Authorised fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in point (b) of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II Authorised fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in point (b) of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 Fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients ( 1 ) listed in this Annex may be used in organic production, provided that they are compliant with — the relevant Union and national legislations on fertilising products, in particular, where applicable, Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1009; and — Union legislation on animal by-products, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, in particular Annexes V and XI. In accordance with point 1.9.6 of Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848, preparations of micro-organisms may be used to improve the overall condition of the soil or to improve the availability of nutrients in the soil or in the crops. They may only be used according to the specifications and restrictions of use of those respective Union and national legislations. More restrictive conditions for use in organic production are specified in the right column of the tables. Name Compound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder Description, specific conditions and limits Farmyard manure product comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding and feed material) factory farming origin forbidden Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure factory farming origin forbidden Composted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure included factory farming origin forbidden Liquid animal excrements use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution factory farming origin forbidden Composted or fermented mixture of 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): not detectable Peat use limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery) Mushroom culture wastes the initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this Annex Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insect frass-substrate mixture where relevant in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 Guano 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 Biogas digestate containing animal by-products co-digested with material of plant or animal origin as listed in this Annex animal by-products (including by-products of wild animals) of category 3 and digestive tract content of category 2 (categories as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009) factory farming origin forbidden the processes have to be in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 not to be applied to edible parts of the crop Products or by-products of animal origin as below: Blood meal Hoof meal Horn meal Bone meal or degelatinised bone meal Fish meal Meat meal Feather, hair and skin meal (‘chiquette’) Wool Fur (1) Hair Dairy products Hydrolysed proteins (2) (1) Maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): not detectable (2) Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilisers e.g.: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms Hydrolysed proteins of plant origin Algae and algae 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 only from organic or collected in a sustainable way in accordance with point 2.4 of Part III of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 Sawdust and wood chips wood not chemically treated after felling Composted bark wood not chemically treated after felling Wood ash from wood not chemically treated after felling Soft ground rock phosphate product obtained by grinding soft mineral phosphates and containing tricalcium phosphate and calcium carbonate as essential ingredients minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight): 25 % P 2 O 5 phosphorus expressed as P2O5 soluble in mineral acids, at least 55 % of the declared content of P2O5 being soluble in 2 % formic acid particle size: — at least 90 % by weight able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,063 mm — at least 99 % by weight able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,125 mm until 15 July 2022, cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P 2 O 5 ; from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Aluminium-calcium phosphate product obtained in amorphous form by heat treatment and grinding, containing aluminium and calcium phosphates as essential ingredients minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight): 30 % P 2 O 5 phosphorus expressed as P 2 O 5 soluble in mineral acids, at least 75 % of the declared content of P 2 O 5 being soluble in alkaline ammonium citrate (Joulie) particle size: — at least 90 % by weight able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,160 mm — at least 98 % by weight able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,630 mm until 15 July 2022, cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P 2 O 5 ; from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5) Basic slag (Thomas phosphates or Thomas slag) product obtained in iron-smelting by treatment of the phosphorus melts and containing calcium silicophosphates as its essential ingredients minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight): 12 % P 2 O 5 phosphorus expressed as phosphorus pentoxide soluble in mineral acids, at least 75 % of the declared content of phosphorus pentoxide being soluble in 2 % citric acid or 10 % P 2 O 5 phosphorus expressed as phosphorus pentoxide soluble in 2 % citric acid particle size: — at least 75 % able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,160 mm — at least 96 % able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0,630 mm from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Crude potassium salt product obtained from crude potassium salts minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight): 9 % K 2 O potassium expressed as water- soluble K 2 O 2 % MgO magnesium in the form of water- soluble salts, expressed as magnesium oxide from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Potassium sulphate, possibly containing magnesium salt product obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, containing possibly also magnesium salts Stillage and stillage extract ammonium stillage excluded Calcium carbonate, for instance: chalk, marl, ground limestone, Breton ameliorant (maerl), phosphate chalk only of natural origin Mollusc waste only from organic aquaculture or from sustainable fisheries, in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Egg shells factory farming origin forbidden Magnesium and calcium carbonate only of natural origin e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone Magnesium sulphate (kieserite) only of natural origin Calcium chloride solution only for foliar treatment of apple trees, to prevent deficit of calcium Calcium sulphate (gypsum) product of natural origin containing calcium sulphate at various degrees of hydration minimum content of nutrients (percentage per weight): 25 % CaO 35 % SO 3 calcium and sulphur expressed as total CaO + SO 3 fineness of grind: — at least 80 % to pass through a sieve with a 2 mm mesh width, — at least 99 % to pass through a sieve with a 10 mm mesh width from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Industrial lime from sugar production by-product of sugar production from sugar beet and sugar cane Industrial lime from vacuum salt production by-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains Elemental sulphur until 15 July 2022: as listed in accordance with Part D of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Inorganic Micronutrient Fertilisers until 15 July 2022: as listed in accordance with Part E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003; from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Sodium chloride Stone meal, clays and clay minerals Leonardite (Raw organic sediment rich in humic acids) only if obtained as a by-product of mining activities Humic and fulvic acids only if obtained by inorganic salts/solutions excluding ammonium salts; or obtained from drinking water purification Xylite only if obtained as a by-product of mining activities (e.g. by-product of brown coal mining) Chitin (Polysaccharide obtained from the shell of crustaceans) obtained from organic aquaculture or from sustainable fisheries, in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Organic ( 2 ) rich sediment from fresh water bodies formed under exclusion of oxygen (e.g. sapropel) only organic sediments that are by-products of fresh water body management or extracted from former freshwater areas when applicable, extraction should be done in a way to cause minimal impact on the aquatic system only sediments derived from sources free from contaminations of pesticides, persistent organic pollutants and petrol like substances until 15 July 2022: 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): not detectable from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply Biochar – pyrolysis product made from a wide variety of organic materials of plant origin and applied as a soil conditioner only from plant materials, when treated after harvest only with products included in Annex I until 15 July 2022: maximum value of 4 mg polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons (PAHs) per kg dry matter (DM) from 16 July 2022, the relevant limits for contaminants set in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 apply ( 1 ) Covering in particular all the product function categories listed in Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. ( 2 ) Here ‘organic’ is used in the sense of organic chemistry, not organic farming