Act No. 156 / 1998 Coll.
Law on fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants and substrates and on agrochemical testing of agricultural soils (Law on fertilisers)
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156
THE LAW
of 12 June 1998
on fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants and substrates and on agrochemical testing of agricultural soils (Fertilisers Act)
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Subject matter
(1) This law implements the relevant provisions of the European Union1), following the directly applicable regulation of the European Union2) and provides for
(a) conditions for putting into circulation, storage and use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates;
(b) the conditions for agrochemical testing of agricultural soils;
(c) the conditions for the identification of the soil characteristics of forest parcels and certain conditions for the use of the adjusted calorific value (1a);
(d) conditions for putting into circulation, storage and use of sediment;
(e) the powers of professional supervision of compliance with the obligations laid down by this law, including the powers to impose administrative penalties.
(2) This law does not apply to:
(a) fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates which are exclusively intended for export and are so clearly labelled;
(b) fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants and substrates provided for research, development and experimental purposes.
(3) The provisions of this law shall apply to treated sludge and sediment only if it is expressly stated and to the extent set out therein.
(4) Paragraphs 7, 8, 12, 13 and 14 to 14b apply to fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates intended for use as raw materials for further processing.
(5) EU fertiliser products shall be subject to the provisions of the directly applicable European Union Regulation in the field of EU fertiliser products (2) and to the provisions of this Storage Act (§ 8), Application (§ 9), Professional Supervision (§ 12), Specific Measures (§ 13) and Infringements (§ 14 to 14b).
(6) The central control and testing institute of agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Institute") carries out activities under the directly applicable European Union Regulation implementing the directly applicable European Union Regulation laying down health rules for animal by-products not intended for human consumption2a).
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this Act:
(a) fertiliser, the substance eligible for the provision of an effective amount of nutrients for the nutrition of cultural plants and forest trees, for the maintenance or improvement of soil fertility and for favourable effects on the yield or quality of production;
(b) mineral fertilisers fertiliser in which the declared nutrients are contained in the form of minerals obtained by extraction or other physical or chemical processes; nitrogen lime, urea and condensation and association products and fertilisers containing micro-nutrients in the form of chelates or complexes shall also be considered as mineral fertilisers;
(c) an organic fertiliser containing the declared nutrients in organic form;
(d) organo-mineral fertiliser fertiliser in which the declared nutrients are contained in mineral and organic forms;
(e) liquid fertiliser fertiliser in suspension or solution,
(f) liquid fertilizer manure with a dry matter content not exceeding 13%,
(g) sediments of sediment at the bottom of ponds, water tanks and watercourses resulting mainly from the establishment of eroded soil particles;
(h) manure derived from manure produced as a by-product in livestock farming or a product in the cultivation of cultural plants, unless further modified; natural storage conversion processes, mechanical separation of slurry and the addition of substances that reduce nutrient losses or improve nutrient efficiency are not considered as modifications,
(i) soil improvers a substance without an effective amount of nutrients that biologically, chemically or physically affect the soil, improves its condition or improves fertiliser efficiency, except plant protection products 21),
(j) a plant biostimulant substance as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107 / 2009,
(k) a substrate for the incorporation and cultivation of plants; the substrate is mainly peat, soil or mixtures thereof,
(l) by putting into circulation the offering of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants and substrates for sale or other means of transfer, their sale or other means of transfer and storage for sale or other means of transfer;
(m) soil fertility, the ability of soil to allow plants to grow, develop and achieve the desired yield, quality and safety of production;
(n) a risk element or a risk substance which may adversely affect the properties of the soil or the quality of production or the food chain;
(o) a fertiliser type with a specified nutrient content and the same form and solubility of nutrients;
(p) by the supplier, the trader who sells the fertiliser, soil aid, plant bio-stimulant or substrate to the consumer, as well as any other entrepreneur who has supplied directly or through other entrepreneurs to the seller the fertiliser, soil aid, plant bio-stimulant or substrate;
(q) by the technological waters separately stored and used soil aids which arise from livestock farming and simple processing of plant products and contain a maximum of 1,5% dry matter and 0,1% nitrogen;
(r) digesture organic fertiliser resulting from anaerobic fermentation in the production of biogas;
(s) feed a part of the open-air agricultural holding where, in addition to grazing, there is further farming, in particular feeding, with a greater concentration of livestock on the area than during grazing.
