# 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), Division: PFC 1(C): INORGANIC FERTILISER

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

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared parameters
Permissible tolerance for the declared macronutrient content and other declared parameters
Declared forms of nitrogen (N)
± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of potassium oxide (K2O)
± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O) in binary fertilisers
± 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O) in tertiary fertilisers
± 1,9 percentage points in absolute terms
Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), sulphur trioxide (SO3)
± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
Total and water soluble sodium oxide (Na2O)
– 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage point in absolute terms
+ 50 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 1,8 percentage points in absolute terms
Granulometry
± 10 % relative deviation of the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
Quantity
± 1 % relative deviation of the declared value
Micronutrient
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of micronutrient
Concentration below or equal to 2 %
± 20 % of the declared value
Concentration of more than 2 % and below or equal to 10 %
± 20 % of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
Concentration of more than 10 %
± 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
Quantity: ± 5 % relative deviation of the declared value

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1009/annex/III/part/III/division/4/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1009/annex-III/part-III/division-4/division-3
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