 2 — point 2

Annex II — part II — CMC 2 — point 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae
  and exclude
  blue-green algae. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae
  and exclude
  blue-green algae.

and exclude

| 2. | For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae
  except for
  blue-green algae
  that produce cyanotoxins classified as hazardous in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. |
| --- | --- |

2.

For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae
  except for
  blue-green algae
  that produce cyanotoxins classified as hazardous in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

except for

that produce cyanotoxins classified as hazardous in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

Amendment 230

Amendment 230

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — introductory part

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A CE marked
  fertilising
  product may contain compost obtained through aerobic composting of exclusively one or more of the following input materials: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A CE marked
  fertilising
  product may contain compost obtained through aerobic composting of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:

fertilising

| 1. | A CE marked
  plant nutrition
  product may contain compost
  , a liquid or non-liquid microbial or non-microbial extract made out of compost,
  obtained through aerobic composting
  , and the possible ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials
  of exclusively one or more of the following input materials: |
| --- | --- |

1.

A CE marked
  plant nutrition
  product may contain compost
  , a liquid or non-liquid microbial or non-microbial extract made out of compost,
  obtained through aerobic composting
  , and the possible ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials
  of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:

plant nutrition

, a liquid or non-liquid microbial or non-microbial extract made out of compost,

, and the possible ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials

Amendment 231

Amendment 231

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point b

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Animal by-products
  of categories 2 and 3 according to
  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

Animal by-products
  of categories 2 and 3 according to
  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

of categories 2 and 3 according to

| (b) | Products derived from
  animal by-products
  referred to in Article 32 of
  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
  for which the end point in the manufacturing chain has been reached in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Products derived from
  animal by-products
  referred to in Article 32 of
  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
  for which the end point in the manufacturing chain has been reached in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation;

Products derived from

referred to in Article 32 of

for which the end point in the manufacturing chain has been reached in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation;

Amendment 232

Amendment 232

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point c — introductory part

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point c — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Living or dead organisms or parts thereof, which are unprocessed or processed only by manual, mechanical or gravitational means, by dissolution in water, by flotation, by extraction with water,
  by steam distillation or by heating solely to remove water, or which are extracted from air by any means,
  except |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

Living or dead organisms or parts thereof, which are unprocessed or processed only by manual, mechanical or gravitational means, by dissolution in water, by flotation, by extraction with water,
  by steam distillation or by heating solely to remove water, or which are extracted from air by any means,
  except

by steam distillation or by heating solely to remove water, or which are extracted from air by any means,

| (c) | Living or dead organisms or parts thereof, which are unprocessed or processed only by manual, mechanical or gravitational means, by dissolution in water, by flotation, by extraction with water, except |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Living or dead organisms or parts thereof, which are unprocessed or processed only by manual, mechanical or gravitational means, by dissolution in water, by flotation, by extraction with water, except

Amendment 233

Amendment 233

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point c — indent 2

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point c — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | sewage sludge, industrial sludge or dredging sludge, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

sewage sludge, industrial sludge or dredging sludge, and

| — | sewage sludge, industrial sludge
  (apart for non-consumable food residues, fodder and plantations linked to agrofuels)
  or dredging sludge, and |
| --- | --- |

—

sewage sludge, industrial sludge
  (apart for non-consumable food residues, fodder and plantations linked to agrofuels)
  or dredging sludge, and

(apart for non-consumable food residues, fodder and plantations linked to agrofuels)

Amendment 238

Amendment 238

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point e a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point e a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ea) | Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ea)

(ea)

Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Amendment 239

Amendment 239

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point e b (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 1 — point e b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (eb) | Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC 5, CMC 6 and CMC 11. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(eb)

(eb)

Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC 5, CMC 6 and CMC 11.

Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC 5, CMC 6 and CMC 11.

Amendment 240

Amendment 240

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 2 — indent 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and

only processes

paragraph

| — | in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and |
| --- | --- |

—

in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and

in

production lines for the processing of

point

are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1

Amendment 241

Amendment 241

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 6 — point a — indent 2

Annex II — part II — CMC 3 — point 6 — point a — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Criterion: maximum
  25
  mmol O2/kg organic matter/h; or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Criterion: maximum
  25
  mmol O2/kg organic matter/h; or

25

| — | Criterion: maximum
  50
  mmol O2/kg organic matter/h; or |
| --- | --- |

—

Criterion: maximum
  50
  mmol O2/kg organic matter/h; or

50

Amendment 242

Amendment 242

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — title

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — title

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| CMC 4: Energy crop digestate | CMC 4: Energy crop digestate
  and plant-based bio-waste |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

CMC 4: Energy crop digestate

CMC 4: Energy crop digestate
  and plant-based bio-waste

and plant-based bio-waste

Amendment 247

Amendment 247

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 1 — point c

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 1 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Any material referred to in points (a)-(b) that has previously been digested. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

Any material referred to in points (a)-(b) that has previously been digested.

| (c) | Any material referred to in points (a)-(b) that has previously been digested
  without any traces of aflatoxins
  . |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Any material referred to in points (a)-(b) that has previously been digested
  without any traces of aflatoxins
  .

without any traces of aflatoxins

Amendment 248

Amendment 248

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 2 — indent 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and

only processes

paragraph

| — | in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and |
| --- | --- |

—

in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and

in

production lines for the processing of

point

are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1

Amendment 249

Amendment 249

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 3 — point b

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 3 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ;

o

a

step (70 o

| (b) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

   (1a); |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

   (1a);

o

as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

1a

Amendment 250

Amendment 250

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 3 — point d

Annex II — part II — CMC 4 — point 3 — point d

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(d)

Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; or

o

a

step (70 o

| (d) | Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ; or |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ; or

o

as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

Amendment 251

Amendment 251

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point c — indent 2

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point c — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | sewage sludge, industrial sludge or dredging sludge, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

sewage sludge, industrial sludge or dredging sludge,

| — | sewage sludge, industrial sludge
  other than those specified in point (ea)
  or dredging sludge,
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

sewage sludge, industrial sludge
  other than those specified in point (ea)
  or dredging sludge,
  and

other than those specified in point (ea)

and

Amendment 255

Amendment 255

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e — introductory part

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e — introductory part

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | Any material listed in points (a)-(d) that |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(e)

Any material listed in points (a)-(d) that

| (e) | Any material
  without aflatoxins
  listed in points (a)-(d) that |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Any material
  without aflatoxins
  listed in points (a)-(d) that

without aflatoxins

Amendment 256

Amendment 256

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ea) | Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ea)

(ea)

Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Unprocessed and mechanically processed residues from food production industries, except from industries using animal by-products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Amendment 257

Amendment 257

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e b (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 1 — point e b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (eb) | Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC5 , CMC 6 and CMC 11. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(eb)

(eb)

Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC5 , CMC 6 and CMC 11.

Materials that conform to CMC 2, CMC 3, CMC 4, CMC5 , CMC 6 and CMC 11.

