Annex III

Section B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Method 1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘ Method 1

   Preparation of the sample for analysis

   EN 1482-2: Fertilisers and liming materials — Sampling and sample preparation — Part 2: Sample preparation ’

2. 2..

   Methods 2 are replaced as follows:

   1. (a)

      Method 2.1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.1

      Determination of ammoniacal nitrogen

      EN 15475: Fertilisers — Determination of ammoniacal nitrogen

      This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

   2. (b)

      Method 2.2.1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.2.1

      Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Ulsch

      EN 15558: Fertilisers — Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Ulsch

      This method of analysis has not been ring-tested.’

   3. (c)

      Method 2.2.2 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.2.2

      Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Arnd

      EN 15559: Fertilisers – Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Arnd

      This method of analysis has not been ring-tested.’

   4. (d)

      Method 2.2.3 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.2.3

      Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Devarda

      EN 15476: Fertilisers — Determination of nitric and ammoniacal nitrogen according to Devarda

      This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

   5. (e)

      Method 2.3.1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.3.1

      Determination of the total nitrogen in calcium cyanamide nitrate free

      EN 15560: Fertilisers — Determination of total nitrogen in calcium cyanamide nitrate free

      This method of analysis has not been ring-tested’

   6. (f)

      Method 2.3.2 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.3.2

      Determination of total nitrogen in calcium cyanamide containing nitrates

      EN 15561: Fertilisers — Determination of total nitrogen in calcium cyanamide containing nitrates

      This method of analysis has not been ring-tested.’

   7. (g)

      Method 2.3.3 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.3.3

      Determination of total nitrogen in urea

      EN 15478: Fertilisers — Determination of total nitrogen in urea

      This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

   8. (h)

      Method 2.4 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.4

      Determination of cyanamide nitrogen

      EN 15562: Fertilisers — Determination of cyanamide nitrogen

      This method of analysis has not been ring-tested.’

   9. (i)

      Method 2.5 is replaced by the following:

      ‘ Method 2.5

      Spectrophotometric determination of biuret in urea

      EN 15479: Fertilisers — Spectrophotometric determination of biuret in urea

      This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

   10. (j)

       Method 2.6.1 is replaced by the following:

       ‘ Method 2.6.1

       Determination of different forms of nitrogen in the same sample in fertilisers containing nitrogen as nitric, ammoniacal, urea and cyanamide nitrogen

       EN 15604: Fertilisers — Determination of different forms of nitrogen in the same sample containing nitrogen, as nitric, ammoniacal, urea and cyanamide nitrogen

       This method of analysis has not been ring-tested.’

3. 3..

   Method 4.1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘ Method 4.1

   Determination of the water-soluble potassium content

   EN 15477: Fertilisers — Determination of the water-soluble potassium content

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

4. 4..

   The following methods are added:

   ‘ Methods 11

   Chelating agents

   Method 11.1

   Determination of the chelated micro-nutrient content and of the chelated fraction of micro-nutrients

   EN 13366: Fertilisers — Treatment with a cation exchange resin for the determination of the chelated micro-nutrient content and of the chelated fraction of micro-nutrients

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Method 11.2

   Determination of EDTA, HEDTA and DTPA

   EN 13368-1: Fertilisers — Determination of chelating agents in fertilisers by ion chromatography — Part 1: EDTA, HEDTA and DTPA

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Method 11.3

   Determination of iron chelated by o,o EDDHA and o,o EDDHMA

   EN 13368-2: 2007 Fertilisers — Determination of chelating agents in fertilisers by chromatography. Part 2: Determination of Fe chelated by o,o EDDHA and o,o EDDHMA by ion pair-chromatography.

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Method 11.4

   Determination of iron chelated by EDDHSA

   EN 15451: Fertilisers — Determination of chelating agents-Determination of iron chelated by EDDHSA by ion pair-chromatography

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Method 11.5

   Determination of iron chelated by o,p EDDHA

   EN 15452: Fertilisers — Determination of chelating agents-Determination of iron chelated by o,p EDDHA by reversed phase HPLC

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Methods 12

   Nitrification and urease inhibitors

   Method 12.1

   Determination of dicyandiamide

   EN 15360: Fertilisers — Determination of dicyandiamide – Method using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Method 12.2

   Determination of NBPT

   EN 15688: Fertilisers — Determination of urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl)thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

   Methods 13

   Heavy metals

   Method 13.1

   Determination of cadmium content

   EN 14888: Fertilisers and liming materials — Determination of cadmium content

   This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’