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18.5.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
134/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 463/2013
of 17 May 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to
fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I, II and IV thereto to technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
nutrients magnesium or calcium or both. Manufacturers
of liming materials face a diversity of national rules
leading to a distortion of the internal market. Liming
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
materials should therefore be added to the fertiliser
Union,
types described in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
2003/2003 in order that they may circulate freely
within the internal market. Furthermore, the European
Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has developed EN
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the
standards for the methods of analysis of liming materials.
European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003
In order to make compliance with those standards
relating to fertilisers ( 1 ), and in particular Article 31(1) and (3)
mandatory, they should be included in Annex IV to
thereof,
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 laying down the
methods of sampling and analysis.
Whereas:
(4)
A transitional period should be granted to ensure that
producers of liming materials are given time to adapt to
(1) The
word
‘kainit’
has
been
used
in
Table
A.3
of
Annex
I
the new EN Standards.
to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 as the fertiliser type
designation for crude potassium salt. The word kainit has
now come to be associated with only one specific crude
potassium salt leading to a potential restriction of trade
(5) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
lays
down
for manufacturers wishing to market other sources of
the tolerances with regard to the declared nutrient
potassium salts. In order to counter that restriction and
content. Annex II should be amended to include
thus facilitate access to a broader range of potassium
tolerances for liming materials.
salts for farmers across the Member States, a more
generic type designation for those entries should be
used for that fertiliser type, and the references to kainit
should be adapted accordingly. A transitional period
(6) Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
requires
the
control
of
should be granted to producers of crude potassium
EC fertilisers in accordance with the methods of sampling
salts to adapt the labelling to the new rules.
and analysis that are laid down in Annex IV thereto.
However, some of those methods are not internationally
recognised and should be replaced by EN standards
(2) Lignosulphonic
acid
is
a
complex
material
obtained
from
recently developed by the European Committee for Stan
different sources of wood. As many different grades of
dardisation.
quality are commercially available, it is important to
adapt to technical progress the quality requirements
which the products must comply with in order to be
placed on the market as an EC fertiliser.
(7) Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
(3) Liming
materials,
also
known
as
lime
fertilisers,
reduce
soil acidity and, in doing so, can also provide the
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
( 1 ) OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1.
lished by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003,

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Official Journal of the European Union
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 2
Transitional provisions
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3,
Article 1
manufacturers may apply the provisions in Annex I, point (1)
Amendments
before 7 December 2014.
1. Annex
I
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
is
amended
in
Article 3
accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Entry into force
1. This
Regulation
shall
enter
into
force
on
the
twentieth
day
2. Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
is
amended
in following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
European Union.
2. Annex
I,
point
(1)
shall
apply
from
7
December
2014.
3. Annex
IV
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
2003/2003
is
amended
3. Annex I, point (3), Annex II, point (2) and Annex III,
in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
point (4) shall apply from 7 June 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:
(1) In Section A.3, entries 1 and 2 in the table are replaced by the following:
EN

‘1 Crude
potassium
salt Product
obtained
from
crude
10 % K 2O
Usual trade names Water-soluble potassium oxide
potassium salts
Potassium expressed as water-soluble K 2O
may be added
Water-soluble magnesium oxide
5 % MgO
Magnesium in the form of water-soluble salts,
expressed as magnesium oxide
2 Enriched
crude
potassium
Product obtained from crude 18 % K 2O
Usual trade names Water-soluble potassium oxide
icial
salt
potassium salts enriched by Potassium expressed as water-soluble K 2O
may be added
blending with potassium chloride
Optional mention of the water-soluble magnesium
oxide content where higher than 5 % MgO’
Jour
nal
of
the
European
(2) In Section E.3.2, the table is replaced by the following:
‘No Designation Alternative
designation Chemical
formula CAS
number
of
the
acid
(*)
Union
1 Lignosulfonic
acid LS No
chemical
formula
available 8062-15-5
(**)
(*) For information only.
(**) For quality reasons, the relative phenolic hydroxyl content and the relative organic sulphur content as measured by EN 16109 must exceed 1,5 % and 4,5 % respectively.’
(3) The following Section G is added:
‘G. Liming materials
The words “LIMING MATERIAL” shall be added after the term “EC FERTILISER”.
All the properties mentioned in the tables of Sections G.1 to G.5 refer to the product as supplied unless otherwise specified.
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Granulated liming materials which are produced by aggregating smaller primary particles must break down when stirred in water into particles with fineness distributions as specified in the type descriptions,
and as measured using Method 14.9 “Determination of the breakdown of granules”.