Amendment 258

Amendment 258

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 2 — indent 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 2 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

which
  only processes
  input materials referred to in
  paragraph
  1 above, and

only processes

paragraph

| — | in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and |
| --- | --- |

—

in
  which
  production lines for the processing of
  input materials referred to in
  point
  1 above
  are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1
  , and

in

production lines for the processing of

point

are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in point 1

Amendment 259

Amendment 259

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point a

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point a

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC during at least 24h and a hydraulic retention time of at least 20 days; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(a)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC during at least 24h and a hydraulic retention time of at least 20 days;

o

| (a) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC during at least 24h and a hydraulic retention time of at least 20 days
  , followed by an analysis to verify that the digestion process successfully destroyed the pathogens
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC during at least 24h and a hydraulic retention time of at least 20 days
  , followed by an analysis to verify that the digestion process successfully destroyed the pathogens
  ;

o

, followed by an analysis to verify that the digestion process successfully destroyed the pathogens

Amendment 260

Amendment 260

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point b

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ;

o

a

step (70 o

| (b) | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion at 55 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ;

o

as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

Amendment 261

Amendment 261

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point d

Annex II — part II — CMC 5 — point 3 — point d

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(d)

Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including
  a
  pasteurisation
  step (70 oC — 1h)
  ; or

o

a

step (70 o

| (d) | Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ; or |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Mesophilic anaerobic digestion at 37-40 oC with a treatment process including pasteurisation
  as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011
  ; or

o

as described in point 1 of section 1 of Chapter I of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011

Amendment 262

Amendment 262

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ca) | olive pomace, i.e. a viscous by-product of olive milling obtained by treating the wet pomace with organic solvents in two (2-phase pomace) or three phases (3-phase pomace); |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ca)

(ca)

olive pomace, i.e. a viscous by-product of olive milling obtained by treating the wet pomace with organic solvents in two (2-phase pomace) or three phases (3-phase pomace);

olive pomace, i.e. a viscous by-product of olive milling obtained by treating the wet pomace with organic solvents in two (2-phase pomace) or three phases (3-phase pomace);

Amendment 263

Amendment 263

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c b (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cb) | by-products of the feed industry which are listed in the catalogue of individual feed materials in Regulation (EU) No 68/2013, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cb)

(cb)

by-products of the feed industry which are listed in the catalogue of individual feed materials in Regulation (EU) No 68/2013,

by-products of the feed industry which are listed in the catalogue of individual feed materials in Regulation (EU) No 68/2013,

Amendment 264

Amendment 264

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c c (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 1 — point c c (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (cc) | any other material or substance that has been approved for incorporation in food or animal feed. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(cc)

(cc)

any other material or substance that has been approved for incorporation in food or animal feed.

any other material or substance that has been approved for incorporation in food or animal feed.

Amendment 269

Amendment 269

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 6 — point 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | All substances shall contain aflatoxins under the detection limit. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

All substances shall contain aflatoxins under the detection limit.

All substances shall contain aflatoxins under the detection limit.

Amendment 270

Amendment 270

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 7 — point 1 — indent 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 7 — point 1 — indent 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | have undergone no other processing than drying or freeze-drying and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

have undergone no other processing than drying or freeze-drying and

have undergone no other processing than drying or freeze-drying and

deleted

deleted

Amendment 271

Amendment 271

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain a substance or a mixture intended to improve the fertilising product's nutrient release patterns, only if that substance's or mixture's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation for a product in PFC 5 of Annex I has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to such an agronomic additive. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain a substance or a mixture intended to improve the fertilising product's nutrient release patterns, only if that substance's or mixture's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation for a product in PFC 5 of Annex I has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to such an agronomic additive.

| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain a substance or a mixture
  (including technological additives, for example: anti-caking agents, defoaming agents, anti-dust agents, dyes and rheological agents)
  intended to improve the fertilising product's nutrient release patterns, only if that substance's or mixture's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation for a product in PFC 5 of Annex I has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to such an agronomic additive. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain a substance or a mixture
  (including technological additives, for example: anti-caking agents, defoaming agents, anti-dust agents, dyes and rheological agents)
  intended to improve the fertilising product's nutrient release patterns, only if that substance's or mixture's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation for a product in PFC 5 of Annex I has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to such an agronomic additive.

(including technological additives, for example: anti-caking agents, defoaming agents, anti-dust agents, dyes and rheological agents)

Amendment 272

Amendment 272

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 3 a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 3 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3a. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant denitrification inhibitor as referred to in PFC 5(A)(Ia) of Annex I, only if it contains nitrogen in some form. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3a.

3a.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant denitrification inhibitor as referred to in PFC 5(A)(Ia) of Annex I, only if it contains nitrogen in some form.

Amendment 273

Amendment 273

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 4

Annex II — part II — CMC 8 — point 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant urease inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(II) of Annex I, only if at least 50 % of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) form urea (CH4N2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant urease inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(II) of Annex I, only if at least 50 % of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) form urea (CH4N2O).

| 4. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant urease inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(II) of Annex I, only if at least 50 % of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) form
  ammonium (NH4+) or ammonium (NH4+) and
  urea (CH4N2O). |
| --- | --- |

4.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant urease inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(II) of Annex I, only if at least 50 % of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) form
  ammonium (NH4+) or ammonium (NH4+) and
  urea (CH4N2O).

ammonium (NH4+) or ammonium (NH4+) and

Amendment 274

Amendment 274

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 9 — point 3

Annex II — part II — CMC 9 — point 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | The polymers shall
  not
  contain formaldehyde. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3.

The polymers shall
  not
  contain formaldehyde.

not

| 3. | The polymers shall contain
  a maximum of 600 ppm free
  formaldehyde. |
| --- | --- |

3.

The polymers shall contain
  a maximum of 600 ppm free
  formaldehyde.

a maximum of 600 ppm free

Amendment 275

Amendment 275

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 1

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers only in cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers only in cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of

| 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers only in cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of |
| --- | --- |

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain other polymers than nutrient polymers only in cases where the purpose of the polymer is that of

| (a) | controlling the water penetration into nutrient particles and thus the release of nutrients (in which case the polymer is commonly referred to as a ‘coating agent’), or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

controlling the water penetration into nutrient particles and thus the release of nutrients (in which case the polymer is commonly referred to as a ‘coating agent’), or

| (a) | controlling the water penetration into nutrient particles and thus the release of nutrients (in which case the polymer is commonly referred to as a ‘coating agent’), or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

controlling the water penetration into nutrient particles and thus the release of nutrients (in which case the polymer is commonly referred to as a ‘coating agent’), or

| (b) | increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product.

| (b) | increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product
  , or |
| --- | --- |

(b)

increasing the water retention capacity of the CE marked fertilising product
  , or

, or

| (ba) | improving the soil as a biodegradable mulch film, which complies in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10, or |
| --- | --- |

(ba)

(ba)

improving the soil as a biodegradable mulch film, which complies in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10, or

improving the soil as a biodegradable mulch film, which complies in particular with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10, or

| (bb) | binding components of the fertilising product, without any contact with the soil, or |
| --- | --- |

(bb)

(bb)

binding components of the fertilising product, without any contact with the soil, or

binding components of the fertilising product, without any contact with the soil, or

| (bc) | improving the stability of the CE marked fertilising products, or |
| --- | --- |

(bc)

(bc)

improving the stability of the CE marked fertilising products, or

improving the stability of the CE marked fertilising products, or

| (bd) | improving water penetration into soil
  . |
| --- | --- |

(bd)

(bd)

improving water penetration into soil
  .

improving water penetration into soil

Amendment 276

Amendment 276

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 2

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | As of [
  Publications office, please insert the date occurring three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO
  2
  ), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO
  2
  in maximum
  24
  months
  , in a
  biodegradability
  test as specified points (a)-(c) below
  . |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2.

