Regulation 5 General provisions relating to identification, marking, labelling and packaging of UK fertilisersF4

England and Wales

(1)

Any manufacturer who places on the market a fertiliser designated as F1a UK fertiliser shall be guilty of an offence unless the identification markings relating to it—

(a)

are borne as specified in paragraph (1) of Article 9 (markings);

(b)

comply with Article 9(2);

(c)

include a declaration of contents as specified in paragraphs (1)(a) and (d), (4), (5) and (6) of Article 6 (compulsory statements);

(d)

include the additional instructions called for by Article 9(3) if it is a fluid fertiliser; and

(e)

have been provided as specified in paragraph (1) of Article 7 (identification).

(2)

Any manufacturer who places on the market a packaged fertiliser designated as F2a UK fertiliser shall be guilty of an offence unless—

(a)

the identification markings appear as specified in the first sentence of Article 7(2);

(b)

the packaging and labelling of the fertiliser complies with paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 10 (labelling);

(c)

the packaging complies with Article 12 (packaging); and

(d)

the language in which the identification markings appear complies with Article 11 (languages).

(3)

Any manufacturer who places on the market a bulk fertiliser designated as F3a UK fertiliser shall be guilty of an offence unless—

(a)

the identification markings appear as specified in the second sentence of Article 7(2);

(b)

a copy of the documents containing them meets the requirements of Article 10(3); and

(c)

the language in which the identification markings appear complies with Article 11.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in reg. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 5(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Word in reg. 5 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)