Council Directive 89/284/EEC of 13 April 1989 supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC in respect of the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content of fertilizers

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 13 April 1989
supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC in respect of the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content of fertilizers
(89/284/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas measures need to be adopted for the progressive completion of the internal market by 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market is an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is guaranteed;
Whereas Council Directive 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilizers (4), as last amended by Directive 88/183/EEC (5), laid down rules for the marketing of solid EEC fertilizers; whereas it has proved necessary to extend the said Directive to include the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur contents of such fertilizers;
Whereas Directive 76/116/EEC may henceforth be applicable to fertilizers containing only calcium, magnesium and sulphur,