S.I. No. 180/1989 - European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1989.

1. Water-soluble potassium

2. The words 'low in chlorine' may be used only where the CI content does not exceed 2%.

3. The chlorine content may be declared.

The fertilisers must not contain Thomas slag, aluminium calcium phosphate, calcined phosphates, partially solubilised phosphates or natural phosphates.

*Total nutrient content (N + P + K) to be calculated by multiplying the nutrient contents N, P and K by 1, 2·29 and 1·2 respectively and adding the results of such multiplication.

*Total nutrient content (N + P) to be calculated by multiplying the nutrient contents N and P by 1 and 2.29 respectively and adding the results of such multiplication.

*Total nutrient content (N + K) to be calculated by multiplying the nutrient contents N and K by 1 and 1·2 respectively and adding the results of such multiplication.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of July, 1989.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY,

Minister for Agriculture and

Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations implement the provisions of Council Directive 88/183/EEC which lays down criteria with which fluid fertilisers marketed under the designation "EEC fertiliser" must comply.

4. Ureic nitrogen

Water-soluble K

5. Regulation 4 (1) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (

h

)

"(

hh

) in case the fertiliser is a fluid fertiliser, suitable directions are provided, covering in particular storage temperature and prevention of accidents during storage,".

6. Part I of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after the entry headed "B. COMPOUND FERTILISER TYPES" of the entry headed "C. FLUID FERTILISERS" as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

7. Part II of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (

b

)

"(

bb

) The additional information on the fertilising components of fluid fertilisers may be expressed in approximately equivalent terms of weight versus volume (kilograms per hectolitre or grams per litre).

Quantities of a fluid fertiliser shall be expressed by mass. The expression of quantities of fluid fertilisers by volume shall be optional."

8. Part III of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (

e

) A.1. after "urea" and "0.4" of the following types of fertiliser and tolerances

"Nitrogen fertiliser solution

0.6

Ammonium nitrate — urea solution

0.6".

SCHEDULE

C. FLUID FERTILISERS

S.I. No. 180 of 1989.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MARKETING OF FERTILISERS) REGULATIONS, 1989.

I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975

(1)

as amended in the manner specified in the definition of "the Directive" (inserted by Regulation 3 of the following Regulations) in Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 (

S.I. No. 13 of 1978

), hereby make the following Regulations

(1) O.J. No. L24/21, 30.1.1976