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Division 2 In addition to the requirements of either PFC 1(C)(I) or PFC 1(C)(II), an inorganic fertiliser which contains more than 1 % by mass of organic carbon (Corg), other than organic carbon (Corg) from:

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  • chelating or complexing agents referred to in point 3 of component material category (CMC) 1 in Part II of Annex II,

  • nitrification inhibitors, denitrification inhibitors or urease inhibitors referred to in point 4 of CMC 1 in Part II of Annex II,

  • coating agents referred to in point 1(a) of CMC 9 in Part II of Annex II,

  • urea (CH4N2O), or

  • calcium cyanamide (CaCN2)

shall meet the requirement that pathogens in an inorganic fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:

Micro-organisms to be testedSampling plansLimit
ncmM
Salmonella spp.500Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae 5501 000 in 1 g or 1 ml

Where:

n

  • number of samples to be tested,

    • c

  • number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU is between m and M,

    • m

  • threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory,

    • M

  • maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU.