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ECOLABEL USER MANUAL

FOR SOIL IMPROVERS AND GROWING MEDIA

This Manual has been accomplished by

ANPA – Italian National Environment Protection Agency “Unit for Products Environmental Quality”

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Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza

October 2001 For further information: 1) each of the Competent Bodies http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/competentbodies.htm 2) the Presidency of the European Union Eco-labelling Board http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/background/pm_eueb.htm

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INDEX

MANUAL PURPOSE AND USE.................................................................4

SECTION A: General Information..........................................................4

A 1. Introduction ...............................................................................4

A.2. Criteria for the Award of an Eco-label.........................................5

A.3. Standard Contract ......................................................................5

A.4. Application Fee...........................................................................5

A.5. Applicant's Undertaking .............................................................6

A.6. Assessment of Compliance with Specific Criteria........................6

A.7 Cost of Testing ............................................................................6

A.8 Compliance Monitoring...............................................................7

A.9 Validity of Criteria .......................................................................7

SECTION B: Ecolabel for Soil Improvers and Growing Media ................8

B.1 Product Group definition .............................................................8

B.2 Product requirements: definitions and notes...............................8

B.2.1 General Objectives And Requirements......................................8

B.2.2 Terms and Definitions ..............................................................8

B.2.3 Test methods..........................................................................11

B.2.4 Criteria explanatory tables .....................................................11

B.3 Ecolabel Award .......................................................................20

B.3.1 General Documentation.......................................................20

B.3.2 Technical Documentation ....................................................20

Annexes

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MANUAL PURPOSE AND USE

The specific aim of this manual is to provide the necessary background information and documentation for realising the technical dossier to be enclosed with any application. The User Manual also provides information and recommendations on all checks that the applicant and the corresponding Competent Body have to carry out during the use phase of the eco-label. As with any other user manual, this one may be subject to amendments by the EUEB as a whole or at request of one of its members. The manual is divided into two sections. The first one (SECTION A) includes the general information concerning Ecolabel, namely information on standard contract, application fee, assessment of compliance and validity of the criteria, compliance monitoring, etc. The second (SECTION B) comprises the product group definition, the requirements of the product, and the documentation for the application. In addition three Annexes are enclosed to the User Manual: • I Commission Decision 2001/688/EC1 • II Technical Form • III Laboratories' List

SECTION A: General Information

PLEASE READ ALL THESE NOTES CAREFULLY - THEY ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU PREPARE THE APPLICATION CORRECTLY. AN INCOMPLETE DOSSIER MAY DELAY THE PROCESSING OF YOUR APPLICATION. A.1. Introduction The European Eco-label is the voluntary ecological quality label stated by the European Union2 whose aim is to promote products that, during their whole life-cycle, have lower environmental impacts if compared to other ones. The label offers detailed, unmisleading and scientifically based information on the key environmental impacts to the European and any other consumer. The EU Eco-label Award Scheme is to be administered by designated organisations called Competent Bodies appointed by Member States. The Competent Bodies are required to assess applications for the award of an

1Downloadable also from http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/producers/pg_soilimprovers.htm 2 Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 EC n°1980/2000 (OJ L 237 21.9.2000)

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Eco-label against the product group definition and criteria published by the European Commission, under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1980/2000 of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (all documents are downloadable from the eco-label website at http://europa.eu.int/ecolabel3 or may be requested from Competent Bodies, EUEB stakeholders, the Eco-label helpdesk4 or the European Commission). Details of the general application procedure are given in Article 7 of the revised EC Regulation. Any application for an Eco-label must be made to a Competent Body (list of Competent Bodies downloadable5) in the country or the countries where the product originates. In the case of a product manufactured outside the European Economic Area (EEA), application must be made in a country in which the product is to be or has been placed on the market (compare Article 7 of the Regulation, paragraph 3 a,b,c). Products bearing the European Ecolabel, represented by the Flower logo usually are large consumables based on selection criteria stated by the Member States and the European Commission aiming to reward both environmental excellence and a high product performance. A.2. Criteria for the Award of an Eco-label The new Commission Decision (2001/688/CE, see Annex I) has established ecological criteria for the award of the eco-label to Soil Improvers (SI) and for the first time also to Growing Media (GM). The specific product must comply with all the criteria set by the decision. Products awarded the Eco-label must also comply with the general provisions of the EC Eco-label Regulation N° 1980/2000. A.3. Standard Contract If an application is successful, the Eco-label will be awarded under the terms of the 'Standard Contract', a copy of which may be downloaded from the Eco-label homepage6 or requested from any of the EUEB stakeholders mentioned before. Once an award has been made the product can be marketed with the Eco-label in any of the 18 European Economic Area countries (15 EU Member States plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). A.4. Application Fee Along with the completed application form, an applicant must submit a non-refundable application fee of € 300 to € 1300 with obligatory reductions 3 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/background/pm_regulation.htm 4 currently operated by Bradley Dunbar Associates [email protected], tel/fax +322 282 8454 5 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/competentbodies.htm 6 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/background/pm_standartcontract.htm

