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COM(73)1734Final
Brussels.17October1973
AMENDEMENT TOTO
theproposalforaDirectiveontheapproximation ofthe
lawsoftheMemberStatesconcerningfertilizers.
(presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuantto
thesecondparagraphofArticle149of"theEECTreaty)
COM(73)1734Final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UndertheGeneralProgrammefortheremovaloftechnical "barrierstotrade
1adoptedbytheCouncilon28May19^9»"^ieCommissionsubmittedtothe
Councilon30December1971aproposalforaDirectiveontheapproximation
ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesconcerningfertilizers.
TheEuropeanParliamentrendereditsOpiniononthisproposedDirective
2atit3sessionheldon7June1973•TheCommissioncarefullyexamined
theobservations madeintheOpinionanddecidedtotakeactiononmost
ofthem.Forthispurpose,underArtiole149(2)oftheTreaty,itis
toputforwardthefollowingproposalsforamendmentstotheinitial
Directiveproposal:
Article4jfirstsubparagraph
Article8,secondparagraph
Article9»firstparagraph
Article11,secondparagraph
Theseamendmentproposalsareforthepurposeofmakingexplicitreference
tothecompulsorymarkingsfortheidentification ofthefertilizers
specifiedinAnnexIX,complementing theprovisionsconcerninginspection
byreferencetoCommunitysamplingandanalysismathods,extendingto
AnnexIII(manufacturing tolerances)thegrantingoftheauthorityofthe
CounciltotheCommissionfor.theadjustmentoftechnicalannexestoDirec­
tivesand,inconnectionwiththeCoonunity'senlargement,amendingthedis­
tributionofvotesintheCommittee'sprocedure* •
4
TheCommissionmoreoverproposestoamendinAnnexI(ListOffertilizer
types)therequirementsforthetype"Ammoniumnitrate(calciumammonium
nitrate)"andtheminimumnutrient(Pg^j)contentforthetype"Basioslag",
thustakingintoaccounttechnicaldiscussions withtheexpertsofthe
EconomicandSocialCommitteeandthenewMemberStates.
:0JÎToC76,17June,1969..
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I
theproposalforaDirectiveontheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
MemberStatesconcerningfertilizers .-- ...5
TheproposalforaDirectivesubmittedon30December1971shallbe
anendedby:
~achangeinArticle4»firstsubparagraph
–therecastingofArticle8,secondparagraph
–achangeinArtiole9
–acorrectiontoArticle11,secondparagraph
–changesinAnnexI.
Article4
Thefollowingadditionshallbemadetothetextofthefirstsubparagraph :
–thecompulsoryidentification markingsspecifiedinAnnexII(jjL
Article8
Thetextofthesecondparagraphshallbesupersededbythefollowing:
CompliancewiththeprovisionsofthisDirectiveandAnnexesIandII
inrespectofconformitytotypesoffertilizer,toguaranteednutrient
contentsandtoguaranteedformsandsolubilities ofsuchnutrientscan
beverifiedinofficialinspectionsonlybytheuseofthesamplingand
analysismethodsestablishedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle11,
takingintoaccountthemanufacturing tolerancesspecifiedin
AnnexIIItothisDirective.
Article9
Thefollowingadditionshallbemadetothetextofthefirstparagraph:
1.TheamendmentswhicharenecessaryinordertobringAnnexesIand111
ofthisDirectiveintolinewithtechnicalprogressshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle11.

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Thetextofthesecondparagraphshallbeamendedasfollows:
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmittotheCommittee
adraftofthe.measurestobetaken.TheCommitteeshallrender
itsOpiniononthisdraftwithinaperiodoftimewhichtheChairman
mayfixaocordingtotheurgencyofthematterinhand.Itshall
actbyamajorityof-yqtee,thevotesoftheMember
StatesbeingweightedaslaiddowninArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.
TheChairmanshallnotvote. - -
AnnexI»A.Straightfertilizers
Part1–Nitrogenousfertilizers–
FortypeNo5Ammoniumnitrate,columns(b)and(e)shallreadasfollows:■
Typedesignation Otherdataonthetypedesignation
No
<*) (0)
5Ammoniumnitrate. Thedesignation "calciumammonium
nitrate"maybeusedonlyfora
fertilizer v/hichcontains,in
additiontoammoniumnitrate,onl;calciumar/iraonium
mtraxe
aaaixionxoammoniumnixraxe,onxy
calciumcarbonate(limestonerock)
and/ormagnesiumcarbonateand
calcdumoarbonate(dolomiterook).
Theminimumcontentofthese
carbonatesmustbe20foandtheir
puritymustbeatleast9Cf°»

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PartII-Pho3phaticfertilizers
For"typeHoX–Basicslag,columns(d)and(g)shall.tieamendedasfollows;
NoTypedesignationMinimumcontentof
nutrients(percentagelay
weight).
Dataontheevaluation
ofnutrients.
Otherrequirements.Ingredientsthecontent
ofwhichistobe
guaranteed.
Formsandsolubilities
ofthenutrients.
I(a)(b) (d) (s)
.1
iBasicslag
–Thomas
phosphates
–Thomasslag
I!3&P2!»5
Phosphateevaluatedas
phosphoruspentoxide
solubleinmineral
acids,atleast75/°of
thephosphoruspentoxide
beingsolubleincitrio
acidat2$,
or
p2o
Phosphateevaluatedas
phosphoruspentoxide
solubleincitrioaoid
at2$
Finenessofgrinding:
atleast75$ableto
passthrcugfcasieve
withameshof0.160mm,
atleast9$foableto
passthroughasieve
withameshof0.630mm.Phosphoruspentoxide
solubleinmineralaoids
(France,Ireland,Italy,
Luxembourg'andtfnited
Kingdom '*
or
Phosphoruspentoxide
Solubleincitrioaoid
at2$(Belgium,Denmark,
Germany,Netherlands/