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HomeEvaluation of Regulation (EC) 2003/2003 relating to fertilisers
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The European Commission Directorate General Enterprise and Industry asked CSES to conduct an evaluation of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 (the Fertilisers Regulation). The Fertilisers Regulation aims to ensure the free circulation on the internal market of “EC fertilisers” i.e. those fertilisers that meet the requirements of this legislation for their nutrient content, their safety, and their absence of adverse effect on the environment. The Regulation in its current form applies only to inorganic mineral fertilisers. The Fertilisers Regulation does not affect other categories of fertilisers, i.e. “national fertilisers”, placed on the market of the Member States in accordance with national legislation. These include organic and organo-mineral fertilisers, liming material but also non-fertiliser products such as growing media and organic soil improvers. “National fertilisers” are covered by Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 on mutual recognition which ensures the intra-Community free movement of goods in the nonharmonised area. It obliges a Member State to accept products lawfully marketed in another Member State unless the Member State of destination can demonstrate that the product poses a risk for human health or the environment. The objectives of the evaluation were twofold. The first one was to compile, assess and present information on the Fertilisers Regulation in terms of its impacts and enforcement by the Member States, identify difficulties and define the potential for improvement. Secondly, the evaluation aimed to assess the extent to which the lack of full harmonisation and the implementation of the mutual recognition principle represent an issue for fertiliser economic operators or national public administrations and to identify the main trade barriers that limit the free movement of national fertilisers. The results of the evaluation will contribute to any revision of the Fertilisers Regulation and to the identification and remedy of any obstacles on the internal market. In order to carry out this assignment, CSES developed a methodological framework on the basis of the standard evaluation questions of the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, utility, sustainability and added value of the legislation. In order to identify the answers to the evaluation questions CSES used a combination of research tools including a review of relevant documents and publications, collection and analysis of existing data sources and 46 interviews with the main stakeholders related to the Fertilisers Regulation (Member States’ authorities, industry associations and companies in the fertiliser industry) in ten EU Member States.
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- Corporate author(s): Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services , Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry (European Commission)
- Themes: Industrial policy , Approximation of legislation
- Subject: fertiliser , fertiliser industry , free movement of goods , marketing standard , regulation (EU)
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| ISSN | ISBN | DOI | Catalogue number NB-04-14-046-EN-N |
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