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G.1. Natural Limes
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)
Nutrient content to be declared
No Type
designation
Data on method of production
Other data on the type
and essential ingredients
Data on the expression of nutrients
Forms and solubilities of the nutrients
Other requirements
designation
Other criteria to be declared
1
2
3
4
5
6
EN
1(a) Limestone
—
standard
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 42
Usual trade names or Neutralising value

quality
essential ingredient calcium
alternative names may
carbonate, obtained by
Total calcium
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
grinding of natural deposits
Total magnesium (optional)
of limestone.
— at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
Reactivity and method of determination
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
(optional)
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Off
Soil incubation results (optional)
1(b) Limestone
—
fine
quality Minimum
neutralising
value:
50
Usual trade names or
icial
alternative names may
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
Jour
— at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
nal
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
of
the
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve;
and
European
— at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Union
2(a) Magnesian
limestone
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 45
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
standard quality
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
carbonate and magnesium
Total calcium
Total magnesium: 3 % MgO
be added.
carbonate, obtained by
Total magnesium
grinding of natural deposits Fineness determined by wet sieving:
of magnesian limestone.
Reactivity and method of determination
— at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
(optional)
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
Moisture (optional)
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
2(b) Magnesian
limestone
—
Minimum neutralising value: 52
Usual trade names or
fine quality
alternative names may
Total magnesium: 3 % MgO
be added.
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Fineness determined by wet sieving:
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2
3
4
5
6
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve;
and
— at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
EN

3(a) Dolomitic
limestone
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 48
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
standard quality
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
carbonate and magnesium
Total calcium
Total magnesium: 12 % MgO
be added.
carbonate, obtained by
Total magnesium
grinding of natural deposits Fineness determined by wet sieving:
of dolomite.
Reactivity and method of determination
— at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
(optional)
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve; and
Moisture (optional)
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
icial
3(b) Dolomitic
limestone
—
Minimum neutralising value: 54
Usual trade names or
Jour
fine quality
alternative names may
nal
Total magnesium: 12 % MgO
be added.
of
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
the
— at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
European
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve;
and
Union
— at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
4(a) Marine limestone —
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 30
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
standard quality
essential ingredient calcium
alternative names may
carbonate, obtained by
Total calcium
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
grinding of natural deposits
Total magnesium (optional)
of limestone of marine — at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
origin.
and
Reactivity and method of determination
(optional)
— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve.
Moisture (optional)
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
4(b) Marine
limestone
—
fine
Minimum neutralising value: 40
Usual trade names or Soil incubation results (optional)
quality
alternative names may
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
— at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
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— at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve.

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2
3
4
5
6
5(a) Chalk
—
standard
quality Product containing as its Fineness determined by wet sieving after disinte Usual trade names or Neutralising value
essential ingredient calcium gration in water:
alternative names may
carbonate, obtained by
be added.
Total calcium
grinding of natural deposits — at least 90 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
Total magnesium (optional)
EN
of chalk.

Reactivity and method of determination
— at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
(optional)
Moisture (optional)
— at least 40 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry
Soil incubation results (optional)
sieving) at least 40 % in citric acid
Minimum neutralising value: 42
Off
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
icial
— at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve;
Jour
and
nal
— at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve.
of
the
European
5(b) Chalk
—
fine
quality
Fineness determined by wet sieving after disinte Usual trade names or
Union
gration in water:
alternative names may
be added.
— at least 97 % to pass through a 3,15 mm sieve;
— at least 70 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve; and
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve.
Reactivity of fraction 1-2 mm (obtained by dry
sieving) at least 65 % in citric acid
Minimum neutralising value: 48
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
— at least 97 % to pass through a 25 mm sieve;
and
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— at least 30 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve.

