The text, which replaces the 2003 regulation on fertilizers, will tighten the control of imported products and limit the use of contaminants such as cadmium in its composition. Manufacturers now have three years to adapt.
The coincidence of dates means that this is the first forum in which the new regulation for the introduction of phosphate product fertilizers is addressed.
The I International Forum of Agricultural Microbiome Microorganisms will include among the topics to be discussed the panorama that opens after the new regulations of the European Union approved by the Council of the Union that regulates the introduction of fertilizers of phosphate products.
Specifically, the implications of this new regulatory framework will be addressed in separate blocks, in the one dedicated to Legislation, as well as in the one dedicated to Fertilizers of Microbial Origin, although of course it will be considered throughout the Forum.
A clear commitment to reducing pollutants
The EU's commitment to the circular economy and the reduction of pollutants in agriculture has just materialized today with the approval of a new regulation for the introduction of fertilizer products on the EU market.
In addition to tightening controls on import fertilizers, Among other things, it promotes the use of products of organic origin and limits the use of a series of contaminants present in mineral fertilizers, such as cadmium.
The reason, as explained by the Romanian Minister of Economy, Niculae Badalau, in a statement, is that metals like this "may pose a risk to human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment."
In this way, as explained by the Council of the EU, the new regulation harmonizes the requirements for fertilizers produced from phosphate minerals and organic or secondary raw materials and thus opens up new possibilities for large-scale production and marketing.
The entry into force of the regulation will take place twenty days after its publication in the Official Gazette of the EU, but it will not begin to be applied until three years later. Hence, manufacturers still have time to adapt.
It will be then when the EU fertilizer products that carry the CE marking will have to meet a series of conditions to benefit from the freedom of movement in the internal market of the EU. These should include mandatory maximum levels for contaminants, the use of defined component material categories and labeling requirements.
In any case, manufacturers that do not carry the CE marking will still have the possibility of marketing their products nationally.
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