As of [
  Publications office, please insert the date occurring three
  years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO
  2
  ), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO
  2
  in maximum
  24
  months
  , in a
  biodegradability
  test as specified points (a)-(c) below
  .

Publications office, please insert the date occurring three

2

2

24

, in a

test as specified points (a)-(c) below

| 2. | As of ... [
  five
  years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO

  2

  ), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO

  2

  in maximum
  48
  months
  after the end of the claimed functionality period of the fertilising product indicated on the label, and as compared to an appropriate standard in the biodegradation test. The
  biodegradability
  criteria, and the development of an appropriate testing method for biodegradation shall be evaluated in the light of the latest scientific evidence and laid down in delegated acts referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation
  . |
| --- | --- |

2.

As of ... [
  five
  years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO

  2

  ), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO

  2

  in maximum
  48
  months
  after the end of the claimed functionality period of the fertilising product indicated on the label, and as compared to an appropriate standard in the biodegradation test. The
  biodegradability
  criteria, and the development of an appropriate testing method for biodegradation shall be evaluated in the light of the latest scientific evidence and laid down in delegated acts referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation
  .

five

2

2

48

after the end of the claimed functionality period of the fertilising product indicated on the label, and as compared to an appropriate standard in the biodegradation test. The

criteria, and the development of an appropriate testing method for biodegradation shall be evaluated in the light of the latest scientific evidence and laid down in delegated acts referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation

| (a) | The test shall be conducted at 25 oC ± 2 oC. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

The test shall be conducted at 25 oC ± 2 oC.

The test shall be conducted at 25 o

o

| (b) | The test shall be conducted in accordance with a method for determining the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soils by measuring oxygen demand or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

The test shall be conducted in accordance with a method for determining the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soils by measuring oxygen demand or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved.

The test shall be conducted in accordance with a method for determining the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soils by measuring oxygen demand or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved.

| (c) | A micro-crystalline cellulose powder with the same dimension as the test material shall be used as a reference material in the test. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

A micro-crystalline cellulose powder with the same dimension as the test material shall be used as a reference material in the test.

A micro-crystalline cellulose powder with the same dimension as the test material shall be used as a reference material in the test.

| (d) | Prior to the test, the test material shall not be subject to conditions or procedures designed to accelerate the degradation of the film, such as exposure to heat or light. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

Prior to the test, the test material shall not be subject to conditions or procedures designed to accelerate the degradation of the film, such as exposure to heat or light.

Prior to the test, the test material shall not be subject to conditions or procedures designed to accelerate the degradation of the film, such as exposure to heat or light.

Amendment 277

Amendment 277

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 2 a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | The biodegradable mulch films referred to in PFC 3(B), shall comply with the following criterion:



  The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and it shall have at least 90 %, absolute or relative to the reference material, of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in a maximum of 24 months, in a biodegradability test in accordance with Union standards for biodegradation of polymers in soil. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

The biodegradable mulch films referred to in PFC 3(B), shall comply with the following criterion:

The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and it shall have at least 90 %, absolute or relative to the reference material, of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in a maximum of 24 months, in a biodegradability test in accordance with Union standards for biodegradation of polymers in soil.

The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2

2

Amendment 278

Amendment 278

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 3 a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 3 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3a. | As the product is intended to be added to soil and released in to the environment, these criteria shall apply to all materials in the product. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3a.

3a.

As the product is intended to be added to soil and released in to the environment, these criteria shall apply to all materials in the product.

Amendment 279

Amendment 279

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 3 b (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 10 — point 3 b (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 3b. | A CE marked product containing polymers other than nutrient polymers shall be exempted from the requirements set out in points 1, 2 and 3 under the condition that the polymers are solely used as binding material for the fertilising product and they are not in contact with the soil. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

3b.

3b.

A CE marked product containing polymers other than nutrient polymers shall be exempted from the requirements set out in points 1, 2 and 3 under the condition that the polymers are solely used as binding material for the fertilising product and they are not in contact with the soil.

Amendment 280

Amendment 280

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 11

Annex II — part II — CMC 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

A CE marked fertilising product may contain animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 having reached the end point in the manufacturing chain as determined in accordance with that Regulation, which are listed in the table below and as specified therein:

Amendment

Amendment

Subject to the adoption by the Commission of the delegated acts pursuant to Article 42, a
  CE marked fertilising product may contain animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 having reached the end point in the manufacturing chain as determined in accordance with that Regulation, which are listed in the table below and as specified therein

Subject to the adoption by the Commission of the delegated acts pursuant to Article 42, a

| | Derived product | Processing standards to reach the end point in the manufacturing chain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Meat meal | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 2 | Bone meal | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 3 | Meat-and-bone meal | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 4 | Blood of animals | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 5 | Hydrolysed proteins of Category III — according to Regulation (EC) 1069/2009 | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 6 | Processed manure | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 7 | Compost

   (2) | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 8 | Biogas digestion residues

   (2) | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 9 | Feather meal | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 10 | Hides and skins | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 11 | Hoofs and horns | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 12 | Guano of bats | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 13 | Wool and hair | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 14 | Feather and downs | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 15 | Pig bristles | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 16 | Glycerine and other products of Category 2 and 3 materials derived from the biodiesel and renewable fuels production | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |
| 17 | Petfood and dog chews that have been refused for commercial reasons or technical failures | Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 |

Derived product

Derived product

Processing standards to reach the end point in the manufacturing chain

Processing standards to reach the end point in the manufacturing chain

1

1

Meat meal

Meat meal

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

2

2

Bone meal

Bone meal

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

3

3

Meat-and-bone meal

Meat-and-bone meal

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

4

4

Blood of animals

Blood of animals

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

5

5

Hydrolysed proteins of Category III — according to Regulation (EC) 1069/2009

Hydrolysed proteins of Category III — according to Regulation (EC) 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

6

6

Processed manure

Processed manure

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

7

7

Compost

   (2)

Compost

2

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

8

8

Biogas digestion residues

   (2)

Biogas digestion residues

2

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

9

9

Feather meal

Feather meal

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

10

10

Hides and skins

Hides and skins

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

11

11

Hoofs and horns

Hoofs and horns

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

12

12

Guano of bats

Guano of bats

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

13

13

Wool and hair

Wool and hair

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

14

14

Feather and downs

Feather and downs

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

15

15

Pig bristles

Pig bristles

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

16

16

Glycerine and other products of Category 2 and 3 materials derived from the biodiesel and renewable fuels production

Glycerine and other products of Category 2 and 3 materials derived from the biodiesel and renewable fuels production

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

17

17

Petfood and dog chews that have been refused for commercial reasons or technical failures

Petfood and dog chews that have been refused for commercial reasons or technical failures

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009

Amendment 281

Amendment 281

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II — part II — CMC 11 a (new)

Annex II — part II — CMC 11 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | CMC 11a: Other industry by-products |
| | 1. | A CE marked fertilising product may contain other industry by-products such as ammonium sulfate from caprolactam production, sulfuric acid from refining natural gas and oils as well as other materials coming from specific industrial processes, which are excluded from CMC 1 and are listed in the table below, under the conditions specified therein: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

CMC 11a: Other industry by-products

CMC 11a: Other industry by-products

1.

