Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)
PFC 3(B): INORGANIC SOIL IMPROVERU.K.
1.An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver.U.K.
2.Contaminants in an inorganic soil improver must not exceed the following limit values:U.K.
(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.U.K.