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4. Where the EU fertilising product contains derived products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 other than manure, the following instruction shall be provided on the label: ‘Farmed animals shall not be fed, either directly or by grazing, with herbage from land to which the product has been applied unless the cutting or grazing takes place after the expiry of a waiting period of at least 21 days.’.

5. Where the EU fertilising product contains ricin, the following instruction shall be provided on the label: ‘Hazardous to animals in case of ingestion’.

6. Where the EU fertilising product contains unprocessed or processed cocoa shells, the following instruction shall be provided on the label: ‘Toxic to dogs and cats’.

7. The end-user shall be instructed not to use the product in contact with soil, and in collaboration with the manufacturer, to make sure of a sound disposal of the product after end of use where the EU fertilising product:

(a) is a growing medium as referred to in Part II, section PFC 4, point 2a, of Annex I; or

(b) contains a polymer with the purpose of binding material in the product as referred to in Part II, section CMC 9, point 1(c) of Annex II, which does not meet any of the requirements in Part II, section CMC 1, point 1(f)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of that Annex.

7a. Where the EU fertilising product contains or consists of thermal oxidation materials and derivates as referred to in CMC 13 in Part II in Annex II or pyrolysis or gasification materials as referred to in CMC 14 in Part II of that Annex and has a manganese (Mn) content above 3,5 % by mass, the manganese content shall be declared.

7b. Where the EU fertilising product contains or consists of high purity materials referred to in Part II, CMC 15, of Annex II and:

(a) has a selenium (Se) content exceeding 10 mg/kg dry matter, the selenium content shall be indicated;

(b) has a chloride (Cl-) content exceeding 30 g/kg dry matter, the chloride content shall be indicated, unless the EU fertilising product is produced through a manufacturing process where chloride containing substances or mixtures have been used with the intention of producing or including alkali metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts, and information on these salts is provided in accordance with Annex III. When the content of selenium or chloride is indicated in accordance with point (a) and (b), it shall be clearly separated from nutrient declaration and it may be expressed as a range of values Where the fact that such an EU fertilising product contains selenium or chloride below the limit values in points (a) and (b) follows certainly and uncontestably from the nature or recovery operation of the high purity material or the production process of the EU fertilising product containing such a material, as applicable, the label may contain no information on these parameters, without verification (such as testing), at the responsibility of the manufacturer.

7c. Where an EU fertilising product contains processed manure as referred to in Part II, CMC 10, of Annex II, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the product’s use and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures shall be included on the label. Where an EU fertilising product contains processed manure as referred to in Part II, CMC 10, of Annex II, the following warning shall be included on the label ‘This product may contain aminopyralid or clopyralid and must not be used for the production of plants susceptible to these substances, such as beans, clover, lentils, peas, salat, sunflowers and tomatoes. This product must be used in such a manner as to avoid leading to the exceedance of the maximum residue levels for food or feed set in accordance with Regulation (EC) 396/2005’, or a similar warning. Such a warning is not needed for EU fertilising products containing processed manure with no more than 50 μg aminopyralid or clopyralid/kg dry matter.

7d. Where an EU fertilising product contains a component material out of manure, the total content of nitrogen originated out of manure shall be indicated.

8. Information other than the information required under points 1 to 6:

(a) shall not mislead the user, for example by attributing to the product properties that it does not possess, or by suggesting that the product possesses unique characteristics which similar products also have;

(b) shall relate to verifiable factors;

(c) shall not make claims such as ‘sustainable’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ unless such claims refer to legislation, or clearly identified guidelines, standards or schemes, with which the EU fertilising product complies; and (d) shall not make claims by means of statements or visual representations that the EU fertilising product prevents or treats plant diseases or protects plants against harmful organisms.

9. The phrase ‘poor in chloride’ or similar may only be used if the chloride (Cl-) content is below 30 g/kg of dry matter.

10. Where the nutrient content information requirements in this Annex are expressed in oxidised form, the nutrient content may be expressed in elemental form instead or in addition to the oxidised form in accordance with the following conversion factors: phosphorus (P) = phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) × 0,436;

(a) the label shall state the words ‘nitrification inhibitor’, ‘denitrification inhibitor’ or ‘urease inhibitor’, as relevant;

(b) the nitrification inhibiting compound content shall be expressed as a % by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4 +) and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O);

(c) the denitrification inhibiting compound content shall be expressed as a % by mass of the nitrate (NO3 -) present;

(d) the urease inhibiting compound content shall be expressed as a % by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).

