# Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 13: Ammonium nitrate (5 000 / 10 000): fertilisers capable of self-sustaining decomposition

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This 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 (see UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.2), and in which the nitrogen content as a result of ammonium nitrate is
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,
15,75 % by weight or less and unrestricted combustible materials.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/18/annex/I/annotations/1/annotation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-18/annex-I/annotations/1/annotation/13
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