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Article 17 Declaration of secondary nutrients in primary nutrient fertilisers

United Kingdom

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Calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content may be declared as secondary nutrient content of F1UK fertilisers belonging to the types of fertiliser listed in sections A, B and C of Annex I, provided that these elements are present in at least the following minimum quantities:

  1. (a)

    2 % calcium oxide (CaO), i.e. 1,4 % Ca;

  2. (b)

    2 % of magnesium oxide (MgO), i.e. 1,2 % Mg;

  3. (c)

    3 % of sodium oxide (Na2O), i.e. 2,2 % Na;

  4. (d)

    5 % of sulphur trioxide (SO3), i.e. 2 % S.

In such a case, the additional marking specified in Article 19(2)(ii) shall be added to the type designation.

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Textual amendments

F1

Words in Regulation substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 5(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)