4. The term ‘mineral fertiliser’ may be used only if the fertiliser belongs to PFC 1(C) and fulfils the following additional conditions:

(a) the mineral fertiliser must not cñontain more than 1 % by mass of organic carbon (Corg), other than organic carbon from:

(i) chelating or complexing agents referred to in point 3 of CMC 1 in Part II of Annex II, (ii) nitrification, denitrification or urease inhibiting compounds referred to in point 4 of CMC 1 in Part II of Annex II, (iii) coating agents referred to in point 1(a) of CMC 9 in Part II of Annex II, (iv) urea (CH4N2O), or (v) calcium cyanamide (CaCN2);

(b) where phosphorus (P) is a declared nutrient, the declared phosphorus content shall consist only of phosphorus in the phosphatic form, and the mineral fertiliser shall fulfil at least one of the following solubility criteria:

(i) water solubility: minimum level 40 % of total phosphorus (P), (ii) solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 75 % of total phosphorus (P), or (iii) solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55 % of total phosphorus (P);

(c) where nitrogen (N) is a declared nutrient, the declared nitrogen content shall consist only of the sum of nitric nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen, ureic nitrogen, and nitrogen from methylene-urea, from isobutylidenediurea, and from crotonylidenediurea. PFC 1(A): ORGANIC FERTILISER The following information shall be provided:

(a) the declared primary nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;

(b) the declared secondary nutrients calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), or sulphur (S) by their chemical symbols in the order Ca-Mg-Na-S;

(c) numbers indicating the content of the declared nutrients total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus in the form of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or total potassium in the form of potassium oxide (K2O), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), sodium oxide (Na2O) or sulphur trioxide (SO3);

(d) the content of the following declared nutrients and other parameters, in the following order and as % by mass:

(i) nitrogen (N):

— total nitrogen (N);

— minimum amount of organic nitrogen (Norg), followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used;

— nitrogen in the form of ammoniacal nitrogen;

(ii) total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

(iii) total potassium oxide (K2O);

(iv) calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), sodium oxide (Na2O) and sulphur trioxide (SO3), expressed:

— where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

— where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, as the total content and as the content soluble in water;

— in other cases, as the total content;

(v) organic carbon (Corg);

(vi) dry matter;

(e) the ratio of organic carbon to total nitrogen (Corg/N);

(f) production date;

(g) the form of the physical unit of the product, such as powder or pellets, if applicable. PFC 1(B): ORGANO-MINERAL FERTILISER 1. The following information shall be provided:

(a) the declared primary nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;

(b) where applicable, the declared secondary nutrients calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na) or sulphur (S) by their chemical symbols in the order Ca-Mg-Na-S;

(c) numbers indicating the content of the declared nutrients total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus in the form of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or total potassium in the form of potassium oxide (K2O), followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), sodium oxide (Na2O) or sulphur trioxide (SO3);

(d) the content of the following declared nutrients and other parameters, in the following order and as % by mass:

(i) nitrogen (N):

— total nitrogen (N);

— minimum amount of organic nitrogen (Norg), followed by a description of the origin of the organic matter used;

— nitrogen in the form of nitric nitrogen;

— nitrogen in the form of ammoniacal nitrogen;

— nitrogen in the form of urea nitrogen;

(ii) phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5):

— total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

— water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

— phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate;

— where soft ground phosphate is present, phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in formic acid;

(iii) potassium oxide (K2O):

— total potassium oxide (K2O);

— water soluble potassium oxide (K2O);

(iv) calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), sodium oxide (Na2O) and sulphur trioxide (SO3), expressed:

— where those nutrients are totally soluble in water, only as the content soluble in water;

— where the soluble content of those nutrients is at least a quarter of the total content of those nutrients, as the total content and as the content soluble in water;

— in other cases, as the total content;

(v) organic carbon (Corg);

(vi) dry matter,