ANNEX I U.K. Product Function Categories (PFCs) of EU fertilising products

PART II U.K. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PFCS

PFC 1(A)(II): LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILISER U.K.

1. A liquid organic fertiliser shall be in liquid form. U.K.

2. A liquid organic fertiliser shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅) or potassium oxide (K₂O). U.K.

Where a liquid organic fertiliser contains only one declared primary nutrient, that nutrient content shall be at least the following:

(a)

2 % by mass of total nitrogen (N),

(b)

1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅), or

(c)

2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K₂O).

Where a liquid organic fertiliser contains more than one declared primary nutrient, those nutrient contents shall be at least the following:

(a)

1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N),

(b)

1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅), or

(c)

1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K₂O).

The sum of those nutrient contents shall be at least 3 % by mass.

3. Organic carbon (C_org) content in a liquid organic fertiliser shall be at least 5 % by mass. U.K.