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Annex IV

United Kingdom

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Section B of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is replaced by the following:

‘B.

REQUIREMENTS TO AUTHORISE LABORATORIES THAT ARE COMPETENT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICE FOR CHECKING COMPLIANCE OF EC FERTILISERS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS REGULATION AND ITS ANNEXES

1.

Standard applicable at the level of the laboratories.

  • Laboratories accredited in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, for at least one of the methods of Annexes III or IV.

  • Until 18 November 2014, laboratories not yet accredited provided that the laboratory:

    • demonstrates that it has initiated and is pursuing the necessary accreditation procedures in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025 in one or more of the methods of Annexes III or IV, and

    • provides the competent authority with evidence that the laboratory is participating in inter-laboratory tests with good results.

2.

Standard applicable at the level of accreditation bodies:

EN ISO/IEC 17011, Conformity assessment: General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.’