Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products

Summary:

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market.

Further information:

This Regulation harmonises the requirements for fertilisers produced from phosphate minerals and from organic or secondary raw materials in the European Union (EU). It also sets harmonised limits for a range of contaminants. It aims at addressing problems first identified in an ex-post evaluation of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (the Fertilisers Regulation), and amends Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and No 1107/2009.

The objective is to repeal the existing Regulation, while still allowing harmonised fertilisers to remain on the market subject to compliance with the proposed safety and quality requirements. The initiative was identified as one of the key legislative proposals under the Circular Economy Action Plan.

The proposed Regulation was presented by the European Commission in March 2016. The European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on 24 October 2017, followed by the Council of the European Union on 20 December. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text was reached on 20 November 2018. The Parliament formally endorsed that compromise on 27 March 2019, followed by the Council of the European Union on 21 May.

• Primary Source

Commentary and Analysis

EPRS: Briefing, July 2016: New rules on CE marked fertilising products [Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2016)581417

EPRS: Briefing, December 2017: CE marked fertilising products [EU Legislation in Progress] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2016)582010

EurActiv, 29/12/2018: First European agreement on recycled fertilisers https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/first-european-agreement-on-recycled-fertilisers/

EPRS: At a Glance, March 2019: CE-marked fertilising products http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2019)635584

---

News

EurActiv, 22/03/2016: Circular Economy to promote organic fertilisers https://www.euractiv.com/section/sustainable-dev/news/circular-economy-to-promote-organic-fertilisers/

EurActiv, 30/05/2016: Biostimulants take centre stage in EU push for green fertilisers https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/biostimulants-take-centre-stage-in-eu-push-for-green-fertilisers/

Reuters, 20/11/2018: EU agrees on maximum cadmium level in fertilisers https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1NP2CH

EurActiv, 21/11/2018: The EU finally provides legal framework for organic and recycled fertilisers https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/the-eu-finally-provides-legal-framework-for-organic-and-recycled-fertilisers/

---

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2016)157: Proposal for a Regulation laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2016:157:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2016)64: Impact assessment https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2016:064:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2016)65: Executive summary of the impact assessment https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2016:065:FIN

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Propsoal on making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2016/0084(COD)&l=en

European Parliament: Legislative Train: Review of the Fertilising Products Regulation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-environment-public-health-and-food-safety-envi/file-review-of-the-fertilising-products-regulation

European Commission: Press Release, 17/03/2016: Circular economy: New Regulation to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-827_en.htm

European Commission: Fact Sheet, 17/03/2016: Circular economy: New Regulation to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers [FAQ] http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-826_en.htm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 12/12/2018: EU moves towards more environment-friendly fertilisers https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/12/12/eu-moves-towards-more-environment-friendly-fertilisers/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 21/05/2019: EU adopts new rules on fertilisers https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/05/21/eu-adopts-new-rules-on-fertilisers/

---