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1
2
3
4
5
6
6 Carbonate
suspension Product
containing
as
its
Minimum neutralising value: 35
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
carbonate and/or magnesium Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
Total calcium
carbonate, obtained by
EN
grinding and suspending in — at least 97 % to pass through a 2 mm sieve;
Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 %

water of natural deposits of
Moisture (optional)
limestone, magnesian lime — at least 80 % to pass through a 1 mm sieve;
stone, dolomite or chalk.
— at least 50 % to pass through a 0,315 mm sieve;
Reactivity and method of determination
and
(optional)
— at least 30 % to pass through a 0,1 mm sieve.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
G.2. Oxide and Hydroxide limes of natural origin
icial
Jour
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)
Nutrient content to be declared
No Type
designation
Data on method of production
Other data on the type
and essential ingredients
Data on the expression of nutrients
Forms and solubilities of the nutrients
nal
Other requirements
designation
Other criteria to be declared
of
1
2
3
4
5
6
the
European
1(a) Burnt
lime
—
basic
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 75
The type designation Neutralising value
quality
essential ingredient calcium
must include the
oxide obtained by burning
Total calcium
Fineness determined by dry sieving:
fineness type “fine” or
Union
of natural deposits of lime
“screened”.
Total magnesium (optional)
stone.
Fine:
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
alternative names may
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
Screened:
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
sieve.
1(b) Burnt
lime
—
premium
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 85
The type designation Neutralising value
quality
essential ingredient calcium
must include the
oxide obtained by burning Fineness determined by dry sieving:
fineness type “fine” or Total calcium
of natural deposits of lime
“screened”.
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Total magnesium (optional)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine:
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
alternative names may
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
Screened:
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
EN

— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
sieve.
2(a) Magnesian
burnt
lime
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 80
The type designation Neutralising value
basic quality
essential ingredients calcium
must include the
oxide and magnesium oxide,
Total calcium
Total Magnesium: 7 % MgO
fineness type “fine” or
obtained by burning of
“screened”.
Total magnesium
natural deposits of
Fineness determined by dry sieving:
magnesian limestone.
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
Off
alternative names may
Fine:
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
icial
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
Jour
Screened:
nal
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
of
— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
the
sieve.
European
2(b) Magnesian
burnt
lime
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 85
The type designation Neutralising value
premium quality
essential ingredients calcium
must include the
Union
oxide and magnesium oxide,
Total calcium
Total Magnesium: 7 % MgO
fineness type “fine” or
obtained by burning of
“screened”.
Total magnesium
natural deposits of
Fineness determined by dry sieving:
magnesian limestone.
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
alternative names may
Fine:
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
Screened:
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
sieve.
3(a) Dolomitic
burnt
lime
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 85
The type designation Neutralising value
basic quality
essential ingredients calcium
must include the
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oxide and magnesium oxide, Total Magnesium: 17 % MgO
fineness type “fine” or Total calcium
obtained by burning of
“screened”.
natural deposits of dolomite. Fineness determined by dry sieving:
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine:
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
alternative names may
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
Screened:
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
EN

— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
sieve.
3(b) Dolomitic
burnt
lime
—
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 95
The type designation Neutralising value
premium quality
essential ingredients calcium
must include the
oxide and magnesium oxide,
Total calcium
Total Magnesium: 17 % MgO
fineness type “fine” or
obtained by burning of
“screened”.
Total magnesium
natural deposits of dolomite. Fineness determined by dry sieving:
Usual trade names or Fineness determined by dry sieving (optional)
alternative names may
icial
Fine:
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
Jour
— at least 97 % to pass through a 4 mm sieve.
nal
Screened:
of
— at least 97 % to pass through a 8 mm sieve; and
the
— no more than 5 % to pass through a 0,4 mm
European
sieve.
Union
4 Hydrated
burnt
lime
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 65
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
(slaked lime)
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
hydroxide, obtained by
Total calcium
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
burning and slaking of
Total magnesium (optional)
natural deposits of lime — at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve.
stone.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
Moisture (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
5 Hydrated
magnesian Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 70
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
burnt lime (slaked
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
magnesian lime)
hydroxide and magnesium
Total calcium
Total Magnesium: 5 % MgO
be added.
hydroxide, obtained by
Total magnesium
burning and slaking of Fineness determined by wet sieving:
natural deposits of
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
magnesian limestone.
— at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve.
Moisture (optional)
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Soil incubation results (optional)

