The Fertilisers Regulations 1991

SECTION D FERTILISERS CONTAINING BORON, COBALT, COPPER, IRON, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM OR ZINC AS TRACE ELEMENTS

Group	Name of Material	Meaning	Declaration	Limits of variation (absolute value in % by weight, except when stated)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1 BORON	Boric acid In addition usual trading name may be given	Product obtained by the action of an acid on a borate and containing not less than 14% boron soluble in water.	Amount of boron soluble in water	0.4
	Sodium borate In addition usual trading name may be given	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient a sodium borate and containing not less than 10% boron soluble in water.	Amound of boron soluble in water	0.4
	Calcium borate In addition usual trading name may be given	Product obtained partly from colemanite or pandermite having as its essential ingredient calcium borate of which at least 98% will pass through a 0.063 mm sieve. Containing not less than 7% boron.	Amount of total boron	0.4
	Boron ethanol amine	Product obtained from the reaction of boric acid with an ethanol amine and containing not less than 8% boron soluble in water.	Amount of boron soluble in water	0.4
	Borated fertiliser in solution or suspension	Product obtained by dissolution or suspension in water of one or more of the following: boric acid, sodium borante, boron ethanol amine and containing not less than 2% boron soluble in water.	Amount of boron soluble in water	0.4
COBALT	Cobalt salt The designation must include the name of the combined mineral anion	Product obtain chemically and having as its essential ingredient a mineral salt of cobalt and containing not less than 19% cobalt soluble in water.	Amount of cobalt soluble in water	0.4
	Cobalt chelate In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by combining cobalt chemically with a chelating agent and containing not less than 2% cobalt soluble in water of which at least 80% has been chelated.	Amount of cobalt soluble in water Amount of chelated cobalt	0.4 0.25
	Solution of cobalt fertiliser In addition the designation must include the name of the mineral anion and/or the nature of the chelating agent	Product obtained by dissolving cobalt salt and/or cobalt chelate in water and containing not less than 2% cobalt soluble in water.	Amount of cobalt soluble in water Amount of chelated cobalt	0.4 0.4
COPPER	Copper salt In addition the designation must include the name of the combined anion	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient a mineral salt of copper and containing not less than 20% copper soluble in water.	Amount of copper soluble in water	0.4
	Copper oxide	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient copper oxide of which 98% will pass through a 0.063 mm sieve and containing not less than 70% total copper.	Amount of total copper	0.4
	Copper hydroxide	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient copper hydroxide of which 98% will pass through a 0.063 mm sieve and containing not less than 45% total copper.	Amount of total copper	0.4
	Copper chelate In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by combining copper chemically with a chelating agent and containing not less than 9% copper soluble in water of which at least 80% has been chelated.	Amount of copper soluble in water Amount of chelated copper	0.4 0.4
	Copper-based fertiliser In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by mixing copper salt, copper oxide, copper hydroxide or copper chelate of which at least 98% will pass through a 0.063 mm sieve and containing not less than 5% total copper.	Amount of total copper Amount of copper, soluble in water if this accounts for at least one-quarter of the total copper Amount of chelated copper	0.4
	Copper fertiliser solution In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by dissolving copper salt and/or copper chelate and containing not less than 3% copper soluble in water.	Amount of copper soluble in water Amount of chelated copper	0.4 0.4
IRON	Iron salt In addition the designation must include the name of the combined anion	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient a ferrous salt (Fe II) and containing not less than 12% iron soluble in water.	Amount of iron soluble in water	0.4
	Iron chelate In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by combining iron chemically with a chelating agent and containing not less than 5% iron soluble in water of which at least 80% has been chelated.	Amount of iron soluble in water Amount of chelated iron	0.4 0.4
	Iron fertiliser solution In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by dissolving iron salt and/or iron chelate in water and containing not less than 2% iron soluble in water.	Amount of iron soluble in water Amount of chelated iron	0.4 0.4
MANGANESE	Manganese salt In addition the designation must include the name of the combined anion	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient a mineral salt of manganese (II) and containing not less than 17% manganese soluble in water.	Amount of manganese soluble in wter	0.4
	Manganese chelate In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by combining manganese chemically with a chelating agent and containing not less than 5% manganese soluble in water of which at least 80% has been chelated.	Amount of manganese soluble in water Amount of chelated manganese	0.4 0.4
	Manganese oxide	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredients manganese oxides of which at least 80% will pass through a 0.063 mm sieve and containing not less than 40% total manganese.	Amount of total manganese	0.4
	Manganese-based fertiliser	Product obtained by mixing manganese salt and manganese oxide and containing not less than 17% total manganese.	Amount of total manganese Amount of manganese soluble in water if this accounts for at least one-quarter of the total manganese	0.4
	Fertiliser in manganese based solution In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by dissolving manganese salt and/or manganese chelate in water and containing not less than 3% manganese soluble in water.	Amount of manganese soluble in water Amount of chelated manganese	0.4 0.4
MOLYBDENUM	Sodium molybdate	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient sodium mobybdate and containing not less than 35% molybdenum soluble in water.	Amount of molybdenum soluble in water	0.4
	Ammonium molybdate	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient ammonium molybdate and containing not less than 50% molybdenum soluble in water.	Amount of molybdenum soluble in water	0.4
	Molybdenum-based fertiliser	Product obtained by mixing sodium molybdate and ammonium molybdate and containing not less than 35% molybdenum soluble in water.	Amount of molybdenum soluble in water	0.4
	Molybdenum fertiliser in solution	Product obtained by dissolving sodium molybdate and or ammonium molybdate in water and 5% molybdenum soluble in water.	Amount of molybdenum soluble in water	0.4
ZINC	Zinc salt In addition th designation must include the name of the combined anion	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient a mineral salt of zinc and containing not less than 15% zinc soluble in water.	Amount of zinc soluble in water	0.4
	Zinc chelate In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by combining zinc chemically with a chelating agent and containing not less than 5% zinc soluble in water.	Amount of zinc soluble in water Amount of chelated zinc	0.4 0.4
	Zinc oxide	Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient zinc oxide and containing not less than 70% total zinc.	Amount of total zinc	0.4
	Zinc based fertiliser	Product derived from zinc salt and zinc chelate containing not less than 30% total zinc.	Amount of total zinc Amount of zinc soluble in water if this accounts for at least one-quarter of the total zinc	0.4
	Zinc based solution In addition the nature of the chelating agent should be included	Product obtained by dissolving zinc salt and/or zinc chelae in water. Contains not less than 3% zinc soluble in water.	Amount of zinc soluble in water Amount of chelated zinc	0.4 0.4
2	Mixture of trace elements	Product of two or more of the products listed in (1) above. Contains not less than 5% of trace elements when a solid and 2% when a liquid. Contains not less than this following for each trace element declared: exclusively mineral chelated or complexed percentage weight of fertiliser Boron 0.2 0.2 Cobalt 0.02 0.02 Copper 0.5 0.1 Iron 2.0 0.3 Manganese 0.5 0.1 Molybdenum 0.02 – Zinc 0.5 0.1	Amount of total trace element Amount of trace element soluble in water, where this accounts for at least one half of the total content Amount of chelated trace element	0.4