Input of fertilisers
(1) Only fertilisers which:
(a) they are registered under this law or have been approved in accordance with Article 3a (3) or have been declared in accordance with Article 3b; this shall not apply in respect of manure;
(b) do not endanger the fertility of the soil or human or animal health;
(c) do not harm the environment;
(d) comply with the labelling, packaging and storage requirements laid down by this law;
(e) are not impaired.
(2) Fertiliser may not be put into circulation
(a) unmarked;
(b) labelled with false or misleading data, 3)
(c) where the content of the risk elements, the risk substances or microbiological parameters is higher than that laid down in the Decree;
(d) contrary to the conditions of registration laid down in Article 5 (1) (d);
(e) containing a plant protection product 21); or
(f) containing in the labelling, including for advertising purposes, claims in the form of declarations or visual illustrations, effects on or on the effects of harmful organisms of plants.
The provisions of point (a) shall not apply to manure provided that it is supplied directly by the manufacturer to the consumer and does not insist on the labelling.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 apply mutatis mutandis to soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates. Technological waters resulting from the simple processing of plant products shall not contain any added substances other than raw material and water.
(4) Derogations to the extent laid down in the implementing legislation are permitted from the chemical and physical characteristics of the fertiliser, soil improvers, plant biostimulant or substrate mentioned in the labelling. Derogations are not allowed for data values specified as maximum, minimum or range of values. The extent of the derogations shall be determined in such a way as to take into account the non-influential errors arising from the production of fertiliser, collection or chemical analysis of the control sample. Derogations for individual nutrients or for total nutrient content shall not be exceeded.
(5) The Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") provides for risk elements, risk substances and microbiological parameters, their limit values for each group of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates, as well as tolerances.
Reporting of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates
(1) Production3a), Import3a) or a supplier intending to put into circulation a fertiliser, soil aid, plant bio-stimulant or substrate corresponding to the type specified in the Ordinance shall be required to send a declaration of fertiliser, soil aid, plant bio-stimulant or substrate for circulation to the Institute before it is first put into circulation in the Czech Republic.
(2) The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain, in addition to the elements referred to in the administrative rules:
(a) if the declarant is an importer or supplier, the name, surname and residence of the manufacturer, or, where appropriate, the identification number of the person (hereinafter referred to as "identification number"), if he was assigned, if he was a natural person, or the name or business name, seat, or legal form of business, and the manufacturer's identification number, if he was assigned, if he was a legal person;
(b) the name of the fertiliser, soil improvers, plant biostimulant or substrate, its type and type according to the Decree;
(c) confirmation that the explosive is not covered by special legislation (4), if it is fertiliser, soil aid, plant biostimulant or substrate containing ammonium nitrate;
(d) a draft label or package leaflet (22) to which the fertiliser, soil aid, plant biostimulant or substrate will be provided in accordance with § 7.
(3) Fertilizer, soil aid, plant biostimulant or substrate which are the subject of the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 may be put into circulation by the notifier on the basis of the written consent of the Institute, which shall include the authentic text of the label or package leaflet. If such consent has not been received by the notifier within 30 days of the date on which the notification was received by the Institute, nor has it received within that period the notice of initiation of the procedure for the prohibition of putting into circulation referred to in paragraph 4, the institution shall be entitled to give its consent. The consent of the Institute shall be valid for five years. This period shall begin on the day following the date on which such consent was delivered to the notifier or on the day following the date on which 30 days have elapsed since the notification took place.
(4) The Institute shall decide to prohibit the putting into circulation of fertiliser, soil aid, plant biostimulant or substrate if:
(a) does not correspond to the type of fertiliser, soil aid, plant biostimulant or substrate referred to in the Decree;
(b) it does not fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 3; or
(c) the declaration does not fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 3a (2).
