Article 2
1. The criteria laid down in Article 1 do not apply to by-products belonging to CMC 11 referred to in Part II of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, which are either of the following: (a) mother liquor from the reaction of 5(β-methyl-thioethyl)-hydantoin with potassium carbonate in the methionine production process; (b) residues from the processing and purification of minerals and ores, if they contain calcium carbonates, magnesium carbonates, calcium sulphates, magnesium oxide, phosphate salts, and/or water-soluble salts of potassium, magnesium or sodium, in a total content of more than 60 % dry matter of the residues; (c) post-distillation liquid from Solvay process; (d) carbide lime from acetylene production; (e) ferrous slags; (f) substances derived from ore concentrate processing and metal surface treatment that contain at least 2 % by mass of di- or tri-valent transition metal cations (zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) or cobalt (Co)) in solution; (g) humic and fulvic acids from drinking water discolouration. 2. The activity concentration values of naturally occurring radionuclides from the U-238 and Th-232 series in an EU fertilising product containing or consisting of residues from the processing or purification of sedimentary phosphate ore in accordance with paragraph 1, point (b) shall not exceed 1 kBq/kg of the product. 3. An EU fertilising product containing or consisting of by-products referred to in points (e) and (f) of the first paragraph shall contain no more than: (a) 400 mg/kg dry matter of total chromium (Cr); (b) 2 mg/kg dry matter of thallium (Tl); (c) 600 mg/kg dry matter of vanadium (V).