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1
2
3
4
5
6
6 Hydrated
dolomitic
burnt
Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 70
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
lime
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
hydroxide and magnesium
Total calcium
Total Magnesium: 12 % MgO
be added.
hydroxide, obtained by
Total magnesium
EN
burning and slaking, of Fineness determined by wet sieving:

natural deposits of dolomite.
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
— at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve.
Moisture (optional)
Soil incubation results (optional)
7 Hydrated
lime
suspension Product containing as its Minimum neutralising value: 20
Usual trade names or Neutralising value
Off
essential ingredients calcium
alternative names may
icial
hydroxide and/or
Total calcium
Fineness determined by wet sieving:
be added.
magnesium hydroxide,
Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 %
Jour
obtained by burning,
— at least 95 % to pass through a 0,16 mm sieve.
nal
slaking and suspending in
Moisture (optional)
water of natural deposits of
Fineness determined by wet sieving (optional)
of
limestone, magnesian
the
limestone or dolomite.
Soil incubation results (optional)
European
Union
G.3. Limes from industrial processes
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)
Nutrient content to be declared
No Type
designation
Data on method of production
Other data on the type
and essential ingredients
Data on the expression of nutrients
Forms and solubilities of the nutrients
Other requirements
designation
Other criteria to be declared
1
2
3
4
5
6
1(a) Sugar
factory
lime Product
from
sugar
Minimum neutralising value: 20 Usual
trade
names
or
Neutralising value
production obtained by
alternative names may
carbonation using
be added.
Total calcium
exclusively burnt lime from
Total magnesium (optional)
natural sources and
containing as essential
Moisture (optional)
1(b) Sugar factory
ingredient finely
lime
divided Minimum neutralising value: 15
Reactivity and method of determination
suspension
calcium carbonate.
(optional)
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G.4. Mixed limes
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)
Nutrient content to be declared
No Type
designation
Data on method of production
Other data on the type
and essential ingredients
Data on the expression of nutrients
Forms and solubilities of the nutrients
Other requirements
designation
Other criteria to be declared
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 Mixed
lime Product
obtained
by
mixing
Minimum carbonate content: 15 %
The word “magnesian” Types as specified in sections G.1 and G.2
EN
types listed in sections G1
shall be added to the

and G2.
Maximum carbonate content: 90 %
type designation if Neutralising value
MgO ≥ 5 %.
Total calcium
Usual trade names or Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 %
alternative names may
be added.
Soil incubation results (optional)
Moisture (optional)
G.5. Mixtures of liming materials with other EC fertiliser types
icial
Minimum content of nutrients (percentage by weight)
Nutrient content to be declared
No Type
designation
Data on method of production
Other data on the type
and essential ingredients
Data on the expression of nutrients
Forms and solubilities of the nutrients
Jour
Other requirements
designation
Other criteria to be declared
nal
1
2
3
4
5
6
of
the
1 Mixture
of
[type
desig Product obtained by mixing, Neutralising value: 15
Other requirements
Neutralising Value
nation in section G.1 to compacting or granulating
mentioned in the indi
European
G.4] with [type desig liming materials listed in
Nutrients according to the nutrient declarations
3 % N for mixtures containing fertiliser types with a vidual entries.
nation in section A, B, sections G.1 to G.4 with
of the individual fertiliser types.
minimum N content
D].
fertiliser types listed in
Total calcium
sections A, B or D.
3 % P
Union