Notification of mutually recognised fertilisers
(1) Production3a), Import3a) or a supplier intending to put into circulation a fertiliser, soil aid, plant bio-stimulant or substrate which complies with the rules applicable to the production of such fertilisers, soil aids, plant bio-stimulants or substrates, or their placing on the market in a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation or Turkey, or with the production procedures and the rules of good manufacturing practice used in one of these States, for which there is sufficient detailed documentation on the basis of which additional investigations may be carried out, where appropriate, in the case of an additional investigation (hereinafter referred to as "mutually recognised fertiliser"), must be sent to the Institute before its first entry into circulation in the Czech Republic.
(2) The notification of a mutually recognised fertiliser referred to in paragraph 1 shall include, in addition to the requirements laid down in the administrative rules:
(a) if the declarant is an importer or supplier, the name and address of the manufacturer, or, where applicable, the identification number of the person, if it is assigned, if it is a natural person, or the name or business name, registered office or, where appropriate, legal form of business, and the manufacturer's identification number, if it is assigned, the legal person;
(b) the name of the fertiliser mutually recognised;
(c) a document containing information on the placing into circulation in accordance with the legislation of a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation or Turkey; and
(d) a proposal for a label or package leaflet to which a mutually recognised fertiliser will be provided in accordance with Section 7, together with a label or package leaflet with which a mutually recognised fertiliser is lawfully put into circulation in a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation or Turkey.
(3) The Institute shall decide to prohibit the putting into circulation of a mutually recognised fertiliser where:
(a) it does not fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 3; or
(b) the declaration does not fulfil the conditions laid down in Paragraph 3b (2).
Registration of fertilisers
(1) The Institute shall decide on the registration of the fertiliser on the basis of a request from production3a), an importer 3a) or a supplier who is entitled to business under a special legislation (5) and has a permanent residence, if any, in the territory of the Czech Republic (the applicant). A right to business under special legislation and permanent residence or registered office in the Czech Republic shall not be required for a person who has his residence or registered office or place of business in another Member State of the European Union, the Contracting State of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, provided that he is authorised to do business in accordance with the rules of that State.
(2) The application for registration of fertilisers contains, in addition to the requirements laid down in the Administrative Rules
(a) if the applicant is an importer or a supplier, the name and registered office of the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the identification number, if any, if it is a natural person, or the name or business name, the registered office or, where appropriate, the legal form of business and the manufacturer's identification number, if it is a legal person,
(b) the name of the fertiliser and its species;
(c) a draft label or package leaflet to which the fertiliser will be provided in accordance with Section 7;
(d) a description of the production process, including a list of the raw materials used to produce the fertiliser;
(e) confirmation that it is not an explosive under special legislation (4), if it is an ammonium nitrate fertiliser; and
(f) operating rules where the operator of the waste recovery facility is the applicant under the Waste Act.
(3) If the applicant submits an application for registration of a fertiliser, it shall at the same time provide the Institute with the necessary samples of the fertiliser or allow them to be collected, or provide additional supporting documents and information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this Act. The applicant shall at the same time pay the fee in accordance with a special legislature6).
(4) The Institute shall carry out a professional assessment of the compliance with the requirements of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "assessment") or a verification of its properties by biological tests or tests (hereinafter referred to as the "examination"). The Institute shall inform the applicant accordingly. The assessment shall be carried out by the Institute where the characteristics and effects of the fertiliser are already sufficiently known or a comparison with the already registered fertiliser can be used. The examination shall be carried out by the Institute where the characteristics and effects of the fertiliser are unknown, in particular where the fertiliser is completely new, for which comparison with the already registered fertiliser cannot be used.
(5) The Institute may recognise the assessment or result of examinations carried out by another professional workplace, including a professional workplace which is located outside the territory of the Czech Republic, and refrain from its own assessment or examination if the assessment or examination has been carried out in accordance with a procedure corresponding to the requirements laid down by other legislation7).
(6) The Institute shall decide on the application at the latest:
(a) within 6 months if an assessment is carried out;
(b) within 18 months if testing is necessary in the greenhouse, in the hall or in the laboratory;
(c) within 36 months if a field check is necessary,
from the date of receipt of the request.
