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) (c. 1009)

ANNEX IV U.K. Conformity assessment procedures

PART II U.K. DESCRIPTION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

MODULE B – EU-TYPE EXAMINATION U.K.

4. Assessment of the adequacy of the technical design U.K.

The notified body shall:

(a)

examine the technical documentation and supporting evidence to assess the adequacy of the technical design of the EU fertilising product;

(b)

verify that the sample(s) have been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation, and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the relevant harmonised standards or common specifications, as well as the elements which have been designed in accordance with other relevant technical specifications;

(c)

carry out appropriate examinations and tests on the sample(s), or have them carried out, to check whether, where the manufacturer has chosen to apply the solutions in the relevant harmonised standards or common specifications, these have been applied correctly;

(d)

carry out appropriate examinations and tests on the sample(s), or have them carried out, to check whether, where the solutions in the relevant harmonised standards or common specifications have not been applied, or where relevant harmonised standards or common specifications do not exist, the solutions adopted by the manufacturer meet the corresponding requirements of this Regulation;

(e)

agree with the manufacturer on a location where the examinations and tests will be carried out.