Cabinet Regulation No. 506 of 2015 on Identification, Quality Conformity Assessment and Sale of Fertilisers and Substrates

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Fertilizers/nutrients Packaging/labelling Registration Standards Inspection Data collection/reporting Plant production

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Regulation prescribes, in relation to fertilisers without the “EK mēslošanas līdzeklis” [EC fertiliser] marking, as well as substrate, the conformity with the requirements for identification, quality and sale; the conditions and procedures for registration; the acceptable deviations from the declared quality of fertilisers and substrates; the maximum permissible concentration of undesirable impurity; the procedures for supervision and control; the procedures for the quality conformity assessment required for supervision and control; the requirements for the label, marking and packaging; the requirements for the declared plant nutrition element form of such fertiliser which has the “EK mēslošanas līdzeklis” [EC fertiliser] marking; the procedures for the reporting and submission of documents, the maximum permissible concentration of undesirable impurity, the procedures for supervision and control, as well as the procedures for the quality conformity assessment required for supervision and control of a fertiliser and substrate introduced in Latvia in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision No 3052/95/EC; and the procedures by which a permit is received for sale or importation of those fertilisers and substrates which are not included in the Fertiliser and Substrate State Register of the State Information System for Monitoring of Agricultural Plants or which do not conform to the quality declared or quality or identification requirements.

Full text

English

Website

www.vvc.gov.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Law on Circulation of Fertilisers (2006)

Legislation | Latvia | 2006 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Fertilizers/nutrients, Registration, Waste management, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Public health, Packaging/labelling, Plant production, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive.

Legislation | European Union | 2011

Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Organic waste, Waste disposal, Soil rehabilitation, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2022)

Keyword: Pesticides, Pollution control, Precautionary principle, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Basic legislation, Plant protection, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Basic legislation, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Organic waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX