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Annex I

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‘ANNEX I

Fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2)

Note:

A
  • authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007

  • B
  • authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007

  • Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).

    Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

    Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59).

    AuthorisationNameCompound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder:Description, compositional requirements, conditions for use
    AFarmyard manure

    Product comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding).

    Factory farming origin forbidden

    ADried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manureFactory farming origin forbidden
    AComposted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure includedFactory farming origin forbidden
    ALiquid animal excrements

    Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution

    Factory farming origin forbidden

    BComposted or fermented mixture of household waste

    Product obtained from source separated household waste, which has been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production

    Only vegetable and animal household waste

    Only when produced in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted by the Member State

    Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:

    cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable

    APeatUse limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery)
    AMushroom culture wastesThe initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this Annex
    ADejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insects
    AGuano
    AComposted or fermented mixture of vegetable matterProduct obtained from mixtures of vegetable matter, which have been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production
    BBiogas digestate containing animal by-products co-digested with material of plant or animal origin as listed in this Annex

    Animal by-products (including by-products of wild animals) of category 3 and digestive tract content of category 2 (categories 2 and 3 as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1 must not be from factory farming origin.

    The Processes have to be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011f2.

    Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop

    B

    Products or by-products of animal origin as below:

    • Blood meal

    • Hoof meal

    • Horn meal

    • Bone meal or degelatinised bone meal

    • Fish meal

    • Meat meal

    • Feather, hair and “chiquette” meal

    • Wool

    • Fur (1)

    • Hair

    • Dairy products

    • Hydrolysed proteins (2)

    (1)

    Maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): not detectable

    (2)

    Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop

    AProducts and by-products of plant origin for fertilisersExamples: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms
    BHydrolysed proteins of plant origin
    ASeaweeds and seaweed products

    As far as directly obtained by:

    1. (i)

      physical processes including dehydration, freezing and grinding

    2. (ii)

      extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or alkaline solution

    3. (iii)

      fermentation

    ASawdust and wood chipsWood not chemically treated after felling
    AComposted barkWood not chemically treated after felling
    AWood ashFrom wood not chemically treated after felling
    ASoft ground rock phosphate

    Product as specified in point 7 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf3 relating to fertilisers

    Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205

    AAluminium-calcium phosphate

    Product as specified in point 6 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003,

    Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205

    Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5)

    ABasic slagProducts as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003
    ACrude potassium salt or kainitProducts as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.3. of Regulation 2003/2003
    APotassium sulphate, possibly containing magnesium saltProduct obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, containing possibly also magnesium salts
    AStillage and stillage extractAmmonium stillage excluded
    A

    Calcium carbonate

    (chalk, marl, ground limestone, Breton ameliorant, (maerl), phosphate chalk)

    Only of natural origin
    AMagnesium and calcium carbonate

    Only of natural origin

    e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone

    AMagnesium sulphate (kieserite)Only of natural origin
    ACalcium chloride solutionFoliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium
    ACalcium sulphate (gypsum)

    Products as specified in point 1 of Annex ID. of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003

    Only of natural origin

    A, BIndustrial lime from sugar productionBy-product of sugar production from sugar beet and sugar cane
    AIndustrial lime from vacuum salt productionBy-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains
    AElemental sulphurProducts as specified in Annex ID.3 of Regulation 2003/2003
    ATrace elementsInorganic micronutrients listed in part E of Annex I to Regulation 2003/2003
    ASodium chlorideOnly mined salt
    AStone meal and clays
    BLeonardite (Raw organic sediment rich in humic acids)Only if obtained as a by-product of mining activities
    BXyliteOnly if obtained as a by-product of mining activities (e.g. by-product of brown coal mining)
    BChitin (Polysaccharide obtained from the shell of crustaceans)Only if obtained from sustainable fisheries, as defined in Article 3(e) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002f4 or organic aquaculture
    B

    Organic rich sediment from fresh water bodies formed under exclusion of oxygen

    (e.g. sapropel)

    Only organic sediments that are by-products of fresh water body management or extracted from former freshwater areas

    When applicable, extraction should be done in a way to cause minimal impact on the aquatic system

    Only sediments derived from sources free from contaminations of pesticides, persistent organic pollutants and petrol like substances

    Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:

    cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable

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    Annotations

    Footnotes

    f1

    Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).

    f2

    Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

    f3

    OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1.

    f4

    Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59).