CELEX: 51973PC1734
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Date: 1973-10-17
Title: AMENDEMENT TO the proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fertilizers. (presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                               Brussels . 17 October 1973
                             AMENDEMENT TO TO
      the proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the
           laws of the Member States concerning fertilizers .
        (presented "by the Commission to the Council pursuant to
         the second paragraph of Article 149 of "the EEC Treaty)
COM (73 ) 1734 Final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Under the General Programme for the removal of technical "barriers to trade
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adopted by the Council on 28 May 19^9 » "^ie Commission submitted to the
Council on 30 December 1971 a proposal for a Directive on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States concerning fertilizers .
The European Parliament rendered its Opinion on this proposed Directive
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at it 3 session held on 7 June 1973 •       The Commission carefully examined
the observations made in the Opinion and decided to take action on most
of them .    For this purpose , under Artiole 149(2 ) of the Treaty, it is
to put forward the following proposals for       amendments to the initial
Directive proposal :
                     Article 4j    first subparagraph
                     Article 8 ,   second paragraph
                     Article 9 »   first paragraph
                     Article 11 , second paragraph
These amendment proposals are for the purpose of making explicit reference
to the compulsory markings for the identification of the fertilizers
specified in Annex IX , complementing the provisions concerning inspection
by reference to Community sampling and analysis mathods , extending to
Annex III (manufacturing tolerances ) the granting of the authority of the
Council to the Commission for . the adjustment of technical annexes to Direc­
tives and , in connection with the Coonunity' s enlargement , amending the dis­
tribution of votes in the Committee 's procedure *              •
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The Commission moreover proposes to amend in Annex I (List Of fertilizer
types ) the requirements for the type "Ammonium nitrate ( calcium ammonium
nitrate)" and the minimum nutrient (Pg^j) content for the type "Basio slag",
thus taking into account technical discussions with the experts of the
Economic and Social Committee and the new Member States .
 : 0J ÎTo C 76 , 17 June ,1969 ..
   0J ¥0 C 49 . 28 'June 1973 .
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                                                                               I
the proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States concerning fertilizers .           --            ...5
The proposal for a Directive submitted on 30 December 1971 shall be
anended by :
~ a change in Article 4 » first subparagraph
– the recasting of Article 8 , second paragraph
– a change in Artiole 9
– a correction to Article 11 , second paragraph
– changes in Annex I.
                                  Article 4
The following addition shall be made to the text of the first subparagraph :
– the compulsory identification markings specified in Annex II (jjL
                                 Article 8
The text of the second paragraph shall be superseded by the following :
Compliance with the provisions of this Directive and Annexes I and II
in respect of conformity to types of fertilizer , to guaranteed nutrient
contents and to guaranteed forms and solubilities of such nutrients can
be verified in official inspections only by the use of the sampling and
analysis methods established in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 ,
taking into account the manufacturing tolerances specified in
Annex III to this Directive .
                                Article 9
The following addition shall be made to the text of the first paragraph :
1 . The amendments which are necessary in order to bring Annexes I and 1 1 1
    of this Directive into line with technical progress shall be adopted
    in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 .
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The text of the second paragraph shall be amended as follows :
2.  The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee
    a draft of the . measures to be taken.     The Committee shall render
    its Opinion on this draft within a period of time which the Chairman
    may fix aocording to the urgency of the matter in hand .         It shall
    act by a majority of      -yqtee ,            the votes of the Member
    States being weighted as laid down in Article 148(2 ) of the Treaty.
    The Chairman shall not vote .                     -            -
Annex I » A.   Straight fertilizers
Part 1 – Nitrogenous fertilizers –
For type No 5 Ammonium nitrate , columns (b) and ( e ) shall read as follows : ■
             Type designation               Other data on the type designation
 No
                <*)                                      (0)
 5     Ammonium nitrate .                    The designation " calcium ammonium
       calcium ar/iraonium                   nitrate" may be used only for a
       mtraxe                                fertilizer v/hich contains , in
                                             addition
                                             aaaixion to
                                                       xo ammonium
                                                          ammonium nitrate
                                                                     nixraxe ,, onl;
                                                                                onxy
                                             calcium carbonate ( limestone rock)
                                             and/or magnesium carbonate and
                                             calcdum oarbonate (dolomite rook).
                                             The minimum content of these
                                             carbonates must be 20fo and their
                                             purity must be at least 9Cf°»
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 Part II - Pho3phatic fertilizers
 For "type Ho X – Basic slag, columns (d) and ( g) shall .tie amended as follows ;
                             Minimum content of        Ingredients the content
    No    Type designation   nutrients (percentage lay of which is   to be
                             weight ).                 guaranteed .
                             Data on the evaluation    Forms and solubilities
                             of nutrients .            of the nutrients .
                             Other requirements .
I ( a)        (b )                 (d )                        ( s)
 . 1      Basic slag         !3&P2!»5                  Phosphorus pentoxide
                                                       soluble in mineral aoids
          – Thomas           Phosphate evaluated as    (France , Ireland , Italy,
            phosphates       phosphorus pent oxide     Luxembourg 'and tfnit ed
          – Thomas slag      soluble in mineral        Kingdom          '      *
                             acids , at least 75/° of
                             the phosphorus pent oxide
                             being soluble in citrio
                             acid at 2$ ,
                             or                        or
                                 p2o
                             Phosphate evaluated as    Phosphorus pentoxide
                             phosphorus pentoxide      Soluble in citrio aoid
        i
                             soluble in citrio aoid    at 2$ (Belgium, Denmark,
                             at 2$                     Germany, Netherlands /
                             Fineness of grinding:
                             at least 75$ able to
                             pass thrcugfc a sieve
                           I
                             with a mesh of 0.160 mm ,
                             at least 9$fo able to
                             pass through a sieve
                             with a mesh of 0.630 mm .