(7) The costs of professional activities linked to the registration procedure are borne by the applicant at the level laid down in the specific legislation on reimbursement of costs for professional and test tasks (8).
(8) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates.
(9) The Ministry shall establish by decree the types of fertilisers, soil aid substances, plant biostimulants and substrates, binding procedures for the sampling of fertilisers, soil aid substances, plant biostimulants and substrates, and for carrying out chemical analyses, biological tests and tests.
Marketing Authorisation
(1) Marketing authorisation for fertilisers contains:
(a) the name of the fertiliser;
(b) the decision number,
(c) the manufacturer's data referred to in Article 4 (2) (a);
(d) the conditions of registration established on the basis of the results of the assessment or examination of the fertiliser referred to in Article 4 (4) and (5);
(e) the authentic text of the label or package leaflet; and
(f) the duration of the decision.
(2) The marketing authorisation for fertiliser is valid for 5 years from the date of acquisition of the legal authority, unless the decision provides for a shorter period.
(3) The person to whom a marketing authorisation for fertiliser has been granted may submit an application for renewal of the decision. the application shall be delivered to the Institute no later than 6 months before the date on which the decision is to expire. The validity of the marketing authorisation for fertiliser may be extended by a maximum of 5 years. Paragraph 4 and the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal procedure.
(4) In the event of a change in the name of the fertiliser, the label or package leaflet, the identification data (8a) of the manufacturer or the person to whom the marketing authorisation has been granted, that person shall submit an application for an amendment to the marketing authorisation. Paragraph 4 and the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for amending the marketing authorisation.
(5) The Institute shall cancel the marketing authorisations for fertilisers:
(a) at the request of production3a), importer 3a) or supplier;
(b) where the applicant has infringed one of the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 3; at the same time it may provide that the fertiliser must be withdrawn from circulation;
(c) where the applicant has infringed the conditions for registration of the fertiliser; or
(d) where the fertiliser contains a plant protection product.
(6) The appeal against the decision to revoke the registration of a fertiliser referred to in paragraph 5 shall not have suspensory effect.
(7) Where the period of validity of the marketing authorisation has expired or the marketing authorisation has been revoked at the request of paragraph 5 (a), the fertiliser produced or imported by the supplier may be put into circulation only for the period of application of the marketing authorisation but for a maximum period of one year. This period may be extended by the Institute at the request of production3a), importers 3a) or suppliers. This shall not apply to fertilisers containing a plant protection product which may be put into circulation after the expiry of the decision or the withdrawal of the marketing authorisation referred to in paragraph 5 (a) or (d) for a maximum period of 6 months.
(8) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 apply mutatis mutandis to soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates.
Fertiliser register
(1) Registered, reported and reported mutually recognised fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants and substrates are entered in the fertiliser register (the register), which is maintained by the Institute.
(2) The data relating to fertilisers referred to in Article 3a (2), Article 3b (2) or Article 4 (2) shall be entered in the register, with the exception of data relating to the production process and raw materials used pursuant to Article 4 (2) (d).
(3) The register is publicly available in a way that allows remote access.
(4) Paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis to soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates.
Labelling and packaging of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates
(1) The person who puts the fertiliser into circulation is required to indicate in his label or package leaflet the name of the fertiliser
(a) an indication of the production3a), including the foreign producer and the supplier, indicating the name and, where appropriate, the business name and place of business, if any, of the natural person, or of the business name and registered office, if the legal person,
(b) the name of the fertiliser and its marketing authorisation number, if assigned; if the fertiliser is of the type referred to in the implementing Regulation, whether or not the type of fertiliser,
(c) the content determining the components of the fertiliser, including the content of the risk elements and the risk substances, and other determining chemical, biological or physical parameters; in the case of nutrients, their content as a percentage of weight as an integer or to one decimal place, form and solubility;
(d) granularity and fineness of fertiliser milling, fluid stability, harshness and specific requirements for storage and use;
(e) warning signs and information for handling and guidance on the protection of human health and safety and on the protection of the environment and other data according to specific regulations, 9)
(f) scope and method of use;
(g) the weight of the fertiliser and, where appropriate, the volume; and
(h) the period of application, the date of manufacture and the production batch number.
