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1. Fertiliser A. Organic fertiliser I. Solid organic fertiliser II. Liquid organic fertiliser B. Organo-mineral fertiliser I. Solid organo-mineral fertiliser II. Liquid organo-mineral fertiliser C. Inorganic fertiliser I. Inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (a) Solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (i) Straight solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (A) Straight solid inorganic macronutrient ammonium nitrate fertiliser of high nitrogen content (ii) Compound solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (A) Compound solid inorganic macronutrient ammonium nitrate fertiliser of high nitrogen content (b) Liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (i) Straight liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser (ii) Compound liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser II. Inorganic micronutrient fertiliser (a) Straight inorganic micronutrient fertiliser (b) Compound inorganic micronutrient fertiliser 2. Liming material 3. Soil improver A. Organic soil improver B. Inorganic soil improver 4. Growing medium 5. Inhibitor A. Nitrification inhibitor B. Denitrification inhibitor C. Urease inhibitor

6. Plant biostimulant A. Microbial plant biostimulant B. Non-microbial plant biostimulant 7. Fertilising product blend PART II REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PFCS 1. This Part sets out the requirements related to the PFCs to which EU fertilising products belong by virtue of their claimed function.

2. The requirements laid down in this Annex for a given PFC apply to EU fertilising products in all subcategories of that PFC.

3. The claim that an EU fertilising product complies with the function set out in this Annex for the relevant PFC shall be supported by the product’s mode of action, the relative content of its various components, or any other relevant parameter.

4. Where compliance with a given requirement (such as absence of a given contaminant) follows certainly and uncontestably from the nature or manufacturing process of an EU fertilising product, that compliance can be presumed in the conformity assessment procedure without verification (such as testing), at the responsibility of the manufacturer.

5. Residues of a pharmacologically active substance within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council () may be present in an EU fertilising product only if that substance is either:

— included in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (), or — has had a reference point for action established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1871 (), and the substance or its residues are present in the EU fertilising product at a level below that reference point.

5a. An EU fertilising product may contain an active substance within the meaning of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 only if that EU fertilising product does not have a plant protection function within the meaning of Article 2(1) of that Regulation.

6. Phosphonates shall not be intentionally added to any EU fertilising product. Unintentional presence of phosphonates shall not exceed 0,5 % by mass.

7. The requirements in this Annex are expressed in oxidised form for certain nutrients. Where compliance is assessed based on the presence of the nutrient in question in its elemental form, the following conversion factors shall be used:

phosphorus (P) = phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) × 0,436; potassium (K) = potassium oxide (K2O) × 0,830; calcium (Ca) = calcium oxide (CaO) × 0,715; magnesium (Mg) = magnesium oxide (MgO) × 0,603; sodium (Na) = sodium oxide (Na2O) × 0,742; sulphur (S) = sulphur trioxide (SO3) × 0,400.

8. The requirements in this Annex are expressed by reference to organic carbon (Corg). Where compliance is assessed based on organic matter the following conversion factor applies: organic carbon (Corg) = organic matter × 0,56. PFC 1: FERTILISER A fertiliser shall be an EU fertilising product the function of which is to provide nutrients to plants or mushrooms. PFC 1(A): ORGANIC FERTILISER 1. An organic fertiliser shall contain:

— organic carbon (Corg) and — nutrients of solely biological origin. An organic fertiliser may contain peat, leonardite and lignite, but no other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

2. Contaminants in an organic fertiliser must not exceed the following limit values:

(a) cadmium (Cd): 1,5 mg/kg dry matter, (b) hexavalent chromium (Cr VI): 2 mg/kg dry matter, (c) mercury (Hg): 1 mg/kg dry matter, (d) nickel (Ni): 50 mg/kg dry matter,

(e) lead (Pb): 120 mg/kg dry matter, and (f) inorganic arsenic (As): 40 mg/kg dry matter. Biuret (C2H5N3O2) must not be present in an organic fertiliser.

3. The copper (Cu) content in an organic fertiliser must not exceed 300 mg/kg dry matter, and the zinc (Zn) content in an organic fertiliser must not exceed 800 mg/kg dry matter.

