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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-137/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-137/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/137",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 137/2011 of 16 February 2011 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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-137",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:\n(1) In Section D, the following entries 2.1 and 2.2 are inserted:\n‘\n2.1\nCalcium formate\nChemically obtained product containing calcium formate as essential ingredient\n33,6 % CaO\nCalcium expressed as water-soluble CaO\n56 % formate\nCalcium oxide\nFormate\n2.2\nCalcium formate fluid\nProduct obtained by dissolution in water of calcium formate\n21 % CaO\nCalcium expressed as water-soluble CaO\n35 % formate\nCalcium oxide\nFormate\n’\n(2) Section E.1 is amended as follows:\n(a) in Section E.1.2, entries 2b and 2c are replaced by the following:\n‘\n2b\nCobalt chelate\nWater-soluble product containing cobalt chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)\n5 % of water-soluble cobalt and at least 80 % of the water-soluble cobalt is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)\nName of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble cobalt and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble cobalt (Co)\nOptional: Total cobalt (Co) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nCobalt (Co) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble cobalt and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n2c\nCobalt fertiliser solution\nAqueous solution of types 2a and/or types 2b\n2 % water-soluble cobalt\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s)\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble cobalt if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble cobalt (Co)\nOptional: Total cobalt (Co) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nCobalt (Co) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble cobalt and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(b) in Section E.1.3, entries 3d and 3f are replaced by the following:\n‘\n3d\nCopper chelate\nWater-soluble product containing copper chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)\n5 % of water-soluble copper and at least 80 % of the water-soluble copper is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)\nName of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble copper (Cu)\nOptional: Total copper (Cu) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nCopper (Cu) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n3f\nCopper fertiliser solution\nAqueous solution of types 3a and/or types 3d\n2 % water-soluble copper\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s)\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble copper (Cu)\nOptional: Total copper (Cu) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nCopper (Cu) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble copper and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(c) in Section E.1.4, entries 4b and 4c are replaced by the following:\n‘\n4b\nIron chelate\nWater-soluble product containing iron chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)\n5 % 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 authorised chelating agent(s)\nName of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble iron (Fe)\nOptional: Total iron (Fe) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nIron (Fe) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n4c\nIron fertiliser solution\nAqueous solution of types 4a and/or types 4b\n2 % of water soluble iron\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s)\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble iron (Fe)\nOptional: Total iron (Fe) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nIron (Fe) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble iron and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(d) in Section E.1.5, entries 5b and 5e are replaced by the following:\n‘\n5b\nManganese chelate\nWater-soluble product containing manganese chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)\n5 % of water-soluble manganese and at least 80 % of the water-soluble manganese is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)\nName of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble manganese and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble manganese (Mn)\nOptional: Total manganese (Mn) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nManganese (Mn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble manganese and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n5e\nManganese fertiliser solution\nAqueous solution of types 5a and/or types 5b\n2 % water-soluble manganese\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s)\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble manganese if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble manganese (Mn)\nOptional: Total manganese (Mn) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nManganese (Mn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble manganese and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(e) in Section E.1.7, entries 7b and 7e are replaced by the following:\n‘\n7b\nZinc chelate\nWater-soluble product containing zinc chemically combined with authorised chelating agent(s)\n5 % of water-soluble zinc and at least 80 % of the water-soluble zinc is chelated by authorised chelating agent(s)\nName of each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble zinc (Zn)\nOptional: Total zinc (Zn) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nZinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n7e\nZinc fertiliser solution\nAqueous solution of types 7a and/or types 7b\n2 % water-soluble zinc\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the mineral anion(s)\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nWater-soluble zinc (Zn)\nOptional: Total zinc (Zn) chelated by authorised chelating agents\nZinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(f) in Section E.1.7, the following entry 7f is added:\n‘\n7f\nZinc fertiliser suspension\nProduct obtained by suspending type 7(a) and/or 7(c) and/or types 7(b) in water\n20 % total zinc\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the name(s) of the anions\n(2) the name of any authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc if present and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\nTotal zinc (Zn)\nWater-soluble zinc (Zn) if present\nZinc (Zn) chelated by each authorised chelating agent that chelates at least 1 % water-soluble zinc and that can be identified and quantified by a European standard\n’\n(3) Section E.2 is amended as follows:\n(a) the title of Section E.2 is replaced by the following:\n‘E.2.\nMinimum micro-nutrient content, percentage weight of fertiliser; mixed micro-nutrient fertiliser types ’;\n(b) the title of Section E.2.1 is replaced by the following:\n‘E.2.1.\nMinimum micro-nutrient content in solid or fluid mixtures of micro-nutrient fertilisers, percentage weight of fertiliser ’;\n(c) in Section E.2.1, the two sentences below the table are deleted;\n(d) the title of Section E.2.2 is replaced by the following:\n‘E.2.2.\nMinimum micro-nutrient content in EC fertilisers containing primary and/or secondary nutrient(s) with micro-nutrient(s) applied to the soil, percentage weight of fertiliser ’;\n(e) the title of Section E.2.3 is replaced by the following:\n‘E.2.3.\nMinimum micro-nutrient content in EC fertilisers containing primary and/or secondary nutrient(s) with micro-nutrient(s) for leaf sprays, percentage weight of fertiliser ’;\n(f) the following Section E.2.4 is added:\n‘E.2.4.\nSolid or fluid mixtures of micro-nutrient fertilisers\nNo\nType designation\nData on method of production and essential ingredients\nMinimum total content of micro-nutrients (percentage by weight)Data on expression of nutrientsOther requirements\nOther data on the type designation\nNutrient content to be declaredForms and solubilities of the nutrientsOther criteria\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\nMixture of micro-nutrients\nProduct obtained by mixing two or more E.1 type fertilisers\nTotal of micro-nutrients: 5 % by mass of the fertiliser\nIndividual micro-nutrient according to Section E.2.1\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the names of any mineral anions if present\n(2) the name(s) of any authorised chelating agents if present\nTotal content of each nutrient\nWater soluble content of each nutrient if present\nMicro-nutrient chelated by each authorised chelating agent(s) if present\n2\nFluid mixture of micro-nutrients\nProduct obtained by dissolving and/or suspending two or more E.1 type fertilisers in water\nTotal of micro-nutrients: 2 % by mass of the fertiliser\nIndividual micro-nutrient according to Section E.2.1\nThe designation must include:\n(1) the names of any mineral anions if present\n(2) the name(s) of any authorised chelating agents if present\nTotal content of each nutrient\nWater soluble content of each nutrient if present\nMicro-nutrient chelated by each authorised chelating agent(s), if present\n’\n(4) In Section E.3.1, the following entry is added:\n‘\nIminodisuccinic acid\nIDHA\nC8H11O8N\n131669-35-7\n’.",
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