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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2786 32024R2786 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2024/2787 32024R2787 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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Throughout the pathogen limit tables for organic fertiliser, organo-mineral fertiliser, inorganic fertiliser, organic and inorganic soil improvers, and growing medium, the microbial parameter previously labelled 'Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae' is now labelled 'Escherichia coli or enterococci'.
In the microbial plant biostimulant pathogen table, the row previously labelled 'Enterococcaceae' is now labelled 'Enterococci'.
The visible portion of the text is truncated at the same point in both versions, so no comparison can be made beyond the start of the non-microbial plant biostimulant section.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Previous version, in force 17 November 2024 02019R1009-20241117 → this version, in force 20 November 2024 02019R1009-20241120
ANNEX I
Product Function Categories (PFCs) of EU fertilising products
PART I
DESIGNATION OF PFCS
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 … 737 unchanged words … dry matter.
4. Pathogens in an organic fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 … 601 unchanged words … Annex III.
5. Pathogens in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 … 537 unchanged words … requirement that pathogens in an inorganic fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 … 2,605 unchanged words … matter.
4. Pathogens in an organic soil improver must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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.
5. An organic soil improver shall contain 20 % or more dry matter.
6. Organic carbon (Corg) content in an organic soil improver shall be at least 7,5 % by mass.
PFC 3(B): INORGANIC SOIL IMPROVER
1. An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver.
2. Contaminants in an inorganic soil improver 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)
100 mg/kg dry matter,
(e)
lead (Pb)
120 mg/kg dry matter,
(f)
inorganic arsenic (As)
40 mg/kg dry matter.
3. The copper (Cu) content in an inorganic soil improver must not exceed 300 mg/kg dry matter, and the zinc (Zn) content in an inorganic soil improver must not exceed 800 mg/kg dry matter.
4. Pathogens in an inorganic soil improver that contains more than 1 % by mass of organic carbon (Corg) must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 4: GROWING MEDIUM
1. A growing medium shall be an EU fertilising product other than soil in situ, the function of which is for plants or mushrooms to grow in.
For the purpose of this point, plants include algae.
2. Contaminants in a growing medium 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.
2a. By derogation from point 2(d), the limit value for nickel (Ni) in a growing medium totally composed by mineral constituents and offered for professional use in horticulture, green roofs or green walls, shall apply to the bioavailable content of the contaminant.
3. The copper (Cu) content in a growing medium must not exceed 200 mg/kg dry matter, and the zinc (Zn) content in a growing medium must not exceed 500 mg/kg dry matter.
4. Pathogens in a growing medium must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 … 547 unchanged words … monocytogenes 5 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Vibrio spp. 5 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Shigella spp. 5 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Enterococcaceae Enterococci 5 2 10 CFU/g
Anaerobic plate count unless the microbial plant biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium 5 2 105 CFU/g or ml
Yeast and mould count unless the microbial plant biostimulant is a fungus 5 2 1000 CFU/g or ml
Where:
n
number of units comprising the sample,
c
number of sample units giving values over the defined limit.
3. When the microbial plant biostimulant is in liquid form, the plant biostimulant shall have a pH optimal for contained micro-organisms and for plants.
PFC 6(B): NON-MICROBIAL PLANT BIOSTIMULANT
1. A non-microbial plant biostimulant shall be a plant biostimulant other than a microbial plant biostimulant.
2. Pathogens in a non-microbial plant biostimulant must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested Sampling plans Limit
n c m M
Salmonella spp. 5 0 0 Absence in 25 g or 25 ml
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae enterococci 5 5 0 1000 in 1 g or 1 ml
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 … 328 unchanged words … declaration of conformity);
(b) point (a) of Article 7(2) (authorised representatives’ obligation to keep the EU declaration of conformity);
(c) Article 8(8) (importers’ obligation to keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities).