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Fertilizers Act.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich Text No. 488, 28 November 1985, pp. 3589-3596.
Long title
Act on trade on different kinds of fertilizers.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Fertilizers/nutrients Standards International trade Internal trade Inspection Packaging/labelling Institution Plant production
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
Articles 6, 18, 19 and 21 enter into force on 1 January 1990; article 30 enters into force on 1 July 1987.
Abstract

An Act to regulate the trade in fertilizers. It lays down the admitted composition of fertilizers and the conditions for marketing them, including, inter alia, application procedures to the relevant Ministry. Furthermore, fertilizers have to be entered in a Register of Fertilizers. Article 18 deals with the identification and labelling requirements. No variations are allowed in the maximum values of heavy metals. Import of fertilizers is allowed only if all requirements are fulfilled. The supervisory body is the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry. Article 24 concerns the procedures for examination of samples, and article 25 details the cases in which the confiscation of fertilizers may take place. This Act consists of 35 articles.

Full text
German

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Fertilizers Act 1994.

Legislation | Austria | 1994

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Basic legislation, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Inspection, Soil pollution/quality

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fertilizers Act 1994.

Legislation | Austria | 1994 (2015)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Fertilizers/nutrients, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Inspection, Soil pollution/quality, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX