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Division E.3.2 Complexing agentsF1F2M1

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The following complexing agents are only permitted in products for fertigation and/or foliar application, except for Zn lignosulfonate, Fe lignosulfonate, Cu lignosulfonate and Mn lignosulfonate that can be applied directly to the soil.

Acids, or sodium, potassium or ammonium salts of:

F3For information only.

For quality reasons, the relative phenolic hydroxyl content and the relative organic sulphur content as measured by EN 16109 must exceed 1,5 % and 4,5 % respectively.

No Designation Alternative designation Chemical formula CAS number of the acid f1
1 Lignosulfonic acid LS No chemical formula available 8062-15-5 f2
F42 Heptagluconic acid HGA C 7 H 14 O 8 23351-51-1

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2007 of 19 February 2007 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

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).

F3

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 463/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance).

F4

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1618 of 8 September 2016 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 (Text with EEA relevance).

Marginal citations

M1

The complexing agents are to be identified by the recognised standards that cover the mentioned complexing agents. [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)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)]

Footnotes

f1

For information only.

f2

For quality reasons, the relative phenolic hydroxyl content and the relative organic sulphur content as measured by EN 16109 must exceed 1,5 % and 4,5 % respectively.

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)

Notes on Division E.3

Textual amendments

F2

Words in Annex 1 s. E.3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/601), regs. 1(2), 5(21)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)