1.

A CE marked fertilising product may contain other industry by-products such as ammonium sulfate from caprolactam production, sulfuric acid from refining natural gas and oils as well as other materials coming from specific industrial processes, which are excluded from CMC 1 and are listed in the table below, under the conditions specified therein:

| 2. | From ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the criteria for industrial by-products that have been used in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 as components of CE marked fertilising products, for their inclusion to the component material category shall be established in the light of the latest scientific evidence and laid down in delegated acts referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

From ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the criteria for industrial by-products that have been used in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 as components of CE marked fertilising products, for their inclusion to the component material category shall be established in the light of the latest scientific evidence and laid down in delegated acts referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation.

Amendment 282

Amendment 282

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 — point e

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 — point e

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | A description of all components above
  5 %
  by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories (‘CMC’) as referred to in Annex II. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(e)

A description of all components above
  5 %
  by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories (‘CMC’) as referred to in Annex II.

5 %

| (e) | A description of all components above
  1 %
  by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories (‘CMC’) as referred to in Annex II
  and including the content as percentage by the dry matter; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

A description of all components above
  1 %
  by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories (‘CMC’) as referred to in Annex II
  and including the content as percentage by the dry matter;

1 %

and including the content as percentage by the dry matter;

Amendment 283

Amendment 283

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 — point e a (new)

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 — point e a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ea) | In the case of any product containing material originating from organic wastes or by-products, which has not been through a process which has destroyed all organic materials, the label shall specify which wastes and by-products have been used and a batch number or production time series number. That number shall refer to the traceability data held by the producer and which identifies the individual sources (farms, factories, etc.) of each organic waste/by-product used in the batch/time series. The Commission shall publish, after a public consultation and by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], specifications for the implementation of this provision, which will enter into force by ... [three years after the publication of the specifications]. In order to minimise the administrative burden for operators and for market surveillance authorities, the Commission specifications shall take into account both the requirements of paragraphs 5 to 7 of Article 6 and Article 11 and existing traceability systems (e.g. for animal by-products or industry systems) as well as Union waste classification codes. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ea)

(ea)

In the case of any product containing material originating from organic wastes or by-products, which has not been through a process which has destroyed all organic materials, the label shall specify which wastes and by-products have been used and a batch number or production time series number. That number shall refer to the traceability data held by the producer and which identifies the individual sources (farms, factories, etc.) of each organic waste/by-product used in the batch/time series. The Commission shall publish, after a public consultation and by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], specifications for the implementation of this provision, which will enter into force by ... [three years after the publication of the specifications]. In order to minimise the administrative burden for operators and for market surveillance authorities, the Commission specifications shall take into account both the requirements of paragraphs 5 to 7 of Article 6 and Article 11 and existing traceability systems (e.g. for animal by-products or industry systems) as well as Union waste classification codes.

In the case of any product containing material originating from organic wastes or by-products, which has not been through a process which has destroyed all organic materials, the label shall specify which wastes and by-products have been used and a batch number or production time series number. That number shall refer to the traceability data held by the producer and which identifies the individual sources (farms, factories, etc.) of each organic waste/by-product used in the batch/time series. The Commission shall publish, after a public consultation and by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], specifications for the implementation of this provision, which will enter into force by ... [three years after the publication of the specifications]. In order to minimise the administrative burden for operators and for market surveillance authorities, the Commission specifications shall take into account both the requirements of paragraphs 5 to 7 of Article 6 and Article 11 and existing traceability systems (e.g. for animal by-products or industry systems) as well as Union waste classification codes.

Amendment 284

Amendment 284

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 a (new)

Annex III — part 1 — point 2 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 2a. | Short instructions for intended use, including intended application rate and timing, intended target plants and storage shall be made available by the manufacturers. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

2a.

2a.

Short instructions for intended use, including intended application rate and timing, intended target plants and storage shall be made available by the manufacturers.

Amendment 285

Amendment 285

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 1 — point 7 a (new)

Annex III — part 1 — point 7 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 7a. | No product can make claims related to another PFC without meeting the full requirements of that additional PFC, nor are any direct or implied claims of plant protection effects allowed. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

7a.

7a.

No product can make claims related to another PFC without meeting the full requirements of that additional PFC, nor are any direct or implied claims of plant protection effects allowed.

Amendment 286

Amendment 286

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1 — point 2 — point b

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1 — point 2 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O). |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).

| (b) | The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+)
  or ammonium nitrogen (NH4+)
  and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+)
  or ammonium nitrogen (NH4+)
  and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).

or ammonium nitrogen (NH4+)

Amendment 287

Amendment 287

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point a

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point a

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(a)

the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;

| (a) | the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;
  the declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;
  the declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide.

the declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide.

Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers:

Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers:

| — | water solubility: minimum level 25 % of total P, |
| --- | --- |

—

water solubility: minimum level 25 % of total P,

water solubility: minimum level 25 % of total P,

| — | solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 30 % of total P, |
| --- | --- |

—

solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 30 % of total P,

solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 30 % of total P,

| — | solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 35 % of total P. |
| --- | --- |

—

solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 35 % of total P.

solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 35 % of total P.

Amendment 288

Amendment 288

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC1 (A) — point 1 — point b

Annex III — part 2 — PFC1 (A) — point 1 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | the declared nutrients
  magnesium (Mg
  ),
  calcium (Ca
  ),
  sulphur (S) or
  sodium (Na), by their chemical symbols in the order
  Mg-Ca-S-Na
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

the declared nutrients
  magnesium (Mg
  ),
  calcium (Ca
  ),
  sulphur (S) or
  sodium (Na), by their chemical symbols in the order
  Mg-Ca-S-Na
  ;

magnesium (Mg

calcium (Ca

sulphur (S) or

Mg-Ca-S-Na

| (b) | the declared nutrients
  calcium (Ca
  ),
  magnesium (Mg
  ), sodium (Na)
  or sulphur (S)
  by their chemical symbols in the order
  Ca- Mg — Na — S
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the declared nutrients
  calcium (Ca
  ),
  magnesium (Mg
  ), sodium (Na)
  or sulphur (S)
  by their chemical symbols in the order
  Ca- Mg — Na — S
  ;

calcium (Ca

magnesium (Mg

or sulphur (S)

Ca- Mg — Na — S

(This amendment applies throughout the text. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

(This amendment applies throughout the text. If agreed by the co-legislators, corresponding changes will apply throughout the text, including those parts reflected in the amendments below.)

