Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/862 of 28 May 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of including a new type of EC fertiliser in Annex I (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/862of 28 May 2021amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of including a new type of EC fertiliser in Annex I(Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisersOJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1., and in particular Article 31(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)A manufacturer of potassium formate water solution has submitted via the Swedish authorities a request to the Commission to include that substance as a new fertiliser type in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. Potassium formate water solution has been developed to provide better absorption of potassium by the leaves of plants with a high need of this primary nutrient, such as fruits and vegetables.(2)Potassium formate water solution, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. It should therefore be included in the list of types of EC fertilisers in Annex I to that Regulation.(3)Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 May 2021.For the CommissionThe PresidentUrsula von der LeyenANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:In the Table in Section C.1, the following entry is added after entry 7:
"8Potassium formate water solutionProduct obtained by reacting potassium hydroxide, formaldehyde, butyraldehyde, and formic acid followed by separation and evaporation50 % potassium formate28 % K2OPotassium expressed as water soluble K2O27 % formateWater soluble potassium oxide"