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Annex I

United Kingdom

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Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:

  1. 1..

    Table E.1.4 is replaced by the following table:

    ‘E.1.4.

    Iron

    NoType designationData on method of production and essential ingredientsMinimum content of nutrients(percentage by weight)Data on the expression of nutrientsOther requirementsOther data on the type of designationNutrient content to be declaredForms and solubilities of the nutrientsOther criteria
    123456
    4aIron saltChemically obtained product containing a mineral iron salt as its essential ingredient12 % water-soluble FeThe designation must include the name of the mineral anionWater-soluble iron (Fe)
    4bIron chelateWater-soluble product obtained by chemical reaction of iron with chelating agent(s) mentioned in the list of Annex I section E.3.5 % 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 the declared chelating agent(s)Name of each one of the chelating agents mentioned in the list of Annex I section E.3.1 that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron

    Water-soluble iron (Fe)

    Iron (Fe) chelated by each chelating agent that is declared in the type-designation and that can be identified and quantified by a European Standard

    4cIron fertiliser solutionProduct obtained by dissolving types 4a and/or one of the type 4b in water2 % of water soluble Fe

    The designation must include:

    1. 1..

      the name(s) of the mineral anion(s);

    2. 2..

      the name of any chelating agent, if present, that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron (Fe)

    Water-soluble iron (Fe)

    Chelated iron (Fe) if present

    Iron (Fe) chelated by each chelating agent that is declared in the type-designation and that can be identified and quantified by a European Standard

    ’

  2. 2..

    Section E.3 is replaced by the following:

    ‘E.3.

    List of authorised organic chelating and complexing agents for micro-nutrients

    The following substances are authorised provided that their corresponding nutrient chelate has complied with the requirements of Council Directive 67/548/EECf1.

    E.3.1.

    Chelating agentsf2

    Acids, or sodium, potassium or ammonium salts of:

    For information only.

    CAS number of the acidf3
    Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidEDTAC10H16O8N2 60-00-4
    2-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acidHEEDTAC10H18O7N2 150-39-0
    diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acidDTPAC14H23O10N3 67-43-6
    ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(ortho-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid][o,o] EDDHAC18H20O6N2 1170-02-1
    ethylenediamine-N-[(ortho-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]-N′-[(para-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid][o,p] EDDHAC18H20O6N2 475475-49-1
    ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(ortho-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid][o,o] EDDHMAC20H24O6N2 641632-90-8
    ethylenediamine-N-[(ortho-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid]-N′-[(para-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid][o,p] EDDHMAC20H24O6N2 641633-41-2
    ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(5-carboxy-2-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]EDDCHAC20H20O10N2 85120-53-2
    ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl)acetic acid] and its condensation productsEDDHSAC18H20O12N2S2 + n*(C12H14O8N2S)57368-07-7 and 642045-40-7

    E.3.2.

    Complexing agents:

    List to be drawn up.’

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1.

f2

The chelating agents are to be identified and quantified by the European Standards that covers the mentioned chelating agents.

f3

For information only.