Amendment 289

Amendment 289

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point c

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | numbers indicating the
  total
  content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

numbers indicating the
  total
  content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na),

total

| (c) | numbers indicating the
  average
  content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na), |
| --- | --- |

(c)

numbers indicating the
  average
  content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na),

average

Amendment 290

Amendment 290

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point d — indent 6

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point d — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Organic carbon (C); and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Organic carbon (C); and

| — | Organic carbon (C) and
  C/N ratio; |
| --- | --- |

—

Organic carbon (C) and
  C/N ratio;

C/N ratio;

Amendment 291

Amendment 291

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point d — indent 7 a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(A) — point 1 — point d — indent 7 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | — | In a form such as powder or pellets. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

In a form such as powder or pellets.

In a form such as powder or pellets.

Amendment 292

Amendment 292

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 — point d — indent 2

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 — point d — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Total
  Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5); |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Total
  Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

Total

2

5

| — | Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ; |
| --- | --- |

—

Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ;

2

5

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 293

Amendment 293

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 — point d — indent 2 — subindent 3

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 — point d — indent 2 — subindent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | where soft ground phosphate is present,
  phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in
  formic acid
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

where soft ground phosphate is present,
  phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in
  formic acid
  ;

where soft ground phosphate is present,

formic acid

| — | Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  only
  soluble in
  mineral acids
  ; |
| --- | --- |

—

Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  only
  soluble in
  mineral acids
  ;

2

5

only

mineral acids

Amendment 294

Amendment 294

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(B) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | The total declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from methylene-urea, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

The total declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from methylene-urea, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide.

Amendment 295

Amendment 295

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 2

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Total
  Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5); |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Total
  Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

Total

2

5

| — | Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ; |
| --- | --- |

—

Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water
  ;

2

5

soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water

Amendment 296

Amendment 296

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 2 — subindent 3

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 2 — subindent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Where soft ground phosphate is present,
  phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in
  formic acid
  ; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Where soft ground phosphate is present,
  phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in
  formic acid
  ;

Where soft ground phosphate is present,

formic acid

| — | Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  only
  soluble in
  mineral acids
  ; |
| --- | --- |

—

Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
  only
  soluble in
  mineral acids
  ;

2

5

only

mineral acids

Amendment 297

Amendment 297

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 4 — subindent 1 a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d — indent 4 — subindent 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | — | in a form such as powder or pellets; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

in a form such as powder or pellets;

in a form such as powder or pellets;

Amendment 298

Amendment 298

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 — point d a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (da) | pH |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(da)

(da)

pH

pH

Amendment 299

Amendment 299

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I) — point 1 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 1a. | Fertilising products that contain less than 5ppm of cadmium, arsenic, lead, chromium VI and mercury, respectively, shall be eligible to use a visible ‘Green Label’ in their packaging and label. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43, supplementing this Regulation to set the technical standards of such labels. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1a.

1a.

Fertilising products that contain less than 5ppm of cadmium, arsenic, lead, chromium VI and mercury, respectively, shall be eligible to use a visible ‘Green Label’ in their packaging and label. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43, supplementing this Regulation to set the technical standards of such labels.

Amendment 300

Amendment 300

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I)(a) — point 3 — point c

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I)(a) — point 3 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | powder, where at least 90 % of the product can pass through a sieve with a mesh of
  10
   mm, or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

powder, where at least 90 % of the product can pass through a sieve with a mesh of
  10
   mm, or

10

| (c) | powder, where at least 90 % of the product can pass through a sieve with a mesh of
  1
   mm, or |
| --- | --- |

(c)

powder, where at least 90 % of the product can pass through a sieve with a mesh of
  1
   mm, or

1

Amendment 301

Amendment 301

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I)(a) — point 4 a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(I)(a) — point 4 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 4a. | For CE marked fertilising products referred to in point (bb) of point 1 of CMC 10 of Annex II where polymers are solely used as binding material, the following marking shall be present: ‘The fertilising product is not intended to be in contact with the soil.’ |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4a.

4a.

For CE marked fertilising products referred to in point (bb) of point 1 of CMC 10 of Annex II where polymers are solely used as binding material, the following marking shall be present: ‘The fertilising product is not intended to be in contact with the soil.’

Amendment 302

Amendment 302

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(II) — point 1

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C)(II) — point 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | The declared micronutrients in the CE marked fertilising product shall be listed by their names and chemical symbols in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

1.

The declared micronutrients in the CE marked fertilising product shall be listed by their names and chemical symbols in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s),

| 1. | The declared micronutrients in the CE marked fertilising product shall be listed by their names and chemical symbols in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo)
  , selenium (Se), silicon (Si)
  and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s), |
| --- | --- |

1.

The declared micronutrients in the CE marked fertilising product shall be listed by their names and chemical symbols in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo)
  , selenium (Se), silicon (Si)
  and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s),

, selenium (Se), silicon (Si)

Amendment 303

Amendment 303

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C) a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 1(C) a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | PFC 1(C)a: Low carbon fertiliser |
| | 1. | The following information elements relating to macronutrients shall be present: |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

PFC 1(C)a: Low carbon fertiliser

PFC 1(C)a: Low carbon fertiliser

1.

1.

The following information elements relating to macronutrients shall be present:

| | (a) | the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;

the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;

| | (b) | the declared nutrients magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na), by their chemical symbols in the order Mg-Ca-S-Na; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

the declared nutrients magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na), by their chemical symbols in the order Mg-Ca-S-Na;

the declared nutrients magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na), by their chemical symbols in the order Mg-Ca-S-Na;

| | (c) | numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na); |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na);

numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na);

| | (d) | the content of the following declared nutrients, in the following order and as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass: |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

the content of the following declared nutrients, in the following order and as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass:

the content of the following declared nutrients, in the following order and as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass:

| | | — | Total Nitrogen (N)




  minimum amount of organic nitrogen (N), followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used;




  Nitrogen (N) in the form of nitric nitrogen;




  Nitrogen (N) in the form of ammoniacal nitrogen;




  Nitrogen (N) in the form of urea nitrogen; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Total Nitrogen (N)

Total Nitrogen (N)

minimum amount of organic nitrogen (N), followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used;

minimum amount of organic nitrogen (N), followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of nitric nitrogen;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of nitric nitrogen;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of ammoniacal nitrogen;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of ammoniacal nitrogen;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of urea nitrogen;

Nitrogen (N) in the form of urea nitrogen;

| | | — | Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);




  Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);




  phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate;




  where soft ground phosphate is present, phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in formic acid; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate;

phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

where soft ground phosphate is present, phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in formic acid;

where soft ground phosphate is present, phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

| | | — | Total potassium oxide (K2O);




  Water soluble potassium oxide (K2O); |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Total potassium oxide (K2O);

Total potassium oxide (K2

Water soluble potassium oxide (K2O);

Water soluble potassium oxide (K2

| | | — | magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), sulphur trioxide (SO3) and sodium oxide (Na2O), expressed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), sulphur trioxide (SO3) and sodium oxide (Na2O), expressed

magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), sulphur trioxide (SO3

2

| | | — | where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

| | | — | where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water;

where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water;

| | | — | in other cases, as the total content. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

in other cases, as the total content.

in other cases, as the total content.

| | (e) | where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

(e)

where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures.

where urea (CH4

2

| 2. | The following other elements shall be indicated as a percentage by mass of the CE marked fertilising product: |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

The following other elements shall be indicated as a percentage by mass of the CE marked fertilising product:

| | — | Organic carbon (C) content; and |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Organic carbon (C) content; and

Organic carbon (C) content; and

| | — | Dry matter content. |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Dry matter content.

