EU Fertilising Products
An EU fertilising product is a fertilising product which is CE marked when made available on the market. Fertilising products include organic and inorganic fertilisers, as well as product function categories such as liming material, soil improvers, growing media, inhibitors and plant biostimulants.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 regulates the making available on the market of EU fertilising products. The regulation does not replace national legislations and does not prevent non-harmonised fertilising products from being available on the single market in accordance with national legislation.
In Sweden, there is a national rule on maximum permitted cadmium content in mineral fertilisers, in relation to phosphorus content. Other national rules may also apply.
You will find the latest consolidated version of the Regulation on EU Fertilising Products from 20 November 2024 below. Consolidation means that the original legal act and all subsequent amendments and corrections have been brought together in a single document.
Amendments and corrections
Not fully included in the latest consolidated version of the Regulation on EU Fertilising Products:
Regulation (EU) 2024/2516 of the European Parliament and of the Council (pdf, 1056 kB)
External link. of 18 September 2024 regarding the digital labelling of EU fertilising products
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2788 (pdf, 467 kB) External link. of 23 July 2024 regarding polymers in Component Material Category 11
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2790 (pdf, 467 kB) External link. of 23 July 2024 regarding polymers in Component Material Category 1
Find legal acts in EUR-lex
All legal acts are published in the Official Journal of the European Union in EUR-Lex, the online portal to EU law.
Additional rules to the EU Fertilising Products Regulation
Rules on EC-fertilisers - no longer in force
Swedish national rules on fertilisers
The Swedish restriction on maximum content of cadmium allowed in mineral fertilisers applies also to products certified in accordance with the Regulation on EU fertilising products.
Read more about the Swedish rules on maximum cadmium content in mineral fertilisers
If you manufacture or import notifiable chemical products and biotechnical organisms into Sweden, you must be report your activity to the Swedish Chemicals Agency. If the annual volume per product is at least 100 kg, you must also report the products and the amounts.
Read more here about the Swedish Products Register and notifiable products here