4. Pathogens in an organic fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table: Where: n = number of samples to be tested, c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in colony forming units (CFU) is between m and M, m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory, M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU. PFC 1(A)(I): SOLID ORGANIC FERTILISER 1. A solid organic fertiliser shall be in solid form.

2. A solid organic fertiliser shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O). Where a solid organic fertiliser contains only one declared primary nutrient, that nutrient content shall be at least the following:

(a) 2,5 % by mass of total nitrogen (N),

(b) 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). Where a solid organic fertiliser contains more than one declared primary nutrient, those nutrient contents shall be at least the following:

(a) 1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), (b) 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). The sum of those nutrient contents shall be at least 4 % by mass.

3. Organic carbon (Corg) content in a solid organic fertiliser shall be at least 15 % by mass. PFC 1(A)(II): LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILISER 1. A liquid organic fertiliser shall be in liquid form.

2. A liquid organic fertiliser shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O). Where a liquid organic fertiliser contains only one declared primary nutrient, that nutrient content shall be at least the following:

(a) 2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), (b) 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).

Where a liquid organic fertiliser contains more than one declared primary nutrient, those nutrient contents shall be at least the following:

(a) 1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), (b) 1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). The sum of those nutrient contents shall be at least 3 % by mass.

3. Organic carbon (Corg) content in a liquid organic fertiliser shall be at least 5 % by mass. PFC 1(B): ORGANO-MINERAL FERTILISER 1. An organo-mineral fertiliser shall be a co-formulation of:

(a) one or more inorganic fertilisers, as specified in PFC 1(C), and (b) one or more materials containing:

— organic carbon (Corg); and — nutrients of solely biological origin. An organo-mineral fertiliser may contain peat, leonardite and lignite, but no other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.

2. Where one or more of the inorganic fertilisers in the co-formulation is a straight or compound solid inorganic macronutrient ammonium nitrate fertiliser of high nitrogen content, as specified in PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i-ii)(A), an organo-mineral fertiliser shall not contain 16 % or more by mass of nitrogen (N) as a result of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3).

3. Contaminants in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed the following limit values:

(a) cadmium (Cd):

(i) where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by mass: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or (ii) where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’): 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);

(b) hexavalent chromium (Cr VI): 2 mg/kg dry matter;

(c) mercury (Hg): 1 mg/kg dry matter;

(d) nickel (Ni): 50 mg/kg dry matter;

(e) lead (Pb): 120 mg/kg dry matter;

(f) inorganic arsenic (As): 40 mg/kg dry matter; and (g) biuret (C2H5N3O2): 12 g/kg dry matter.

4. The copper (Cu) content in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed 600 mg/kg dry matter, and the zinc (Zn) content in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed 1 500 mg/kg dry matter. However, these limit values shall not apply where copper (Cu) or zinc (Zn) has been intentionally added to an organo-mineral fertiliser for the purpose of correcting a soil micronutrient deficiency and is declared in accordance with Annex III.

5. Pathogens in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table: Where: n = number of samples to be tested, c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU is between m and M, m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory, M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU. PFC 1(B)(I): SOLID ORGANO-MINERAL FERTILISER 1. A solid organo-mineral fertiliser shall be in solid form.

2. A solid organo-mineral fertiliser shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O).

Where a solid organo-mineral fertiliser contains only one declared primary nutrient, that nutrient content shall be at least the following:

(a) 2,5 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 1 % by mass shall be organic nitrogen (Norg), (b) 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). Where a solid organo-mineral fertiliser contains more than one declared primary nutrient, those nutrient contents shall be at least the following:

(a) 2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 0,5 % by mass shall be organic nitrogen (Norg), (b) 2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or (c) 2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O). The sum of those nutrient contents shall be at least 8 % by mass.

3. Organic carbon (Corg) content in a solid organo-mineral fertiliser shall be at least 7,5 % by mass.

4. In a solid organo-mineral fertiliser, each physical unit shall contain organic carbon (Corg) and all the nutrients in their declared content. A physical unit refers to one of the component pieces of a product, such as granules or pellets. PFC 1(B)(II): LIQUID ORGANO-MINERAL FERTILISER