# Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (Text with EEA relevance), Division E.1.3: Copper


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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
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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)
3d
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 recognised 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
3f
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
3i
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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2003/division/E./division/E.1./division/E.1.3. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2003/division-E./division-E.1./division-E.1.3.
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