Fertilisers
Legislation under preparation
Current legislation
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 223/2012
of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress. -
Dutch corrigenda [708 KB] to Commission Regulation (EC) No 137/2011 (OJ L 277, 22.10.2011, p36)
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Commmission Regulation (EC) No 137/2011 of 16 February 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2009 of 28 October 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, III, IV and V thereto to technical progress
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Consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Last update April 2009)
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress
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Corrigenda to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers (OJ L 267, 12.10.2007, p 23)
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2007 of 19 February 2007 amending Regulation (EC) N° 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2004 of 3 December 2004 adapting for the first time Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers (EDDHSA and triple superphosphate)
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Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers
Derogations from current legislation
The derogation was not granted.
- Austria
Commission Decision 2006/349/EC
- Finland
Commission Decision 2006/348/EC
- Sweden
Commission Decision 2006/347/EC
On 17.10.2012, the Kingdom of Sweden notified its intention to introduce national provisions to lower the admissible content of cadmium in phosphate fertilisers marketed in Sweden.
The period available to the Commission for taking a decision on the Swedish request has been extended to 18.10.2012 to take into account the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks.
Commission Decision 2012/230/EU
- Czech Republic
Commission Decision 2006/390/EC
The Czech Republic requested a derogation on 1.12.2005. The period available to the Commission for taking a decision was extended to 6.12.2006 pending an opinion of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks. Communication JO C 314 of 21.12.2006
The Czech Republic withdrew its request for a derogation regarding the limit of cadmium in fertilisers. The derogation was not granted.
Repealed/Expired legislation
- Fertiliser directives
- Cadmium derogation
The following texts are available in all EU languages. Please follow the link and then click on the language of your choice in the upper right hand corner.
Commission Decision 2002/399/EC of 24 May 2002 on the national provisions notified by the Kingdom of Sweden under Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty concerning the maximum admissible content of cadmium in fertilisers
Commission Decision 2002/398/EC of 24 May 2002 on the national provisions notified by the Republic of Finland under Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty concerning the maximum admissible content of cadmium in fertilisers
Commission Decision 2002/366/EC of 15 May 2002 on the national provisions notified by the Republic of Austria under Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty concerning the maximum admissible content of cadmium in fertilisers
Complementary information to the current legislation
- Member states approved laboratories [99 KB]
- Introduction of a new type of EC fertiliser
To make a proposal for a new type of EC fertilisers, a guide to the compilation of a technical file on applications to designate fertilisers EC fertiliser pursuant to Regulation 2003/2003 is now available.
Guide as published in the OJ C 250 of 08.10.2005 (not available in Maltese).
Guide as published in the OJ C 250 of 08.10.2005 is repealed on 01.10.2008 by the following document [73 KB] (translation in all Community languages excepted Maltese) will be available as soon as possible. (update: 09/02/2009)
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List of micronutrient chelating agents [139 KB] (acid form) and their salts with EINECS and CAS numbers
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FAQ [43 KB] on Regulation (EC) N° 2003/2003 relating to fertilisers
Mutual recognition of national fertilisers
Non-binding guidance documents on the use of the Mutual Recognition Regulation for national fertilisers.
More information on the Mutual Recognition Regulation available here.
Contacts
- European Commission
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Associations and federations [9 KB]
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National authorities [28 KB]
Studies
The Commission intends to revise Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 and to extent its scope. The revision will be supported by two studies which are detailed below.
1) In the context of the Framework Contract signed on 16 June 2009 between the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services LLP and the Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, an evaluation of the Fertilisers Regulation was conducted to assess its functioning and identify its potential for improvement. The study aimed also to assess how far the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 on mutual recognition to national fertilisers is an issue for economic operators and public administration.
The final report [529 KB]
2) A technical study will collect information on the ingredients currently used for the production of fertilisers in the EU. The study will also develop policy options and will assess their technical and legal feasibility in terms of human health and environmental protection, socio-economic impacts and administrative burden.
The final report [2 MB] with Annexes [4 MB] .
