PFC 7: FERTILISING PRODUCT BLENDU.K.
1.A fertilising product blend shall be an EU fertilising product composed of two or more EU fertilising products of PFC 1 to PFC 6 for which the compliance with the requirements of this Regulation of each component EU fertilising product in the blend has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to that component EU fertilising product.U.K.
2.The blending shall not change the nature of each component EU fertilising product and shall not have an adverse effect on human, animal or plant health, on safety, or on the environment, under reasonably foreseeable conditions of storage or use of the fertilising product blend.U.K.
3.The manufacturer of the blend shall assess the conformity of the blend with the requirements set out in points 1 and 2 of this PFC, ensure the blend’s compliance with the labelling requirements laid down in Annex III, and assume responsibility pursuant to Article 16(4) of this Regulation for the compliance of the blend with the requirements of this Regulation by:U.K.
(a)
drawing up an EU declaration of conformity for the fertilising product blend in accordance with Article 6(2) of this Regulation, and
(b)
being in possession of the EU declaration of conformity of each of the component EU fertilising products.
4.Economic operators making fertilising product blends available on the market shall respect the following provisions of this Regulation with regard to the EU declaration of conformity of each component EU fertilising product as well as of the blend:U.K.
(a)
Article 6(3) (manufacturers’ obligation to keep the EU declaration of conformity);
(b)
point (a) of Article 7(2) (authorised representatives’ obligation to keep the EU declaration of conformity);
(c)
Article 8(8) (importers’ obligation to keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities).