# Commission Regulation (EU) No 463/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance), Annex III

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

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, Section B is amended as follows:
(1) Method 6.1 is replaced by the following:
‘ Method 6.1
Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material
EN 16195: Fertilisers — Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(2) Methods 8.6 to 8.8 are replaced by the following:
‘ Method 8.6
Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate
EN 16196: Fertilisers — Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 8.7
Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry
EN 16197: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 8.8
Determination of magnesium by complexometry
EN 16198: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by complexometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(3) Method 8.10 is replaced by the following:
‘ Method 8.10
Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry
EN 16199: Fertilisers — Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(4) The following methods 14 are added:
‘ Methods 14
Liming materials
Method 14.1
Determination of size distribution of liming materials by dry and wet sieving
EN 12948: Liming materials — Determination of size distribution by dry and wet sieving
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.2
Determination of the reactivity of carbonate and silicate liming materials with hydrochloric acid
EN 13971: Carbonate and silicate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Potentiometric titration method with hydrochloric acid
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.3
Determination of the reactivity by automatic titration method with citric acid
EN 16357: Carbonate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Automatic titration method with citric acid
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.4
Determination of the neutralising value of liming materials
EN 12945: Liming materials — Determination of neutralising value — Titrimetric methods
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.5
Determination of calcium in liming materials by the oxalate method
EN 13475: Liming materials — Determination of calcium content — Oxalate method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.6
Determination of calcium and magnesium in liming materials by complexometry
EN 12946: Liming materials — Determination of calcium and magnesium content — Complexometric method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.7
Determination of magnesium in liming materials by atomic absorption spectrometric method
EN 12947: Liming materials — Determination of magnesium content — Atomic absorption spectrometric method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.8
Determination of moisture content
EN 12048 Solid fertilisers and liming materials — Determination of moisture content — Gravimetric method by drying at 105 °C +/– 2 °C
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.9
Determination of the breakdown of granules
EN 15704: Liming materials — Determination of the breakdown of granulated calcium and calcium/magnesium carbonates under the influence of water
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
Method 14.10
Determination of product effect by soil incubation
EN 14984: Liming materials — Determination of product effect on soil pH — Soil incubation method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/463/annex/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-463/annex-III
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