# The EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 5: General provisions relating to identification, marking, labelling and packaging of UK fertilisers

Extent: E+W

(1) Any manufacturer who places on the market a fertiliser designated as a 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 a 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 a 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2486/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ec-fertilisers-england-and-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-5
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