ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II In Part I, point 1, of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, the following point (fa) is inserted: ‘(fa) for products belonging to PFC 3 containing a polymer referred to in Part II, section CMC 9, point 1a, of Annex II: (a) the time period following use during which the soil improver will fulfil its function (the ‘functionality period’), which shall not be longer than the period between two applications in accordance with the use instructions referred to in point (d) of this point; (b) an instruction to apply the product in compliance with the buffer zones required for fertilising products in accordance with the relevant national rules or, in the absence of such rules, to apply the product at least 3 m from any surface water body; (c) an instruction to follow the national measures on handling mulch films after their functionality period or, in the absence of such measures, to incorporate in soil the product after its functionality period and maintain it buried;’.