Division E.1.7 Zinc

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
7a	Zinc salt	Chemically obtained product and having as its essential ingredient a mineral salt of zinc	15 % water-soluble Zn	The designation must include the name of the mineral anion	Water-soluble zinc (Zn)
F17b	Zinc chelate	Water-soluble product containing zinc chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)	5 % of water-soluble zinc and at least 80 % of the water-soluble zinc is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)	Name of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a F2recognised standard	Water-soluble zinc (Zn) Optional: Total zinc (Zn) chelated by authorised chelating agents Zinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
7c	Zinc oxide	Chemically obtained product and having as its essential ingredient zinc oxide	70 % total Zn Particle size: at least 80 % passing through a 0,063 mm sieve		Total zinc (Zn)
7d	Zinc-based fertiliser	Product obtained by mixing types 7a and 7c	30 % total Zn	The designation must include the name of the zinc components present	Total zinc (Zn) Water-soluble zinc (Zn) if this accounts for at least 1/4 of the total zinc (Zn)
F37e	Zinc fertiliser solution	Aqueous solution of types 7a and/or 7b or 7g	2 % water-soluble Zn When types 7a and 7g are mixed, the complexed fraction must be at least 40 % of the water-soluble Zn	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 zinc 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 zinc (Zn) Zinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard Zinc (Zn) complexed by the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard Optional: total zinc (Zn) chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)
F47f	Zinc fertiliser suspension	Product obtained by suspending type 7(a) and/or 7(c) and/or types 7(b) in water	20 % total zinc	The designation must include: (1) the name(s) of the anions (2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc if present and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard	Total zinc (Zn) Water-soluble zinc (Zn) if present Zinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a recognised standard
F57g	Zinc complex	Water-soluble product containing zinc chemically combined with one authorised complexing agent	5 % of water-soluble zinc and the complexed fraction must be at least 80 % of the water-soluble zinc	The designation must include the name of the authorised complexing agent that can be identified by a recognised standard	Water-soluble zinc (Zn) Total zinc (Zn) 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 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).
F5: 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)