2O 5 for mixtures containing fertiliser types
Total magnesium if MgO ≥ 3 %
with a minimum content P 2O 5
The following mixtures are
If the chloride content does not exceed 2 % Cl,
prohibited:
3 % K
the words “low in chloride” may be added
2O for mixtures containing fertiliser types with
— ammonium
sulphate a minimum content K 2O
Moisture (optional)
(Type A.1.4) or urea
(Type A.1.9) with oxide Potassium expressed as water-soluble K
Fineness (optional)’
2O
limes or hydroxide limes
listed in Section G.2;
— mixing
and
then
compacting or granu
lating super phosphates
of the types A.2.2(a), (b)
or (c) with any of the
types described in
Section G.1 to G.4.
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Official Journal of the European Union
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ANNEX II
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1.3 is amended as follows:
(a) In the first entry, the type designation ‘kainit’ is replaced by ‘crude potassium salt’.
(b) In the second entry, the type designation ‘enriched kainit salt’ is replaced by ‘enriched crude potassium salt’.
(2) The following Section 5 is added:
‘5. Liming materials
The tolerances allowed in respect of the declared calcium and magnesium shall be:
Magnesium oxide:
— up to and including 8 % MgO
1
— between 8 % and 16 % MgO
2
— more than 16 % MgO
3
Calcium oxide
3
The tolerance allowed in respect of the declared neutralising value shall be:
Neutralising value
3
The tolerance applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve shall be:
Fineness 10’

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18.5.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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ANNEX III
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003, Section B is amended as follows:
(1) Method 6.1 is replaced by the following:
‘M e t h o d 6 . 1
Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material
EN 16195: Fertilisers — Determination of chlorides in the absence of organic material
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(2) Methods 8.6 to 8.8 are replaced by the following:
‘M e t h o d 8 . 6
Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate
EN 16196: Fertilisers — Manganimetric determination of extracted calcium following precipitation in the form of oxalate
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 8 . 7
Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry
EN 16197: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by atomic absorption spectrometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 8 . 8
Determination of magnesium by complexometry
EN 16198: Fertilisers — Determination of magnesium by complexometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(3) Method 8.10 is replaced by the following:
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Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry
EN 16199: Fertilisers — Determination of the sodium extracted by flame-emission spectrometry
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’
(4) The following methods 14 are added:
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Liming materials
M e t h o d 1 4 . 1
Determination of size distribution of liming materials by dry and wet sieving
EN 12948: Liming materials — Determination of size distribution by dry and wet sieving
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 2
Determination of the reactivity of carbonate and silicate liming materials with hydrochloric acid
EN 13971: Carbonate and silicate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Potentiometric titration method with
hydrochloric acid
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.

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M e t h o d 1 4 . 3
Determination of the reactivity by automatic titration method with citric acid
EN 16357: Carbonate liming materials — Determination of reactivity — Automatic titration method with citric acid
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 4
Determination of the neutralising value of liming materials
EN 12945: Liming materials — Determination of neutralising value — Titrimetric methods
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 5
Determination of calcium in liming materials by the oxalate method
EN 13475: Liming materials — Determination of calcium content — Oxalate method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 6
Determination of calcium and magnesium in liming materials by complexometry
EN 12946: Liming materials — Determination of calcium and magnesium content — Complexometric method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 7
Determination of magnesium in liming materials by atomic absorption spectrometric method
EN 12947: Liming materials — Determination of magnesium content — Atomic absorption spectrometric method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 8
Determination of moisture content
EN 12048 Solid fertilisers and liming materials — Determination of moisture content — Gravimetric method by drying at
105 °C +/– 2 °C
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 9
Determination of the breakdown of granules
EN 15704: Liming materials — Determination of the breakdown of granulated calcium and calcium/magnesium carbonates
under the influence of water
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.
M e t h o d 1 4 . 1 0
Determination of product effect by soil incubation
EN 14984: Liming materials — Determination of product effect on soil pH — Soil incubation method
This method of analysis has been ring-tested.’

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