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Division CMC 9: POLYMERS OTHER THAN NUTRIENT POLYMERS

United Kingdom

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  1. 1An EU fertilising product may contain polymers other than nutrient polymers only in cases where the purpose of the polymer is:
  2. 2Division 2
  3. 3For the polymers referred to in point 1(a) and (b), neither the polymer, nor its degradation by-products, shall show any overall adverse effect on animal or plant health, or on the environment, under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use in the EU fertilising product. The polymer shall pass a plant growth acute toxicity test, an earthworm acute toxicity test and a nitrification inhibition test with soil micro-organisms as follows: