WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 opens the European Union (EU) single market for fertilising products that previously had not been covered by harmonisation rules, such as organic and organo-mineral fertilisers, soil improvers, inhibitors, plant biostimulants and growing mediums.
- The regulation lays down common rules on safety, quality and labelling requirements for fertilising products.
- It introduces limits for contaminants for the first time. This guarantees a high level of soil protection and reduces health and environmental risks, while allowing producers to adapt their manufacturing process to comply with the new limits.
- It maintains optional harmonisation, as it does not prevent non-harmonised fertilising products from being made available on the internal market in accordance with national law and the general free-movement rules.
- As from 16 July 2022, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 replaced and repealed Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, which concerned, in particular, inorganic fertilisers.