65 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2016/0084(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants’ nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants’ nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and, (EC) No 1107/2009, and Council Directive 91/676/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The traceability of products which are vulnerable to organic pollution from certain potentially problematic sources (or perceived as such) should be ensured back to the source of the organic material. This is necessary in order (a) to secure consumer confidence and (b) to limit damage if local contamination occurs. As a result, businesses which use fertiliser products containing organic material from these sources may be identified. This should be compulsory for products containing material from waste or from by-products which have not undergone any processing that destroys organic pollutants, pathogens and genetic material. The aim is not only to reduce risks to health and the environment but also to reassure public opinion and cater for the concerns of farmers regarding pathogens, organic pollutants and genetic material. In order to protect land owners against pollution for which they themselves are not to blame, Member States are called upon to establish appropriate liability rules.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Untreated by-products of animal production should not be subject to the Regulation.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. To take advantage of technical developments, create more opportunities for producers and businesses, and unlock the potential to make more use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure, the setting of processing methods and recovery rules for animal by-products for which an end-point in the manufacturing chain has been determined should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to expand or add component material categories to include more animal by-products. Where a manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation starts already before that end point has been reached, the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 , such as struvite, biochar, and ash-based products, a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC, and accordingly it should be possible for products containing or consisting of such recovered waste materials to access the internal market. To ensure legal clarity, take advantage of technical developments, and further stimulate the incentive among producers to make more use of valuable waste streams, the scientific analyses and the setting of process requirements at Union level for such products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining, without unnecessary delay, larger or additional categories of component materials eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products. _________________ 20 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EC) No 1907/2006 and Directive 91/676/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced, inorganic materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. Promoting increased use of recycled nutrients would further contribute to the circular economy and allow a more resource efficient overall use of nutrients, while lowering EU dependency on nutrients from third countries. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. __________________ 15 Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. In order to take advantage of technical developments concerning potential use of animal by-products the relevant component material category should be added or expanded in order to include more animal by-products. The setting of the requirements above and rules on processing and recovery for animal by-products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of expanding or adding, without unnecessary delay, certain animal by- products to the specific component material categories in order to create more opportunities and legal certainty for producers and businesses by unlocking the potential to make better use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure. Where a manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation starts already before that end point has been reached, the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 , a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC. In order to take advantage of the technical developments and to further incentivise innovation in the recovery of valuable waste streams the relevant component material categories should be added or expanded in order to include more recovered waste eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products such as struvite, biochar and ash-based products. The proper assessment and setting of processing requirements should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. __________________ 20 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In order to take advantage of technical developments, enhance the innovative potential concerning the development and discovery of new microbial plant biostimulant products and give greater certainty for producers, the relevant component material categories should be added or expanded in order to include more micro-organisms. Accordingly, harmonised methods for the safety evaluation of new micro-organisms have to be clearly defined. The preparatory work for defining these safety evaluation methods should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to define, without any unnecessary delay, the requirements which producers have to comply with to demonstrate the safety of new micro- organisms in order to be use in the production of CE marked fertilising products.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Fertilising products which are CE marked in accordance with this Regulation should be equally treated and not unduly discriminated by rules laid down in other legislation. In order to incentivise the use of fertilising products from recycled and organic materials, technologically neutral rules should apply in order to provide legal clarity to producers who invest in the production of innovative fertilising products and to ensure a fair competition between the different categories of fertilising products. Under the condition that fertilising products containing or consisting of processed animal manure are sufficiently agronomically efficient in order to maintain the environmental objectives of Directive 91/676/EEC1a and that this efficiency is proven by technical documentation which is controlled by the mechanisms provided for in this Regulation, it would therefore be unjustified to restrict the application of such fertilising products below the application limits of nitrogen compounds from livestock manure established under Directive 91/676/EEC. Therefore, Directive 91/676/EEC should be amended so as to prevent discrimination of products containing or consisting of processed animal manure. __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) It is important to ensure regulatory clarity for companies and businesses seeking to use digestates under this Regulation and to further foster the circular economy. Current implementation practices provides that digestates are not subject to registration pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, however this is not entirely clear from the wording of Annex V to that Regulation. Therefore that Annex should be amended in order to address this.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge, andin particular struvite, fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar and phosphorus recovery after incineration, in particular ash-based products, and considering that such products are already authorised in several Member States under national legislation. It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining larger or additional categories of CE marked fertilising products or component materials eligible for use in the production of such products. The first of those delegated acts should, in particular, add struvite, biochar and ash-based products to the categories of component materials and should be adopted as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Regulation. For animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, since animal by-products for which no such end point has been determined are in any event excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress, in particular as regards the production of fertilisers from animal by-products and waste recovery materials taking in to account products and materials already authorised in Member States, and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall come forward with a proposal for delegated acts, in accordance with the first subparagraph to amend the component material category set out in Annex II, to add animal by-products, struvite ash- based products and biochar to those component material categories, with specific focus on the technological progress which is being made in the recovery of nutrients. The first of those delegated acts shall be submitted no later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with the first subparagraph, to amend, for the first time, the component material categories set out in Annex II, in particular to add animal by-products, struvite, ash-based products and biochar to those component material categories. In adopting that delegated act, the Commission shall specifically focus on the technological progress which is being made in the recovery of nutrients.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 with regard to setting out requirements for the safety evaluation of new micro-organisms for the purpose of paragraph 2. The first of these delegated acts shall be submitted no later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) name of the micro-organism at strain level;
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – Point 34
Article 3 – Point 34
(3) "34. "plant biostimulant" means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizosphere and phyllosphere:
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – Point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – Point 34 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
(cb) increase the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Amendments to Directive 91/676/EEC (1) Article 2 (g) is replaced by the following: " (g) 'livestock manure': means waste products excreted by livestock or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form, unless these products are CE marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) XXX1a and have a declared Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value of at least 80 % for the application made;" __________________ 1aProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34
Article 3 – point 34
(3) "34. "plant biostimulant" means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizosphere or phyllosphere:
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Annex V – point 12
Annex V – point 12
Article 46a Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Point 12 in Annex V is replaced by the following: "12. Compost, biogas and digestate"
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
(cb) availability of nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
of solely biological origin, including leonardite, lignite, and peat, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 3 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 3 – point 1 – introductory part
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain compost obtained through aerobic compostingand liquid and non- liquid extracts from compost, obtained through aerobic composting and the ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3
3. Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least 31 % by mass.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the following declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: - 1.0% by mass of total nitrogen, out of which 0.5% by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic (N), or - 1.0% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or - 1.0% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and - 3.0% by mass of total sum of nutrients.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 3(A) – point 1
Annex I – part II – PFC 3(A) – point 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including leondardite, lignite, and peat, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 4 – point 1
Annex I – part II – PFC 4 – point 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root developmentplants or fungi to grow in.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – introductory part
1. A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizophere or phyllosphere:
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point b
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point b
(b) tolerance to abiotic stress, or
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil, or
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) availability of nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6(A) – point 12 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – PFC 6(A) – point 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – point 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- dryingsieving, milling, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, frost- treatment, radiation, sanitation by using heat, or extraction with water.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 5 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 5 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter pH pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0 at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Organic carbon (C) ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms Total nitrogen (N) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total potassium oxide (K2O) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Dry matter ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value Quantity - 5% relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture - 25% relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org ± 20% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms Granulometry ± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve.
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter Electric conductivity ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0 at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Quantity by volume (litres or m³) - 5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Quantity (volume) determination of - 5% relative deviation at the time of materials with particle size greater than 60 manufacture mm mm - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Quantity (volume) determination of pre- - 5% relative deviation at the time of shaped GM manufacture - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Water-soluble nitrogen (N) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide ± 50% relative deviation at the time of (P2O5) manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root developmentthe plant or fungi to grow in.
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil; or
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) increase the availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – paragraph 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, sieving, milling, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, radiation, frost-treatment, sanitation by using heat or extraction with water.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain compost obtained through aerobic compostingand liquid and non- liquid extracts from compost, obtained through aerobic composting and the ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- which only processes input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above, in productions lines that are clearly separated from production lines processing other input materials than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall beCommission shall adopt delegated acts, pursuant to Article 42 (1) of this Regulation, introducing (a) a standard for the biodegradability by setting a timeframe in which at least 90% of the organic carbon is converted into CO2, after the claimed release time of the polymer has been fulfilled, and (b) a biodegradability test that complieds with the following criterion: Tthe polymer ishall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Polymers that are solely used as binding material in a CE marked fertilising product and that are not in contact with the soil shall be exempted from the requirements set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 8 a (new)
Annex III – part 1 – point 8 a (new)
8a. The term “Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value” or similar may only be used if the fertilising products contains or consists of processed animal manure, and if the value indicates the product’s performance compared with calcium ammonium nitrate with regard to nitrate losses to water at the recommended use(s).