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The following Section G is added: ‘G. Liming materials The words “LIMING MATERIAL” shall be added after the term “EC FERTILISER”. All the properties mentioned in the tables of Sections G.1 to G.5 refer to the product as supplied unless otherwise specified. Granulated liming materials which are produced by aggregating smaller primary particles must break down when stirred in water into particles with fineness distributions as specified in the type descriptions, and as measured using Method 14.9 “Determination of the breakdown of granules”. G.1. Natural Limes No Type designation Data on method of production and essential ingredients Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements Other data on the type designation Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared 1 2 3 4 5 6 1(a) Limestone — standard quality Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 42 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 1(b) Limestone — fine quality Minimum neutralising value: 50 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. 2(a) Magnesian limestone — standard quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of magnesian limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 45 Total magnesium: 3 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 2(b) Magnesian limestone — fine quality Minimum neutralising value: 52 Total magnesium: 3 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. 3(a) Dolomitic limestone — standard quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of dolomite. Minimum neutralising value: 48 Total magnesium: 12 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 3(b) Dolomitic limestone — fine quality Minimum neutralising value: 54 Total magnesium: 12 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. 4(a) Marine limestone — standard quality Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of limestone of marine origin. Minimum neutralising value: 30 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; and — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 4(b) Marine limestone — fine quality Minimum neutralising value: 40 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. 5(a) Chalk — standard quality Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of chalk. Fineness determined by wet sieving after disintegration in water: — at least 90 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; — at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and — at least 40 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve. Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry sieving) at least 40 % in citric acid Minimum neutralising value: 42 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 5(b) Chalk — fine quality Fineness determined by wet sieving after disintegration in water: — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; — at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve. Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry sieving) at least 65 % in citric acid Minimum neutralising value: 48 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. 6 Carbonate suspension Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and/or magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding and suspending in water of natural deposits of limestone, magnesian limestone, dolomite or chalk. Minimum neutralising value: 35 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; — at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and — at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 % Moisture (optional) Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) G.2. Oxide and Hydroxide limes of natural origin No Type designation Data on method of production and essential ingredients Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements Other data on the type designation Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared 1 2 3 4 5 6 1(a) Burnt lime — basic quality Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium oxide obtained by burning of natural deposits of limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 75 Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 1(b) Burnt lime — premium quality Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium oxide obtained by burning of natural deposits of limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 85 Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 2(a) Magnesian burnt lime — basic quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, obtained by burning of natural deposits of magnesian limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 80 Total Magnesium: 7 % MgO Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 2(b) Magnesian burnt lime — premium quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, obtained by burning of natural deposits of magnesian limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 85 Total Magnesium: 7 % MgO Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 3(a) Dolomitic burnt lime — basic quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, obtained by burning of natural deposits of dolomite. Minimum neutralising value: 85 Total Magnesium: 17 % MgO Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 3(b) Dolomitic burnt lime — premium quality Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, obtained by burning of natural deposits of dolomite. Minimum neutralising value: 95 Total Magnesium: 17 % MgO Fineness determined by dry sieving: Fine: — at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve. Screened: — at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and — no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm sieve. The type designation must include the fineness type “fine” or “screened”. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 4 Hydrated burnt lime (slaked lime) Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium hydroxide, obtained by burning and slaking of natural deposits of limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 65 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Moisture (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 5 Hydrated magnesian burnt lime (slaked magnesian lime) Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, obtained by burning and slaking of natural deposits of magnesian limestone. Minimum neutralising value: 70 Total Magnesium: 5 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Moisture (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 6 Hydrated dolomitic burnt lime Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, obtained by burning and slaking, of natural deposits of dolomite. Minimum neutralising value: 70 Total Magnesium: 12 % MgO Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Moisture (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 7 Hydrated lime suspension Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide, obtained by burning, slaking and suspending in water of natural deposits of limestone, magnesian limestone or dolomite. Minimum neutralising value: 20 Fineness determined by wet sieving: — at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 % Moisture (optional) Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) G.3. Limes from industrial processes No Type designation Data on method of production and essential ingredients Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements Other data on the type designation Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared 1 2 3 4 5 6 1(a) Sugar factory lime Product from sugar production obtained by carbonation using exclusively burnt lime from natural sources and containing as essential ingredient finely divided calcium carbonate. Minimum neutralising value: 20 Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium (optional) Moisture (optional) Reactivity and method of determination (optional) Soil incubation results (optional) 1(b) Sugar factory lime suspension Minimum neutralising value: 15 G.4. Mixed limes No Type designation Data on method of production and essential ingredients Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements Other data on the type designation Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mixed lime Product obtained by mixing types listed in sections G1 and G2. Minimum carbonate content: 15 % Maximum carbonate content: 90 % The word “magnesian” shall be added to the type designation if MgO ≥ 5 %. Usual trade names or alternative names may be added. Types as specified in sections G.1 and G.2 Neutralising value Total calcium Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 % Soil incubation results (optional) Moisture (optional) G.5. Mixtures of liming materials with other EC fertiliser types No Type designation Data on method of production and essential ingredients Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements Other data on the type designation Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mixture of [type designation in section G.1 to G.4] with [type designation in section A, B, D]. Product obtained by mixing, compacting or granulating liming materials listed in sections G.1 to G.4 with fertiliser types listed in sections A, B or D. The following mixtures are prohibited: — ammonium sulphate (Type A.1.4) or urea (Type A.1.9) with oxide limes or hydroxide limes listed in Section G.2; — mixing and then compacting or granulating super phosphates of the types A.2.2(a), (b) or (c) with any of the types described in Section G.1 to G.4. Neutralising value: 15 3 % N for mixtures containing fertiliser types with a minimum N content 3 % P2O5 for mixtures containing fertiliser types with a minimum content P2O5 3 % K2O for mixtures containing fertiliser types with a minimum content K2O Potassium expressed as water-soluble K2O Other requirements mentioned in the individual entries. Neutralising Value Nutrients according to the nutrient declarations of the individual fertiliser types. Total calcium Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 % If the chloride content does not exceed 2 % Cl, the words “low in chloride” may be added Moisture (optional) Fineness (optional)’