Mineral Fertilizers Act. Country/Territory Slovenia Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 29/2006 Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Standards Internal trade Packaging/labelling Basic legislation Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 5 April 2006. Abstract This Act, which is composed of 19 articles, lays down the authority competent for the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers, the competent control authority and method of sampling for the purpose of this control, and labeling of fertilizers in Slovenian language. These provisions apply to all compounds and substances, regardless of physical form, which contain plant nutrients and are added to soil or plants to improve plant growth, increase yield, improve crop quality or improve soil fertility and are produced in the industrial process. This Act also applies to the marketing of mineral fertilizers, which do not meet the requirements of Regulation 2003/2003. The competent authority performs the following tasks: (1) temporarily prohibits placing on the market of a given fertilizer; (2) informs the EC Member States and the Commission about the prohibition specified above; (3) informs the Commission on changes concerning the list of approved laboratories in the Republic of Slovenia; (4) informs the Commission on the adoption and amendment of national regulations. Full text Slovenian Website www.pisrs.si References - Legislation Implements 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