Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Fertilisers Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) and implement Commission Directive 93/69/EEC (OJ No. L185, 28.7.93, p. 30) adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilisers.
The Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations, which relates to prescribed descriptions of material, meanings of names, particulars and information to be contained in the statutory statement and limits of variation, as regards fertilisers specified in the Table to that Schedule by—
specifying additional fertilisers which may, in accordance with Commission Directive 93/69, be designated as “EEC fertilisers” (regulation 4(a)(ii) and (iii), (b), (c)(i), (d)(i) and (e)(ii) and Schedules 1 to 4 and 6);
making minor drafting and textual amendments (regulation 4(d)(ii) and (iii) and (e)(i)); and
adding explanatory notes in Section D of that Schedule (regulation 4(d)(i)).
Regulation 3(1) adds a provision to the principal Regulations prohibiting the sale, in specified circumstances, of Ammonium nitrate containing more than 28% by weight of nitrogen, as a fertiliser not designated as an EEC fertiliser, unless certain labelling and packaging requirements are met.
Regulation 3(2) makes minor amendments to regulation 4 of the principal Regulations. Regulation 4(c)(ii) replaces part of Group 2 of Section C of Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations with the contents of Schedule 5, in order to improve presentation.