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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

ANNEX IU.K. [F1Fertilizers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2)]

Note:U.K.

A

:

authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007

B

:

authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007

b

[F2Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) ( OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1 ).

c

Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive ( OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1 ).]

d

[F2Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2012, p. 59 ).]

[F1Authorisation Name Compound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder Description, compositional requirements, conditions for use
A Farmyard manure

Products comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding)

Factory farming origin forbidden]

ADried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manureFactory farming origin forbidden
AComposted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure includedFactory farming origin forbidden
ALiquid animal excrements

Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution

Factory farming origin forbidden

[F3B Composted or fermented mixture of household waste

Product obtained from source separated household waste, which has been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production

Only vegetable and animal household waste

Only when produced in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted by the Member State

Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:

  • cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable]

APeatUse limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery)
AMushroom culture wastesThe initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this Annex
ADejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insects
AGuano
AComposted or fermented mixture of vegetable matterProduct obtained from mixtures of vegetable matter, which have been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production
[F2B Biogas digestate containing animal by-products co-digested with material of plant or animal origin as listed in this Annex

Animal by-products (including by-products of wild animals) of category 3 and digestive tract content of category 2 (categories 2 and 3 as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) b must not be from factory farming origin.

The Processes have to be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 c .

Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop]

[F3B

Products or by-products of animal origin as below:

  • Blood meal

  • Hoof meal

  • Horn meal

  • Bone meal or degelatinised bone meal

  • Fish meal

  • Meat meal

  • Feather, hair and chiquette meal

  • Wool

  • Fur (1)

  • Hair

  • Dairy products

  • Hydrolysed proteins (2)

(1) Maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): not detectable

(2) Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop]

AProducts and by-products of plant origin for fertilisersExamples: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms
ASeaweeds and seaweed products

As far as directly obtained by:

(i)

physical processes including dehydration, freezing and grinding

(ii)

extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or alkaline solution

(iii)

fermentation

ASawdust and wood chipsWood not chemically treated after felling
AComposted barkWood not chemically treated after felling
AWood ashFrom wood not chemically treated after felling
ASoft ground rock phosphate

Product as specified in point 7 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councila relating to fertilisers, 7

Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205

AAluminium-calcium phosphate

Product as specified in point 6 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003,

Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205

Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5)

ABasic slagProducts as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003
ACrude potassium salt or kainitProducts as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.3. of Regulation 2003/2003
APotassium sulphate, possibly containing magnesium saltProduct obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, containing possibly also magnesium salts
AStillage and stillage extractAmmonium stillage excluded
A

Calcium carbonate

(chalk, marl, ground limestone, Breton ameliorant, (maerl), phosphate chalk)

Only of natural origin
AMagnesium and calcium carbonate

Only of natural origin

e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone

AMagnesium sulphate (kieserite)Only of natural origin
ACalcium chloride solutionFoliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium
ACalcium sulphate (gypsum)

Products as specified in point 1 of Annex ID. of Regulation 2003/2003

Only of natural origin

AIndustrial lime from sugar productionBy-product of sugar production from sugar beet
AIndustrial lime from vacuum salt productionBy-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains
AElemental sulphurProducts as specified in Annex ID.3 of Regulation 2003/2003
ATrace elementsInorganic micronutrients listed in part E of Annex I to Regulation 2003/2003
ASodium chlorideOnly mined salt
AStone meal and clays
[F2B Leonardite (Raw organic sediment rich in humic acids) Only if obtained as a by-product of mining activities
B Chitin (Polysaccharide obtained from the shell of crustaceans) Only if obtained from sustainable fisheries, as defined in Article 3(e) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 d or organic aquaculture
B Organic rich sediment from fresh water bodies formed under exclusion of oxygen (e.g. sapropel)

Only organic sediments that are by-products of fresh water body management or extracted from former freshwater areas

When applicable, extraction should be done in a way to cause minimal impact on the aquatic system

Only sediments derived from sources free from contaminations of pesticides, persistent organic pollutants and petrol like substances

Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:

  • cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable]