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.