(2) Data identifying or promoting fertiliser as "organic 'or" biological' shall not be allowed, even by using abbreviations "eco 'or" bio'.
(3) The marking of the fertiliser must be in the Czech language and must be permanently and directly legible without breaching the packaging, while at the same time the marking of the fertiliser must not be confusing or indicating characteristics which the fertiliser does not have.
(4) Packed fertilisers put into circulation must be labelled on the packaging or on the packaging. Fertilisers which can only be put into circulation for safety reasons are provided for in the Decree. In the case of bulk fertilisers and large packages over 50 kg, the prescribed marking may be indicated only in the accompanying documentation.
(5) Fertilizers outside bulk must be packed in packaging allowing handling and reliable and safe storage. The packaging must not adversely affect the characteristics of the fertiliser and must be closed in such a way that, by opening the packaging or closing the packaging is irreparably damaged.
(6) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 apply mutatis mutandis to soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to manure. If the manure is not supplied directly by the consumer (10), or the fertiliser is maintained on the label, the supplier, the type of manure, or the type of animal from which the fertiliser originates, the extent and method of use and the weight or volume shall be indicated.
(7) Specific regulations apply to the transport of fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants and substrates. 10)
(8) The Ministry sets out details of the labelling and packaging of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates by decree.
Storage
(1) Agricultural entrepreneurs (11), production3a), important3a) or a supplier who stores fertilisers or soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants or substrates, where appropriate, shall be obliged to fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants and substrates
(a) store separately;
(b) indicate legibly,
(c) ensure that they are not mixed with other substances;
(d) to register, in particular to keep a documentary record of income, expenditure and stored quantities of fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants or substrates.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph 1 shall take measures to prevent the leakage of liquid fertilisers. The provisions of paragraph 1 (a) to (c) shall not apply to manure and organic fertilisers produced by an agricultural operator for its own use.
(3) Agricultural entrepreneurs (11) on agricultural land are obliged to comply with the provisions of the specific legislation when storing fertilisers in vulnerable areas (12). 12a)
(4) Fertilisers must be stored and feeding places must be operated in such a way that water pollution cannot occur. No risk elements or substances likely to interfere with the development of cultural plants or the food chain shall be introduced into fertilisers.
(5) Solid organic compost fertiliser, digestor assembly and manure including manure separation may be stored on agricultural land for a maximum period of 24 months in places suitable for their storage approved in the emergency plan under the Water Act. At the same place, these fertilisers can be re-deposited at least 3 years later. The holding of solid manure, compost or digestor separation on the agricultural parcel shall not be considered to be the handling of such fertilisers in preparation for application for a maximum period of 14 days.
(6) By decree, the Ministry sets out the method of storage of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants and substrates, storage capacity and conditions for the operation of the feeding stuffs.
Use of fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants, substrates, treated sludge and sediments
(1) Agricultural entrepreneurs (11) are obliged to use fertilisers, soil improvers, plant bio-stimulants, substrates, treated sludges and sediment as provided for by this Act, the Waste Act and the Agricultural Soil Fund12b Act. Fertilizers, soil aid substances, plant biostimulants, substrates and treated sludges shall not be introduced into the soil by the Ministry, when they are used, of the risk elements or of the risk substances in the amount specified by the Ministry for fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates, and of the treated sludges by the Ministry for Specific Legislation 12c). Fertilizers, soil aids, plant biostimulants, substrates, treated sludges and sediment must be used in such a way that water contamination, direct intrusion into surface water or adjacent land cannot occur. For the determination of fertilisation needs, the nutrient sampling coefficients shall be based on plants. Sediments shall not be used if the content of the risk elements and of the risk substances in the sediment and in the soil to which they are to be used and other properties of the sediment exceed the limits laid down in the implementing legislation.
(2) Fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates must not be used on agricultural land and forest land if:
(a) their characteristics do not allow for a uniform coverage of the land;
(b) the manner in which they are used is not in accordance with the information given in their designation or does not lead to a uniform coverage of the land; This does not apply in the case of differentiated fertilisation on the basis of data on soil characteristics or crop status and in the case of fertilisation in vulnerable areas (12),
(c) their use may give rise to damage to the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the agricultural land, forest land or land adjacent to that land, and, where appropriate, to its wider surroundings;
(d) the land to be used is:
1. flooded,
2. oversaturated with water,
3. covered by a layer of snow exceeding 5 cm; or
4. frozen in such a way that the soil surface does not thaw to the depth of 5 cm during the day;
This provision shall not apply to fertilising by-products or by-products resulting from the cultivation of plants and to the keeping of feces and urinalysis of livestock on agricultural land.
(3) Paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis to the use of treated sludge and sediments on agricultural land. Agricultural entrepreneur (11) must not use treated sludge unless it has been handed over to the sludge application programme (1a). This programme shall be kept for professional supervision for 7 years from the use of treated sludge. The agricultural entrepreneur must use sediments in accordance with the agreement on the use of sediments on agricultural soils granted by the Agricultural Soil Fund Protection Authority in accordance with the specific legislation24).
(4) Agricultural entrepreneurs applying liquid fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants or substrates on agricultural land by air shall be required to send the Institute at the latest 14 days before the implementation of the report. Farmers using treated sludge and sediments on agricultural land shall be required to send a report to the Institute no later than 14 days before their application under the implementing legislation.
(5) Digestates may be used on agricultural land and forest land only if they are registered under this law; This does not apply if they are exclusively produced from manure or feed.
(6) Agricultural entrepreneurs (11) managing agricultural soils in vulnerable areas (12) are obliged to use fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants, substrates and treated sludges in accordance with specific legislation12a).
(7) Agricultural entrepreneurs are required to keep records of:
(a) fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants and substrates used on agricultural land and forest land; that obligation does not apply to the registration of by-products in the cultivation of cultural plants, except straw,
(b) treated sludge and sediments used on agricultural land; and
(c) the yield of the main and by-product harvested in the case of arable crops according to land use records according to user relations with the exception of crops grown for research, development and experimental purposes.
Such records shall be kept by land, crops and years for the quantity, type and time of their use and shall be kept for at least 7 years. At the request of the Institute, agricultural entrepreneurs shall submit the register and allow verification of the particulars listed therein.
(8) Farmers operating on an area of more than 200 ha according to land use records according to user relations, with the exception of areas for research, development and experimentation, shall be required to keep the records referred to in paragraph 7 in electronic form and to transmit it to the Institute for electronic control purposes in a specified format.
(9) A record of the use of fertiliser, soil improvers, plant biostimulant, substrate, treated sludge or sediment shall be recorded within 1 month of the end of use.
(10) The Ministry provides by decree
(a) the use of fertilisers, soil aid, plant biostimulants and substrates on agricultural land and forest land;
(b) the method of keeping records of the use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant biostimulants, substrates and treated sludge;
(c) the method of reporting on the use of treated sludge and the air application of fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants and substrates;
(d) the method of keeping records of the yield of the main and by-product harvested, the data on the average collection of nutrients in the products harvested and the manner and form of electronic transmission of the register; and
(e) limits for the implication of risk elements of fertiliser, soil aid, plant biostimulants and substrates when used on agricultural land.
(11) By decree, the Ministry and the Ministry of the Environment set out the conditions and manner of use of sediments on agricultural land, the method of keeping records of the use of sediments, the method of reporting on the use of sediments, the limit values of the risk elements and the risk substances in the sediment and in the soil to which it is to be used, the requirements for other physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the sediment and soil analysis procedures, including sampling methods.
Agrochemical testing of agricultural soils
(1) In order to ensure the safety of food and feed production inputs and conditions under the directly applicable regulation of the European Union on official controls12d), the Institute shall:
(a) agri-chemical testing of agricultural soils, which means the regular detection of selected soil fertility parameters due to the use of fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants, substrates, treated sludge and sediments;
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 156 / 1998 Coll., on fertilisers, soil aids, plant biostimulants and substrates and on agrochemical testing of agricultural soils (Fertilisers Act) |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 13.07.1998 |
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| Effective from | 01.09.1998 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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