Presentation at the ESPP stakeholder meeting on the Fertilisers Regulation & STRUBIAS, Brussels, 5 September 2017 European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) www.phosphorusplatform.eu Sustainable management of nutrients is crucial for agriculture, food, industry, water and the environment. ESPP brings together companies and stakeholders to address the Phosphorus Challenge and its opportunities for the circular economy. Countries: Austria AT Belgium BE Bulgaria BG Cyprus CY Czech Republic CZ Germany DE Denmark DK Estonia EE Spain ES Finland FI France FR Greece EL Hungary HU Ireland IE Italy IT Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Latvia LV Malta MT Netherlands NL Poland PL Portugal PT Romania RO Sweden SE Slovenia SI Slovakia SK United Kingdom UK Switzerland CH Phosphorus: Fosfor Fosfor Fòsfòr Фосфор Fosfor Фосфор Fosfor Fosfor Фосфор Фосфор Fosforas Fosfors Fuosfuors Fosfor Ffуsfforws Fosfar Fosfaras Fosfaar Fosforus Φωσφορος Ֆոսֆոր Fosfor Fosfor Фосфор Фосфор ফসফরাস فسفر ફૉસ્ફરસનો फास्फोरस Fosfor Fosfori Foszfor Фосфор Фосфор Паликандур Fosfor Fosfor Фосфор Фосфор Фосфор Фосфор Fosfor فوسفور Fosfor Fosforoa ფოსფორი [fūsfūr] זרחן Fosfru Lìn リン 인 ฟอสฟอรัส Photpho 磷 Posporo Fosfor Pūtūtae-whetū Fosforus ഫോസ്ഫറസ് பொஸ்பரசு Fosofo Fosforase Posfori Fósforo Phusphuru Fosforimi Fosforo Fosforon Pesticium

1. Fertilising Products Regulation –
Update of the legislative procedure
ESPP Stakeholders meeting
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Brussels

2. Outline of presentation
• General information on the legislative procedure
• Examination of some amendments on the table in
the European Parliament

3. Commission proposal
• Adoption on 17.03.2016
• Objectives
• Create a level playing field between mineral and
organic-based fertilising products
• Improve the safety of fertilising products
• Ambition
• Substitute 30% of the mineral P-fertilisers by
alternatives from recovered nutrients
• Set limit values for contaminants, e.g. cadmium
• Open the EU market to new categories, e.g. plant
biostimulants

4. Ordinary legislative procedure
• Vote of the IMCO Committee of the European
Parliament: 13.07.2017
• Vote of the Parliament in plenary: September or
early October 2017
• Council position autumn 2017
• Trilogues between
Council/Parliament/Commission
• Final text adopted by Council and Parliament
• Publication and entry into force
• Entry into application

5. Implementation STRUBIAS
• JRC report – November 2018
• COM consult Member States and industry (FWG)
• Amendments through Commission delegated acts
• Application date of delegated acts depends on:
• Date of entry into force of the Regulation
• Discussions in the Fertilisers Working Group
• Administrative procedure (e.g. Development of
HSs)

6. IMCO Amendments tabled for
EP Plenary
• Minimum solubility requirements for phosphorus
fertilisers
• Is it necessary?
• Is it feasible for "ashes as ingredients"?
• Is it feasible for other ashes?
• Is it appropriate for organic fertilisers (AM 287) or
organo-mineral fertilisers (AM 292, 293)?

7. IMCO Amendments tabled for
EP Plenary
• "Other industry by-products", CMC 11a
• Confusing message to manufactuurers
• Horizontal approach possible?
• REACH Registration
• Evidence that the substance or mixture is not
waste

8. IMCO Amendments tabled for
EP Plenary
• Limit values for lead drastically decreased
• Impacts on organic fertilising products
• OSI containing compost or digestate
• Fertilisers containing ashes

9. For more information
• Commission's press release
• http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-827_en.htm
• Commission's Fertilisers Webpage
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/specific-
chemicals_en
• IMCO report
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