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for SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and applicants from developing countries. A copy of the general decision on fees is downloadable from the website or may be obtained from any of the Competent Bodies7 or via the helpdesk. Only if an application is successful will an annual fee, based on a percentage of sales, be payable. There is a minimum annual fee of € 500 per product group per applicant. The maximum annual fee is € 25,000 per product group per applicant. Note that there are several opportunities to get reductions of up to 50 % on this annual fee e.g. as a SME, as an applicant from a developing country, if EMAS/ISO 14001 certification is achieved and/or as a 'first mover' i.e. for the first three applicants in a given product group in a Member State. It is recommended to make contact with 'your' Competent Body as early as possible on this. A.5. Applicant's Undertaking The applicant must sign the undertaking to abide by the terms and conditions contained in the standard contract for use of the Eco-label logo and the product group criteria. A.6. Assessment of Compliance with Specific Criteria The product is assessed against the specified criteria for the award of an Eco-label set in the decision. In order to demonstrate that the product fully complies with the criteria, detailed information and data relating to the performance of the product may be collated in the dossier. Application for an Eco-label is made by assessing the candidate product and providing complete documentation. The applicant must submit test results and information for which product testing has been carried out by an Independent Testing Organisation or have been approved by a third party (compare the Decision's Annex and its requirements specified in the text item by item). Information related to the assessment must be presented and is to be signed by the person(s) responsible for conducting the assessment. Certification must also be given by signing the declarations required in several cases. Test data relating to the product must demonstrate compliance with the requirements set out in the criteria. A.7. Cost of Testing All costs arising from testing and certification are to be met by the applicant and are additional to the application fee mentioned above.

7 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/background/pm_fees.htm

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A.8. Compliance Monitoring If the application is successful, the product is subject to a regime of compliance monitoring. The applicant has to agree to the terms set out in the standard contract concerning the full use of the Eco-label logo (box 1 and 2). The applicant must also sign the undertaking of this application form agreeing to maintain the product in conformity with the product group criteria and abide by the terms and conditions laid down in the contract for use of the Eco-label, during the period of the contract. Please note that the standard contract has hardly changed from the previous one. A.9. Validity of Criteria The product group definition and the specific ecological criteria are valid from 12.9.2001 for 5 years i.e. until 12.9.2006. The previous and prolonged criteria on SI (1998, not including GM) stay valid until 30.9.2002 (2001/157/CE), concurrently with the new ones, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been awarded the eco-label for their products prior to the adoption of this new Decision to adapt these products to comply with the new criteria. (Commission Decision published in OJ L242, 12.9.2001, p.17).

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SECTION B: Ecolabel for Soil Improvers and Growing Media

B.1. Product Group definition

Article 1 of the Commission Decision specifies that an application is possible for the following two product groups as similarly defined also in the CEN reports, in particular in CR 13455:

Soil Improvers

Materials to be added to the soil in situ primarily to maintain or improve its physical properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or biological properties or activity

Growing Media

Material, other than soils in situ, in which plants are grown.

The product group is generally open to all products both for the professional and amateur use.

B.2. Product requirements: definitions and notes

B.2.1 General Objectives And Requirements

The eco-label may only be awarded to products that fall into the definition and successfully pass the corresponding criteria essentially aiming to promote the use and re-use of organic matter and to reduce risks from heavy metals and other hazardous substances.

