Fertilizers, Sampling and Analysis Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1977 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 38, 11 August 2006, pp. 1822-1826. Long titleOrdinance on sampling and methods of analysis for the official inspections of fertilizers. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Inspection Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to sampling and methods of analysis for the official inspections of fertilizers. It contains at the outset a definition clause of the various terms employed therein. Article 8 regulates the procedure for the taking of samples. The equipment to take samples has to be of a material which does not affect the substances to be examined. Minimum amounts are prescribed for the samples. The Ordinance consists of 14 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de