# 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), Annex I

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:
1.. Table E.1.4 is replaced by the following table:
‘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 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
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 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
4c
Iron fertiliser solution
Product obtained by dissolving types 4a and/or one of the type 4b in water
2 % of water soluble Fe
The designation must include:
1.. the name(s) of the mineral anion(s);
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.. 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/EEC.
E.3.1.
Chelating agents
Acids, or sodium, potassium or ammonium salts of:
For information only.
CAS number of the acid
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EDTA
C10H16O8N2
60-00-4
2-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid
HEEDTA
C10H18O7N2
150-39-0
diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
DTPA
C14H23O10N3
67-43-6
ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(ortho-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]
[o,o] EDDHA
C18H20O6N2
1170-02-1
ethylenediamine-N-[(ortho-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]-N′-[(para-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]
[o,p] EDDHA
C18H20O6N2
475475-49-1
ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(ortho-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid]
[o,o] EDDHMA
C20H24O6N2
641632-90-8
ethylenediamine-N-[(ortho-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid]-N′-[(para-hydroxy-methylphenyl)acetic acid]
[o,p] EDDHMA
C20H24O6N2
641633-41-2
ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(5-carboxy-2-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid]
EDDCHA
C20H20O10N2
85120-53-2
ethylenediamine-N,N′-di[(2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl)acetic acid] and its condensation products
EDDHSA
C18H20O12N2S2 + n*(C12H14O8N2S)
57368-07-7 and 642045-40-7
E.3.2.
Complexing agents:
List to be drawn up.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/162/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-162/annex-I
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