{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-73/annex-2I/division-C.21/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-73/annex-2I/division-C.21/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2004/73",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2004/73/EC of 29 April 2004 adapting to technical progress for the twenty-ninth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-73",
  "path": "annex/2I/division/C.21/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "REPORTING",
  "text": "The test report must include the following information:\nComplete identification of the soil used including:\ngeographical reference of the site (latitude, longitude);\ninformation on the history of the site (i.e. vegetation cover, treatments with crop protection products, treatments with fertilisers, accidental contamination, etc.);\nuse pattern (e.g. agricultural soil, forest, etc.);\ndepth of sampling (cm);\nsand/silt/clay content (% dry weight);\npH (in water);\norganic carbon content (% dry weight);\nnitrogen content (% dry weight);\ninitial nitrate concentration (mg nitrate/kg dry weight);\ncation exchange capacity (mmol/kg);\nmicfobial biomass in terms of percentage of the total organic carbon;\nreference of the methods used for the determination of each parameter;\nall information relating to the collection and storage of soil samples;\ndetails of pre-incubation of soil if any.\nTest substance:\nphysical nature and, where relevant, physical-chemical properties;\nchemical identification data, where relevant, including structural formula, purity (i.e. for crop protection products the percentage of active ingredient), nitrogen content.\nSubstrate:\nsource of substrate;\ncomposition (i.e. lucerne meal, lucerne-grass-green meal);\ncarbon, nitrogen content (% dry weight);\nsieve size (mm).\nTest conditions:\ndetails of the amendment of soil with organic substrate;\nnumber of concentrations of test chemical used and, where appropriate, justification of the selected concentrations;\ndetails of the application of test substance to soil;\nincubation temperature;\nsoil moisture content at the beginning and during the test;\nmethod of soil incubation used (i.e. as bulk or as a series of individual subsamples);\nnumber of replicates;\nsampling times;\nmethod used for extraction of nitrate from soil;\nResults:\nanalytical procedure and equipment used to analyse nitrate;\ntabulated data including individual and mean values for nitrate measurements;\nvariation between the replicates in treated and control samples;\nexplanations of corrections made in the calculations, if relevant;\nthe percent variation in nitrate formation rates at each sampling time or, if appropriate, the EC50 value with 95 per cent confidence limit, other ECx (i.e. EC25 or EC10) with confidence intervals, and a graph of the dose-response curve;\nstatistical treatment of results;\nall information and observations helpful for the interpretation of the results.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/73/annex/2I/division/C.21/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:47.605967+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."
}