Division E.1.3 Copper

No	Type designation	Data on method of production and essential ingredients	Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)Data on the expression of nutrientsOther requirements	Other data on the type of designation	Nutrient content to be declaredForms and solubilities of the nutrientsOther criteria
1	2	3	4	5	6
3a	Copper salt	Chemically obtained product containing a mineral salt of copper as its essential ingredient	20 % water-soluble Cu	The designation must include the name of the mineral anion	Water-soluble copper (Cu)
3b	Copper oxide	Chemically obtained product containing copper oxide as its essential ingredient	70 % total Cu Particle size: at least 98 % passing through a 0,063 mm sieve		Total copper (Cu)
3c	Copper hydroxide	Chemically obtained product containing copper hydroxide as its essential ingredient	45 % total Cu Particle size: at least 98 % passing through a 0,063 mm sieve		Total copper (Cu)
F13d	Copper chelate	Water-soluble product containing copper chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)	5 % of water-soluble copper and at least 80 % of the water-soluble copper is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)	Name of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a F2recognised standard	Water-soluble copper (Cu) Optional: Total copper (Cu) chelated by authorised chelating agents Copper (Cu) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
3e	Copper-based fertiliser	Product obtained by mixing types 3a and/or 3b and/or 3c and/or a single one of type 3d and, if required, filler that is neither nutrient nor toxic	5 % total Cu	The designation must include: (1) the name(s) of the copper components; (2) the name of any chelating agent if present	Total copper (Cu) Water-soluble copper (Cu) if this accounts for at least 1/4 of the total copper Chelated copper (Cu) if present
F33f	Copper fertiliser solution	Aqueous solution of types 3a and/or 3d or 3i	2 % water-soluble Cu When types 3a and 3i are mixed, the complexed fraction must be at least 40 % of the water-soluble Cu	The designation must include: (1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s), if present (2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper if present and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard or the name of the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard	Water-soluble copper (Cu) Copper (Cu) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard Copper (Cu) complexed by the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard Optional: Total copper (Cu) chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)
3g	Copper oxychloride	Chemically obtained product containing copper oxychloride [Cu₂Cl(OH)₃] as an essential ingredient	50 % total Cu Particle size: at least 98 % passing through a 0,063 mm sieve		Total copper (Cu)
3h	Copper fertiliser in suspension	Product obtained by suspending types 3a and/or 3b and/or 3c and/or 3d and/or 3g in water	17 % total Cu	The designation must include: (1) the name(s) of the anions, if present (2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper if present and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard	Total copper (Cu) Water-soluble copper (Cu) if present Copper (Cu) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
F43i	Copper complex	Water-soluble product containing copper chemically combined with one authorised complexing agent	5 % of water-soluble Cu and the complexed fraction must be at least 80 % of the water-soluble copper	The designation must include the name of the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard	Water-soluble copper (Cu) Total copper (Cu) complexed

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 137/2011 of 16 February 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: 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)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 223/2012 of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance).
F4: Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 223/2012 of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on Attachment

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)