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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control
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ANNEX IFertilisers and soil conditioners referred to in Article 3(1)
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authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
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authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
| Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirements, conditions for use |
|---|---|---|
| A | Compound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder: Farmyard manure | Product comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding). Factory farming origin forbidden |
| A | Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure | Factory farming origin forbidden |
| A | Composted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure included | Factory farming origin forbidden |
| A | Liquid animal excrements | Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution Factory farming origin forbidden |
| A | Composted or fermented household waste | Product obtained from source separated household waste, which has been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production Only vegetable and animal household waste Only when produced in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted by the Member State Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter: cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): 0 |
| A | Peat | Use limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery) |
| A | Mushroom culture wastes | The initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this Annex |
| A | Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insects | |
| A | Guano | |
| A | Composted or fermented mixture of vegetable matter | Product obtained from mixtures of vegetable matter, which have been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production |
| A | Products or by-products of animal origin as below:
| Maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): 0 |
| A | Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilisers | Examples: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms |
| A | Seaweeds and seaweed products | As far as directly obtained by: (i) physical processes including dehydration, freezing and grinding (ii) extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or alkaline solution (iii) fermentation |
| A | Sawdust and wood chips | Wood not chemically treated after felling |
| A | Composted bark | Wood not chemically treated after felling |
| A | Wood ash | From wood not chemically treated after felling |
| A | Soft ground rock phosphate | Product as specified in point 7 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councila relating to fertilisers , 7 Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205 |
| A | Aluminium-calcium phosphate | Product as specified in point 6 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003, Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205 Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5) |
| A | Basic slag | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003 |
| A | Crude potassium salt or kainit | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.3. of Regulation 2003/2003 |
| A | Potassium sulphate, possibly containing magnesium salt | Product obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, containing possibly also magnesium salts |
| A | Stillage and stillage extract | Ammonium stillage excluded |
| A | Calcium carbonate (chalk, marl, ground limestone, Breton ameliorant, (maerl), phosphate chalk) | Only of natural origin |
| A | Magnesium and calcium carbonate | Only of natural origin e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone |
| A | Magnesium sulphate (kieserite) | Only of natural origin |
| A | Calcium chloride solution | Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium |
| A | Calcium sulphate (gypsum) | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex ID. of Regulation 2003/2003 Only of natural origin |
| A | Industrial lime from sugar production | By-product of sugar production from sugar beet |
| A | Industrial lime from vacuum salt production | By-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains |
| A | Elemental sulphur | Products as specified in Annex ID.3 of Regulation 2003/2003 |
| A | Trace elements | Inorganic micronutrients listed in part E of Annex I to Regulation 2003/2003 |
| A | Sodium chloride | Only mined salt |
| A | Stone meal and clays | |
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