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Fertilizer Product Act (No. 539 of 2006).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Animal by-products Fertilizers/nutrients International trade Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Inspection Data collection/reporting Registration Offences/penalties Basic legislation Plant production
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act provides rules for the manufacture for placing on the market of fertilizer products and, as appropriate, their raw materials, and placing on the market, use, transport, import and export of such products. This Act also applies in part to the manufacture of fertilizer products for own use. It implements Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers and Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption as far as it applies to fertilizer products. Operators that manufacture, technically process or store organic fertilizer products or their raw materials and new products must be approved by the Finnish Food Safety Authority. The principal authority for purposes of this Act shall be the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The provisions on the inspection right and right of access to information of Finnish authorities in sections 24 and 25 also apply to EC inspectors. The Finnish Food Safety Authority must collaborate with the EC inspectors in such inspections.

Full text
English/Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Repeals

Fertilizer Act (Act No. 232 of 1993).

Legislation | Finland | 1993 (2001)

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Basic legislation, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Fertilizer Products (No. 24 of 2011).

Legislation | Finland | 2011

Keyword: Animal by-products, Fertilizers/nutrients, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Inspection, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Toxicity/poisoning, Biotechnology, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the exercise and supervision of activities regarding fertilizer products (No. 11 of 2012).

Legislation | Finland | 2012

Keyword: Animal by-products, Fertilizers/nutrients, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Offences/penalties, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Fertilizers Act (No. 711 of 2022).

Legislation | Finland | 2022

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Food quality control/food safety, Animal by-products, Basic legislation, Plant production, International trade, Biosafety, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX