S.I. No. 162/1994 - European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1994.

1. Chelating agents

Sodium, potassium or ammonium acid or salts of

Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid

EDTA

C

10

H

16

O

8

N

2

diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid

DPTA

C

14

H

21

O

10

N

1

ethylene diamine —

di (O-hydroxyphenyl acetic) acid

EDDHA

C

18

H

20

O

6

N

2

hydroxy-2 ethylene diamine triacetic acid

HEEDTA

C

10

H

18

O

7

N

2

ethyldiamine-di (O-hydroxy P-methyl phenyl) acetic acid

EDDHMA

C

20

H

24

N

2

O

6

ethylene diamine di (5-carboxy-2-hydroxyphenyl) Acetic Acid

EDDCHA

C

20

H

20

O

10

N

2

2. Complexing agents

(1).

(1)

List to be drawn up.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of May 1994.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and

Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations (a) provide for the marketing of slow-release nitrogenous fertilisers, fertiliser containing the trace elements boron and copper, and fertiliser solutions of magnesium nitrate, and of a mixture of magnesium and sulphur, and (b) amend the Annexes to Council Directive 76/116/EEC.

3. NK Fertilisers.

Type designation

Data on method of production

Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)

Forms, solubilities and nutrient content to be declared as specified in columns 8, 9, and 10

Particle size

Data for identification of the fertilisers

Other requirements

Total

For each of the nutrients

N

P

K

N

P

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

NK fertiliser containing crotonylidene diurea or isobutylidene diurea or urea formaldehyde (as appropriate).

Product obtained chemically without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin and containing crotonylidene diurea or isobutylidene diurea or urea formaldehyde.

18%* (N+K)

5% N. At least ¼ of the declared content of total nitrogen must derive from nitrogen form (5) or (6) or (7). At least

3

/

5ths

of the declared nitrogen content (7) must be soluble in hot water 4.15% K

(1) Total nitrogen.

(2) Nitric nitrogen.

(3) Ammon-iacal nitrogen.

(4) Ureic nitrogen.

(5) Nitrogen from crotonylidene diurea.

(6) Nitrogen from isobutylidene diurea.

(7)Nitrogen from urea formaldehyde.

Water-soluble K.

(1) Total nitrogen.

(2) If any of forms of nitrogen (2) to (4) amounts to at least 1% by weight, it must be declared.

(3) One of the forms of nitrogen (5) to (7) (as appropriate). Nitrogen form (7) must be declared in the form of nitrogen (8) and (9).

(1) Water soluble potassium.

(2)The indication 'low in chlorine' is linked to a maximum content of 2% Cl.

(3) Chlorine content may be declared.

*18% (N + K) to be calculated by multiplying the nutrient contents N and K by 1 and 1.2 respectively and adding the results.

Type designation

Data on method of production

Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)

Forms, solubilities and nutrient content to be declared as specified in columns 8, 9, and 10

Particle size

Data for identification of the fertilisers

Other requirements

Total

For each of the nutrients

N

P

K

N

P

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

(8) Nitrogen from urea formal-dehyde that is only soluble in hot water.

(9) Nitrogen from urea formal-dehyde that is soluble in cold water.

4. References in the European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1991 (

S.I. No. 284 of 1991

) to Annex 1 to the Directive of April 1989 and to the Annex to the Directive of September 1989 shall be construed as references to Parts D and E of Part 1 of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.

5. Part 1 of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by

(i) the addition to the fertilisers listed under the headings

"A. STRAIGHT FERTILISERS

6. The amounts of fines specified in Regulations 4 (5), 6 (2), 7 (3), 10 and 11 (4) of the Principal Regulations are hereby increased to £1,000 in each case.

SCHEDULE.

S.I. No. 162 of 1994.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MARKETING OF FERTILISERS) REGULATIONS, 1994.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 93/69/EEC of 23 July 1993

(1)

hereby make the following Regulations

(1)

O.J. No. L.185 of 28.7.1993 p.30.