{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1009/annex-I/part-II/division-13/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1009/annex-I/part-II/division-13/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/1009",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1009",
  "path": "annex/I/part/II/division/13/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Contaminants in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed the following limit values:",
  "text": "(a) cadmium (Cd) (i) where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by mass: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or\n(ii) where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’): 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);\n(b) hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) 2 mg/kg dry matter;\n(c) mercury (Hg) 1 mg/kg dry matter;\n(d) nickel (Ni) 50 mg/kg dry matter;\n(e) lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter;\n(f) inorganic arsenic (As) 40 mg/kg dry matter; and\n(g) biuret (C2H5N3O2) 12 g/kg dry matter.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1009/annex/I/part/II/division/13/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:18.577135+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}