Dry matter content.

| 3. | Where one or more of the micronutrients boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), are present in the minimum content indicated as a percentage by mass in the table below, they |
| --- | --- |

3.

3.

Where one or more of the micronutrients boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), are present in the minimum content indicated as a percentage by mass in the table below, they

| | — | shall be declared if they are intentionally added to the CE marked fertilising product, and |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

shall be declared if they are intentionally added to the CE marked fertilising product, and

shall be declared if they are intentionally added to the CE marked fertilising product, and

| | — | may be declared in other cases: |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

may be declared in other cases:

may be declared in other cases:

| Micronutrient | Percentage by mass |
| --- | --- |
| Boron (B) | 0,01 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 0,002 |
| Copper (Cu) | 0,002 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0,01 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 0,001 |
| Zinc | 0,002 |

Micronutrient

Micronutrient

Percentage by mass

Percentage by mass

Boron (B)

Boron (B)

0,01

0,01

Cobalt (Co)

Cobalt (Co)

0,002

0,002

Copper (Cu)

Copper (Cu)

0,002

0,002

Manganese (Mn)

Manganese (Mn)

0,01

0,01

Molybdenum (Mo)

Molybdenum (Mo)

0,001

0,001

Zinc

Zinc

0,002

0,002

| | They shall be declared after the information on macronutrients. The following information elements shall be present: |
| --- | --- |

They shall be declared after the information on macronutrients. The following information elements shall be present:

They shall be declared after the information on macronutrients. The following information elements shall be present:

| | (a) | indication of the names and chemical symbols of the declared micronutrients, listed in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s); |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

indication of the names and chemical symbols of the declared micronutrients, listed in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s);

indication of the names and chemical symbols of the declared micronutrients, listed in the following order: boron (B), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), followed by the name(s) of their counter-ion(s);

| | (b) | the total micronutrient content expressed as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

the total micronutrient content expressed as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass

the total micronutrient content expressed as a percentage of the fertiliser by mass

| | | where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water; |
| --- | --- | --- |

where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

| | | where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water; and |
| --- | --- | --- |

where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water; and

where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, the total content and the content soluble in water; and

| | | in other cases, as the total content; |
| --- | --- | --- |

in other cases, as the total content;

in other cases, as the total content;

| | (c) | where the declared micronutrient(s) are chelated by chelating agent(s), the following qualifier after the name and the chemical identifier of the micronutrient:



  ‘chelated by...’ name of the chelating agent or its abbreviation, and the amount of chelated micronutrient as a percentage of the CE marked fertilising product by mass; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

where the declared micronutrient(s) are chelated by chelating agent(s), the following qualifier after the name and the chemical identifier of the micronutrient:

where the declared micronutrient(s) are chelated by chelating agent(s), the following qualifier after the name and the chemical identifier of the micronutrient:

‘chelated by...’ name of the chelating agent or its abbreviation, and the amount of chelated micronutrient as a percentage of the CE marked fertilising product by mass;

| | (d) | where the CE marked fertilising product contains micronutrient(s) complexed by complexing agent(s):



  the following qualifier after the name and the chemical identifier of the micronutrient: ‘complexed by ...’, and the amount of complexed micronutrient as a percentage of the CE marked fertilising product by mass; and


  the name of the complexing agent or its abbreviation; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

where the CE marked fertilising product contains micronutrient(s) complexed by complexing agent(s):

where the CE marked fertilising product contains micronutrient(s) complexed by complexing agent(s):

the following qualifier after the name and the chemical identifier of the micronutrient: ‘complexed by ...’, and the amount of complexed micronutrient as a percentage of the CE marked fertilising product by mass; and

the name of the complexing agent or its abbreviation;

| | (e) | the following statement: ‘To be used only where there is a recognised need. Do not exceed the appropriate rate’. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

(e)

the following statement: ‘To be used only where there is a recognised need. Do not exceed the appropriate rate’.

the following statement: ‘To be used only where there is a recognised need. Do not exceed the appropriate rate’.

Amendment 399

Amendment 399

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 2 — indent 2

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 2 — indent 2

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Granulometry, expressed
  a
  percentage of product passing through
  a determined sieve; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Granulometry, expressed
  a
  percentage of product passing through
  a determined sieve;

a

a determined sieve;

| — | Granulometry, expressed
  as the
  percentage of product passing through
  the sieves of 1,0  mm and 3,15  mm; |
| --- | --- |

—

Granulometry, expressed
  as the
  percentage of product passing through
  the sieves of 1,0  mm and 3,15  mm;

as the

the sieves of 1,0  mm and 3,15  mm;

Amendment 304

Amendment 304

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 3

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 3

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Total nitrogen (N) content; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Total nitrogen (N) content;

Total nitrogen (N) content;

deleted

deleted

Amendment 305

Amendment 305

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 4

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 4

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content;

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2

5

deleted

deleted

Amendment 306

Amendment 306

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 5

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 3 — point 1 — indent 5

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | Total potassium oxide (K2O) content; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

Total potassium oxide (K2O) content;

Total potassium oxide (K2

deleted

deleted

Amendment 307

Amendment 307

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 6 — point e

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 6 — point e

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | dose, timing (plant development stage) and frequency of application; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(e)

dose, timing (plant development stage) and frequency of application;

| (e) | dose, timing (plant development stage)
  , placement
  and frequency of application
  (in line with the empirical evidence justifying the biostimulant claim(s)); |
| --- | --- |

(e)

dose, timing (plant development stage)
  , placement
  and frequency of application
  (in line with the empirical evidence justifying the biostimulant claim(s));

, placement

(in line with the empirical evidence justifying the biostimulant claim(s));

Amendment 308

Amendment 308

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 6 — point f a (new)

Annex III — part 2 — PFC 6 — point f a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (fa) | statement that the product is not a plant protection product; |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(fa)

(fa)

statement that the product is not a plant protection product;

statement that the product is not a plant protection product;

Amendment 309

Amendment 309

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 –PFC 1(A)

