# 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 G.1: Natural Limes


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 designation
Nutrient content to be declared Forms and solubilities of the nutrients Other criteria to be declared
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1(a)
Limestone — standard quality
Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of limestone.
Minimum neutralising value: 42
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium (optional)
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
1(b)
Limestone — fine quality
Minimum neutralising value: 50
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
2(a)
Magnesian limestone — standard quality
Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of magnesian limestone.
Minimum neutralising value: 45
Total magnesium: 3 % MgO
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
2(b)
Magnesian limestone — fine quality
Minimum neutralising value: 52
Total magnesium: 3 % MgO
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
3(a)
Dolomitic limestone — standard quality
Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of dolomite.
Minimum neutralising value: 48
Total magnesium: 12 % MgO
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
3(b)
Dolomitic limestone — fine quality
Minimum neutralising value: 54
Total magnesium: 12 % MgO
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
4(a)
Marine limestone — standard quality
Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of limestone of marine origin.
Minimum neutralising value: 30
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve; and
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium (optional)
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
4(b)
Marine limestone — fine quality
Minimum neutralising value: 40
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
5(a)
Chalk — standard quality
Product containing as its essential ingredient calcium carbonate, obtained by grinding of natural deposits of chalk.
Fineness determined by wet sieving after disintegration in water:
at least 90 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
at least 40 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve.
Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry sieving) at least 40 % in citric acid
Minimum neutralising value: 42
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium (optional)
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
5(b)
Chalk — fine quality
Fineness determined by wet sieving after disintegration in water:
at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve.
Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry sieving) at least 65 % in citric acid
Minimum neutralising value: 48
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
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Carbonate suspension
Product containing as its essential ingredients calcium carbonate and/or magnesium carbonate, obtained by grinding and suspending in water of natural deposits of limestone, magnesian limestone, dolomite or chalk.
Minimum neutralising value: 35
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve; and
at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Usual trade names or alternative names may be added.
Neutralising value
Total calcium
Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 %
Moisture (optional)
Reactivity and method of determination (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)

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