Annexes I, II, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 are amended as follows:
Annex I is amended as follows:
the row relating to ‘Composted or fermented household waste’ is replaced by the following:
| ‘B | 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’ |
after the row relating to ‘Composted or fermented mixture of vegetable matter’, the following row is inserted:
| a Regulation (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). | ||
| b 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).’; | ||
| ‘B | 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)a must not be from factory farming origin. The Processes have to be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011b. Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop |
the row relating to ‘Products or by-products of animal origin as below’ is replaced by the following:
the following rows are added:
| a Council 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).’; | ||
| ‘B | 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 2371/2002a 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 |
Annex II is amended as follows:
Sections 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
| a Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). | ||
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| A | Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachta indica (Neem tree) | Insecticide |
| A | Beeswax | Pruning agent |
| B | Hydrolysed proteins excluding gelatine | Attractant, only in authorised applications in combination with other appropriate products of this list |
| A | Lecithin | Fungicide |
| B | Plant oils | Insecticide, acaricide, fungicide, bactericide and sprout inhibitor. Products as specified in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011a |
| A | Pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium | Insecticide |
| A | Quassia extracted from Quassia amara | Insecticide, repellent |
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| A | Micro-organisms | Products as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 and not from GMO origin’ |
Section 4 is replaced by the following:
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| A | Pheromones | Attractant, sexual behaviour disrupter; only in traps and dispensers. Products as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (numbers 255, 258 and 259) |
| A | Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambdacyhalothrin) | Insecticide; only in traps with specific attractants; only against Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata Wied.’ |
Sections 6 and 7 are replaced by the following:
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| B | Copper compounds in the form of: copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper oxide, Bordeaux mixture, and tribasic copper sulphate | Only uses as bactericide and fungicide up to 6 kg copper per ha per year. For perennial crops, Member States may, by derogation from the first paragraph, provide that the 6 kg copper limit can be exceeded in a given year provided that the average quantity actually used over a 5-year period consisting of that year and of the four preceding years does not exceed 6 kg. Risk mitigation measures shall be taken to protect water and non-target organisms such as buffer zones. Products as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (number 277) |
| A | Ethylene | Degreening bananas, kiwis and kakis; degreening of citrus fruit only as part of a strategy for the prevention of fruit fly damage in citrus; flower induction of pineapple; sprouting inhibition in potatoes and onions. Only indoor uses as plant growth regulator may be authorised. Authorisations shall be limited to professional users. |
| A | Fatty acid potassium salt (soft soap) | Insecticide |
| A | Lime sulphur (calcium polysulphide) | Fungicide |
| A | Paraffin oil | Insecticide, acaricide Products as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (numbers 294 and 295) |
| A | Quartz sand | Repellent |
| A | Sulphur | Fungicide, acaricide |
| B | Repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/sheep fat | Repellent Only on non-edible parts of the crop and where crop material is not ingested by sheep or goats Products as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (number 249) |
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| B | Aluminium silicate (Kaolin) | Repellent |
| A | Calcium hydroxide | Fungicide only in fruit trees, including nurseries, to control Nectria galligena |
| B | Laminarin | Elicitor of crop's self defence mechanisms Kelp shall be either grown organically in accordance with Article 6d or harvested in a sustainable way in accordance with Article 6c |
| B | Potassium hydrogen carbonate (aka potassium bicarbonate) | Fungicide and insecticide’ |
in Annex V, Section 1 is replaced by the following:
| A | Calcareous marine shells | |
| A | Maerl | |
| A | Lithotamn | |
| A | Calcium gluconate | |
| A | Calcium carbonate | |
| A | Defluorinated monocalciumphosphate | |
| A | Defluorinated dicalciumphosphate | |
| A | Magnesium oxide (anhydrous magnesia) | |
| A | Magnesium sulphate | |
| A | Magnesium chloride | |
| A | Magnesium carbonate | |
| A | Calcium magnesium phosphate | |
| A | Magnesium phosphate | |
| A | Monosodium phosphate | |
| A | Calcium sodium phosphate | |
| A | Sodium chloride | |
| A | Sodium bicarbonate | |
| A | Sodium carbonate | |
| A | Sodium sulphate | |
| A | Potassium chloride’ |
in Annex VI, Section (1)(d) ‘Binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants’, the entry on clinoptilolite is replaced by the following:
| Authorisation | ID number | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘B | 1 | 1g568 | Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin, [All species]’ | |