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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-major-accident-hazards-regulations-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/483",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-major-accident-hazards-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Ammonium nitrate (5,000/10,000): fertilisers capable of self-sustaining decomposition.\nThis applies to ammonium nitrate based compound/composite fertilisers (compound/composite fertilisers contain ammonium nitrate with phosphate and/or potash) which are capable of self-sustaining decomposition according to the UN Trough Test (the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.2), and in which the nitrogen content as a result of ammonium nitrate is—\n(a) between 15.75% and 24.5% by weight, and either with not more than 0.4% total combustible/organic materials or which fulfil the requirements of Annex III-2 to Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (“Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003”) ; or\n(b) equal to or less than 15.75% by weight and unrestricted combustible materials.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "15.75% nitrogen content by weight as a result of ammonium nitrate corresponds to 45% ammonium nitrate."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "24.5% nitrogen content by weight as a result of ammonium nitrate corresponds to 70% ammonium nitrate."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "O.J. L304, 21.11.2003, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/483/schedule/1/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:45:01.967239+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}