60.60 Standard published Apr 6, 2022
CEN
CEN/TC 260 Fertilizers and liming materials
Technical Specification
65.080 Fertilizers
Published
This document specifies references to methods for the determination of the following contaminants: mercury, cadmium, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, chromium (VI), biuret, perchlorate and total chromium content in inorganic fertilizers.
This document is applicable to EU fertilizing products classified as PFC 1(C) and PFC 7 as long as the blend only consists of EU fertilizing products classified as PFC 1(C), PFC 2 and PFC 5 as specified in the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [3].
An overview of the references to methods for the determination of the specific contaminants is given in Table 1.
NOTE 1 The determination of copper and zinc in inorganic fertilizers as micronutrients is covered by CEN/TS 17754:2022.
NOTE 2 The determination of copper in ammonium nitrate fertilizers of high nitrogen content is covered by CEN/TS 17751:2022.
Legislation related to this standard
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)
PUBLISHED
CEN/TS 17753:2022
60.60
Standard published
Apr 6, 2022
