EN
L 190/160
Official Journal of the European Union
19.7.2022
(g) the recommended conditions of storage and the recommended ‘use by’ date; (h) guidelines for safe handling and use, including any relevant information on measures recommended to manage risks to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment; (i)
instructions for intended use, including application rates, timing and frequency, and target plants or mushrooms;
(j)
pH;
(k) electrical conductivity given as mS/m, except for mineral wool; (l)
organic matter content or organic carbon (Corg) content, expressed as % by mass;
(m) minimum amount of organic nitrogen (Norg), expressed as % by mass, followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used; (n) the ratio of organic carbon to total nitrogen (Corg/N).
The following nutrients shall be declared, expressed as % by mass, if exceeding 0,5 % by mass: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) and potassium oxide (K2O).
Criterion 7.2 – Growing media (a) the name and address of the body responsible for marketing; (b) a descriptor identifying the product by type, including the wording ‘GROWING MEDIUM’; (c) a batch identification code; (d) the quantity: — for plugs of mineral wool, expressed as number of pieces and the two dimensions diameter and height, — for mineral wool having forms other than plugs, expressed as number of pieces and the three dimensions length, height and width, — for other pre-shaped growing media, expressed as size in at least two dimensions, — for other growing media, expressed as total volume, — except for pre-shaped growing media, quantity expressed as volume of materials with a particle size greater than 60 mm, when present; (e) range of moisture content or the dry matter content expressed as % by mass; (f)
a list of all components above 5 % by product weight or volume in descending order of magnitude by dry weight; where the component is a substance or a mixture, it shall be identified as specified in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(g) the recommended conditions of storage and the recommended ‘use by’ date and production date; (h) guidelines for safe handling and use, including any relevant information on measures recommended to manage risks to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment; (i)
instructions for intended use, including application rates, timing and frequency, and target plants or mushrooms;
(j)
pH;
(k) electrical conductivity given as mS/m, except for mineral wool; (l)
a statement about the stability of organic matter (stable or very stable);
(m) nitrogen (N) extractable by CaCl2/DTPA (calcium chloride/diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; ‘CAT-soluble’), if above 150 mg/l; (n) phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) extractable by CaCl2/DTPA (calcium chloride/diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; ‘CATsoluble’), if above 20 mg/l;