The new Regulation for biodegradability criteria for coating agents and water-retaining polymers has been published. The regulation specifies the testing standards to be used for polymers used in #CE_fertilisers.
April 5, 2024, the deadline for consultations on the criteria for biodegradability of polymers in EU fertilizer products ends. More information on the European Commission website at the link: https://t.co/mieXeAR97f
The new law enter into force COM Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1605 of 22 May 2023 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the EP and of the Council as regards the determination of end points in the manufacturing chain of certain organic fertilisers and soil improvers
COM proposes digital labeling of EU fertilising products. The proposal was sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Once adopted, the new rules will apply two and a half years after their adoption to allow a decision on the technical rules to be taken #CE, #fertilizers
Public consultations in the European Commission on the use of animal by-products as components of fertilizers (CE marked products) are until 24 October. More information at the link: https://t.co/tr8FijBZ1T
#Glyphosate: based on scientific evidence, @EU_ECHA 's committee does not propose to change the current hazard classification for the substance. The process now moves on with @EFSA_EU 's risk assessment.
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CEN published 82 new Technical Specifications on fertilizing products in support of #The_new_Fertilising Products_Regulation (#FPR) (Regulation (EU) 2019/1009) (enter into force in 16 July 2022, repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003). More info on CEN website
#Consultation_on_cobalt and inorganic cobalt compounds
ECHA is looking for comments on the scientific report for occupational exposure limits on cobalt and inorganic cobalt compounds. The deadline for comments is 10 June 2022.
The European Commission DG GROW is working on the digital labeling of EU fertilising products. The meeting was held on March 15, 2022 to discuss possible options for transferring some information from the physical label of fertilizers to the electronic label.