# 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.1.4: Iron


No
Type designation
Data on method of production and essential ingredients
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight) Data on the expression of nutrients Other requirements
Other data on the type of designation
Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria
1
2
3
4
5
6
4a
Iron salt
Chemically obtained product containing a mineral iron salt as its essential ingredient
12 % water-soluble Fe
The designation must include the name of the mineral anion
Water-soluble iron (Fe)
4b
Iron chelate
Water-soluble product containing iron chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)
5 % of water-soluble iron, of which the chelated fraction is at least 80 % and at least 50 % of the water-soluble iron is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)
Name of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
Water-soluble iron (Fe)
Optional: Total iron (Fe) chelated by authorised chelating agents
Iron (Fe) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
4c
Iron fertiliser solution
Aqueous solution of types 4a and/or 4b or 4d
2 % water-soluble Fe
When types 4a and 4d are mixed, the complexed fraction must be at least 40 % of the water-soluble Fe
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 iron 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 iron (Fe)
Iron (Fe) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
Iron (Fe) complexed by the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard
Optional: total iron (Fe) chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)
4d
Iron complex
Water-soluble product containing iron chemically combined with one authorised complexing agent
5 % of water-soluble Fe and the complexed fraction must be at least 80 % of the water-soluble iron
The designation must include the name of the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard
Water-soluble iron (Fe)
Total iron (Fe) complexed

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2003/division/E./division/E.1./division/E.1.4. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2003/division-E./division-E.1./division-E.1.4.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.