Annex III — part 3 –PFC 1(A)

| Text proposed by the Commission | | Amendment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter | | | Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter |
| Organic carbon (C) | ±

  20
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Organic carbon (C) | ±

  15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Dry matter content | ±5,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Dry matter content | ±5,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total nitrogen (N) | ± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Total nitrogen (N) | ± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Organic nitrogen (N) | ± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Organic nitrogen (N) | ± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms | | Total potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or sodium oxide | ± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms. | | Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or sodium oxide | ± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms. |
| Total copper (Cu) | ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms | | Total copper (Cu) | ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Total zinc (Zn) | ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms | | Total zinc (Zn) | ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Quantity | - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value | | Quantity | - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value |
| | | | Declared forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | Binaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2O5, 1,1 K2O and 1,5 for the sum of two nutrients. |
| | | | | Ternaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2O5, 1,1 K2O and 1,9 for the sum of three nutrients. |
| | | | | ± 10 % of the total declared content of each nutrient up to a maximum of 2 percentage points in absolute terms. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter

Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter

Organic carbon (C)

±

  20
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms

±

20

Organic carbon (C)

±

  15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms

±

15

Dry matter content

±5,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Dry matter content

±5,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Total nitrogen (N)

± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 50

Total nitrogen (N)

± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 15

Organic nitrogen (N)

± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 50

Organic nitrogen (N)

± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 15

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 50

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 15

Total potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 50
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 50

Total potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 15
  % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 15

Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or sodium oxide

± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms.

Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or sodium oxide

± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms.

Total copper (Cu)

± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms

Total copper (Cu)

± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms

Total zinc (Zn)

± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Total zinc (Zn)

± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Quantity

- 5 % relative deviation of the declared value

Quantity

- 5 % relative deviation of the declared value

Declared forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Declared forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Binaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2O5, 1,1 K2O and 1,5 for the sum of two nutrients.

Binaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2

5

2

Ternaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2O5, 1,1 K2O and 1,9 for the sum of three nutrients.

Ternaries: maximum tolerance, in absolute terms, of 1,1 N and 0,5 organic N, 1,1 P2

5

2

± 10 % of the total declared content of each nutrient up to a maximum of 2 percentage points in absolute terms.

± 10 % of the total declared content of each nutrient up to a maximum of 2 percentage points in absolute terms.

Amendment 310

Amendment 310

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(B) — table 1

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(B) — table 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient

| N | P2O5 | K2O | MgO | CaO | SO3 | Na2O |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms | ± 25 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  1,5
  percentage points in absolute terms. | ± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms |

N

P2O5

2

5

K2O

2

MgO

CaO

SO3

3

Na2O

2

± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms

± 25 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  1,5
  percentage points in absolute terms.

± 25 %

1,5

± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms

Amendment

Amendment

Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient

| N | P2O5 | K2O | MgO | CaO | SO3 | Na2O |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms
  for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients | -50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms. | ± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms |
| P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water. | | |

N

P2O5

2

5

K2O

2

MgO

CaO

SO3

3

Na2O

2

± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms
  for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients

for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients

-50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms.

-50 % and + 100 %

-2 and + 4

± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms

P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water.

P2

5

2

5

Amendment 311

Amendment 311

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(B)

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(B)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| Organic carbon:
  ± 20 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms | Organic carbon: ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Organic nitrogen:
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms | Organic nitrogen: ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total copper (Cu)
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms | Total copper (Cu) ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Total zinc (Zn)
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms | Total zinc (Zn) ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

Organic carbon:
  ± 20 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 20 %

Organic carbon: ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms

15 %

Organic nitrogen:
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

± 50 %

Organic nitrogen: ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

15 %

Total copper (Cu)
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms

± 50 %

Total copper (Cu) ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms

15 %

Total zinc (Zn)
  ± 50 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

± 50 %

Total zinc (Zn) ±
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

15 %

Amendment 312

Amendment 312

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(C)(I)

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 1(C)(I)

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient

| N | P2O5 | K2O | MgO | CaO | SO3 | Na2O |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms | ± 25 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  1,5
  percentage points in absolute terms. | ± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Granulometry: ±
  10
  % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve |
| Quantity: ±
  5
  % relative deviation of the declared value |

N

P2O5

2

5

K2O

2

MgO

CaO

SO3

3

Na2O

2

± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms

± 25 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  1,5
  percentage points in absolute terms.

± 25 %

1,5

± 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage points in absolute terms

Granulometry: ±
  10
  % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve

10

Quantity: ±
  5
  % relative deviation of the declared value

5

Amendment

Amendment

Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient

| N | P2O5 | K2O | MgO | CaO | SO3 | Na2O |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms
  for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients | -50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms. | -50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms |
| The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities. |
| Granulometry:
  ± 20 %
  relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve |
| Quantity:
  ± 3 %
  relative deviation of the declared value |

N

P2O5

2

5

K2O

2

MgO

CaO

SO3

3

Na2O

2

± 25 % of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms
  for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients

for each nutrient separately and for the sum of nutrients

-50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms.

-50 % and + 100 %

-2 and + 4

-50 % and + 100 %
  of the declared content up to a maximum of
  -2 and + 4
  percentage points in absolute terms

-50 % and + 100 %

-2 and + 4

The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.

The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.

Granulometry:
  ± 20 %
  relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve

± 20 %

Quantity:
  ± 3 %
  relative deviation of the declared value

± 3 %

Amendment 313

Amendment 313

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 3

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria | Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter |
| --- | --- |
| pH | ±0,7 at the time of manufacture |
| ±1,0
  at any time in the distribution chain |
| Organic carbon (C) | ± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Total nitrogen (N) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Dry matter | ± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value |
| Quantity | - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture |
| -
  25 %
  relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain |
| Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org | ± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Granulometry | ± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve. |

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria

Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter

pH

±0,7 at the time of manufacture

±1,0
  at any time in the distribution chain

±1,0

Organic carbon (C)

± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Total nitrogen (N)

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Total potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Dry matter

± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value

Quantity

- 5 % relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture

-
  25 %
  relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain

25 %

Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org

± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Granulometry

± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve.

Amendment

Amendment

| Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria | Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter |
| --- | --- |
| pH | ±0,7 at the time of manufacture |
| ±0,9
  at any time in the distribution chain |
| Organic carbon (C) | ± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Total nitrogen (N) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Total potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms |
| Dry matter | ± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value |
| Quantity | - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture |
| -
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain |
| Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org | ± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms |
| Granulometry | ± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve. |

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria

Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter

pH

±0,7 at the time of manufacture

±0,9
  at any time in the distribution chain

±0,9

Organic carbon (C)

± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Total nitrogen (N)

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Total potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 20 % relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Dry matter

± 10 % relative deviation of the declared value

Quantity

- 5 % relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture

-
  15 %
  relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain

15 %

Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org

± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms

Granulometry

± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve.

Amendment 314

Amendment 314

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 4

Annex III — part 3 — PFC 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

| Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria | Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter |
| --- | --- |
| Electric conductivity | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| pH | ±0,7 at the time of manufacture |
| ±1,0
  at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity by volume (litres or m3) | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -


  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity (volume) determination of materials with particle size greater than 60 mm | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -


  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity (volume) determination of pre-shaped GM | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -
  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble nitrogen (N) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria

Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter

Electric conductivity

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

75 %

pH

±0,7 at the time of manufacture

±1,0
  at any time in the distribution chain

±1,0

Quantity by volume (litres or m3)

3

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-


  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

-

25 %

Quantity (volume) determination of materials with particle size greater than 60 mm

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-


  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

-

25 %

Quantity (volume) determination of pre-shaped GM

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-
  25 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

25 %

Water-soluble nitrogen (N)

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

75 %

Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

75 %

Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  75 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

75 %

Amendment

Amendment

| Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria | Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter |
| --- | --- |
| Electric conductivity | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  60 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| pH | ±0,7 at the time of manufacture |
| ±0,9
  at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity by volume (litres or m3) | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity (volume) determination of materials with particle size greater than 60 mm | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Quantity (volume) determination of pre-shaped GM | - 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| -
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble nitrogen (N) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |
| Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) | ± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture |
| ±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain |

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared quality criteria

Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter

Electric conductivity

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  60 %
  relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

60 %

pH

±0,7 at the time of manufacture

±0,9
  at any time in the distribution chain

±0,9

Quantity by volume (litres or m3)

3

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

15

Quantity (volume) determination of materials with particle size greater than 60 mm

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

15

Quantity (volume) determination of pre-shaped GM

- 5 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

-
  15
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

15

Water-soluble nitrogen (N)

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

60

Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)

2

5

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

60

Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O)

2

± 50 % relative deviation at the time of manufacture

±
  60
  % relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain

60

Amendment 315

Amendment 315

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 1 — point b

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 1 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | energy crop digestates as specified in CMC 4, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

energy crop digestates as specified in CMC 4,

| (b) | energy crop digestates
  and plant-based bio-waste
  as specified in CMC 4, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

energy crop digestates
  and plant-based bio-waste
  as specified in CMC 4,

and plant-based bio-waste

Amendment 316

Amendment 316

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 1 — point f a (new)

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 1 — point f a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (fa) | non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extracts as specified in CMC 2. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(fa)

(fa)

non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extracts as specified in CMC 2.

non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extracts as specified in CMC 2.

Amendment 317

Amendment 317

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 3 — point b a (new)

Annex IV — part 1 — point 1 — point 3 — point b a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (ba) | a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC 5(A)(Ia), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(ba)

(ba)

a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC 5(A)(Ia),

a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC 5(A)(Ia),

Amendment 318

Amendment 318

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 1 — point 3 — point 2 — point a a (new)

Annex IV — part 1 — point 3 — point 2 — point a a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | (aa) | a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC (A)(Ia), |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(aa)

(aa)

a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC (A)(Ia),

a denitrification inhibitor as specified in PFC (A)(Ia),

Amendment 319

Amendment 319

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module A — point 2.2 — point b

Annex IV — part 2 — module A — point 2.2 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

(b)

conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes,

conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes,

deleted

deleted

Amendment 320

Amendment 320

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module A — point 2.2 — point c

Annex IV — part 2 — module A — point 2.2 — point c

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product, |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(c)

(c)

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product,

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product,

deleted

deleted

Amendment 321

Amendment 321

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module A1 — point 4 — paragraph 1

Annex IV — part 2 — module A1 — point 4 — paragraph 1

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every
  3
  months on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with | The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every
  six
  months
  in the case of continuous operation of the plant or every year for the periodic production
  on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every
  3
  months on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with

3

The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every
  six
  months
  in the case of continuous operation of the plant or every year for the periodic production
  on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with

six

in the case of continuous operation of the plant or every year for the periodic production

Amendment 322

Amendment 322

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module A1 — point 4.3.5 a (new)

Annex IV — part 2 — module A1 — point 4.3.5 a (new)

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| | 4.3.5a. | The manufacturer shall keep the test reports together with the technical documentation. |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

4.3.5a.

4.3.5a.

The manufacturer shall keep the test reports together with the technical documentation.

Amendment 323

Amendment 323

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module B — point 3.2 — point c — indent 6

Annex IV — part 2 — module B — point 3.2 — point c — indent 6

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| — | test reports, and |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

—

test reports, and

| — | test reports,
  including studies on agronomic efficiency,
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

test reports,
  including studies on agronomic efficiency,
  and

including studies on agronomic efficiency,

Amendment 324

Amendment 324

Proposal for a regulation

Proposal for a regulation

Annex IV — part 2 — module D1 — point 2 — point b

Annex IV — part 2 — module D1 — point 2 — point b

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including
  a written description and a diagram of the production process
  , where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identified
  , |

Text proposed by the Commission

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Amendment

(b)

conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including
  a written description and a diagram of the production process
  , where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identified
  ,

conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including

, where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identified

| (b) | a written description and a diagram of the production process, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a written description and a diagram of the production process,

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(1)  The matter was referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, pursuant to Rule 59(4), fourth subparagraph (A8-0270/2017).

1

(15)  Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).

15

(15)  Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).

15

(18)  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 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).

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(18)  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 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).

18

(20)  Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).

20

(20)  Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
  of 19 November 2008
  on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).

20

of 19 November 2008

(21)  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).

21

(21)  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).

21

(22)  Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 6).

22

(23)  Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).

23

(24)  Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

24

(25)  Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

25

(26)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5).

26

(27)  Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).

27

(28)  Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (OJ L 39, 9.2.2013, p. 1).

28

(29)  Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).

29

(22)  Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 6).

22

(23)  Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).

23

(24)  Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

24

(25)  Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

25

(26)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5).

26

(27)  Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).

27

(28)  Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (OJ L 39, 9.2.2013, p. 1).

28

(29)  Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).

29

(29a)  
  Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).

29a

Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).

(29b)  
  Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1)

29b

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1)

(32)  
  Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1).

32

Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1).

(33)  
  Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).

33

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).

(34)  
  Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11).

34

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11).

(35)  
  Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10).

35

Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10).

(39)  The exclusion of a material from CMC 1 does not prevent it from being an eligible component material by virtue of another CMC stipulating different requirements. See, for instance, CMC 11 on animal by-products, CMCs 9 and 10 on polymers, and CMC 8 on agronomic additives.

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(39)  The exclusion of a material from CMC 1 does not prevent it from being an eligible component material by virtue of another CMC stipulating different requirements. See, for instance, CMC 11 on animal by-products, CMCs 9 and 10 on polymers, and CMC 8 on agronomic additives.

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(1a)  
  Commission Regulation ((EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive ((OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

1a

Commission Regulation ((EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive ((OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

(2)  
  derived from Category 2 and 3 materials other than Meat-and-bone meal and Processed animal protein

2

derived from Category 2 and 3 materials other than Meat-and-bone meal and Processed animal protein

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