B.2.2 Terms and Definitions

In this section terms and definitions recurring in the Decision and in the User Manual are reported. The glossary is regarded to be useful for a uniform comprehension and in order to keep univocal interpretation on general principles, materials, test methods, etc. Air volume: that part of the volume of a sample filled by air measured under standard suction conditions (suction pressure: 10 cm). Ash: The inorganic matter or mineral residue of total solids that remains when a sample of SI or GM is combusted at 450±10°C in the presence of excess air. The ash (%) is equal to 100 % of the dried sample minus the VS (volatile solids) in the dried sample. Bark and composted bark: residual materials from primary machining of wood, used raw (without performing any biological treatment) or composted; mainly used as a mulch (mulching: materials which applied to the surface of the soil reduce the loss of moisture, control weed growth, reduce the erosion

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and the evaporation) Composted pine bark or poplar is also used as a constituent of GM. Bark is the most commonly used non-peat material. The quality of composted barks depends on tree species, grading and maturity. Batch: see product (or production) batch. Batch code: identification code (progressive number) which marks the product (or production) batch. Bulk density: ratio of the dry mass and volume of the sample in grams per litre measured under standard suction conditions (suction pressure: 10 cm); it is sometimes referred to as “apparent density”. Carbon to Nitrogen ratio (C:N): the numerical ratio of the weight of total organic carbon to that of the sum of organic nitrogen plus inorganic nitrogen (N-NH4 and N-NO3). Compost from biowaste: Product obtained by composting organic fraction of municipal solid waste (food scraps and ‘green’ waste), obtained by separated source collection; mainly used as a soil improver and secondly as a constituent for growing media. Compost: the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes in aerobic conditions (see composting process), that has been sanitised, stabilised and humified to a degree which is potentially beneficial to plant growth when used as a SI or GM. Composted from green waste (or Yard Waste Compost or Green Compost) Composting process: a managed biological process that controls aerobic biological decomposition and transformation of biodegradable materials into end product called compost. Dry matter: the portion of substance that is not comprised of water. The dry matter content (%) is equal to 100 % minus the moisture content %. Dry Weight Basis: calculated on the basis of having been dried at 105 °C until reaching a constant mass, i.e. 100 % solids content. Electrical Conductivity: measure of a solution’s capacity to carry an electrical current; it varies both with the number and type of ions contained in the solution; it is an indirect measure of salinity. Fertiliser: Refer to materials which are primarily sources of plant nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphate and potassium as main plant nutrients). These materials may be inorganic or organic, but they rarely have any direct effect on soil physical properties or organic matter content. For this reason, it is intended that products that solely provide fertilising effects be excluded from the definition of soil improvers. Fertility: soil aptitude to host plant life in order to maximise qualitative and quantitative features of crops and other vegetation. Phytotoxicity: property which produces harmful effects on growing plants. Growing Media: materials, other than soil in situ, in which plants are grown. Growing Media constituent material which is suitable as an ingredient of growing media. Heavy Metals: elements whose specific gravity is approximately 5 or higher. They include lead, copper, cadmium, zinc, mercury, nickel, arsenic, chromium,

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molybdenum, fluorine, and selenium. High concentrations of one or more heavy metals in a soil may lead to toxic effects in plants and animals. Maturity/Maturation: refers to an organo-chemical condition of the materials (generally composted materials) which indicate the presence or lack of organic phytotoxic chemicals in stable to very stable products. The degree to which a biomass sample is free of organic phytotoxic compounds that can cause delayed seed germination or inhibit plant growth when used as soil amendment. Moisture content: the liquid fraction (%) of SI and GM that evaporates at 103 ± 2°C (EN 13040). Mulches: materials, which are, applied to the surface of soil to reduce moisture loss, control weed growth, improve visual appearance, improve bearing strength and minimise erosion and water run-off. Organic material: material of plant and animal origin. Organic matter (OM): The carbon fraction of a sample of SI or GM which is free from water and inorganic substances, clarified in EN 13039 as ‘loss on dry incineration’ at 450 ± 10 °C. Peat: largely organic residues of plants, incompletely decomposed through lack of oxygen. The result of the partial decomposition of sphagnum, other mosses and sedges. Physical contaminants: non biodegradable material (often termed ‘inert’ or ‘impurities’ ) such as plastics, glass and metals. Porosity (total pore space): total volume of voids filled with water and/or air measured under standard conditions (suction pressure: 10 cm). Product (or Production) batch: a defined quantity of SI and GM produced, manufactured and packaged in the same facilities, with the same process technology and blend, and in the defined period (recommended maximum two months). Sewage Sludge: means residual sludge, whether treated or untreated, from urban waste water treatment plants, see definition set by the European Directive Dir. 86/278. Soil improver: can loosely be used to describe any material which improves the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. However, the more usual interpretation relates to materials which are added to soils to enhance their physical properties. Such materials include bulky organic manures, and various types of composted materials which may or may not also provide some useful quantities of plant nutrients. They can be subdivided in soil conditioner, planting materials or mulches. Soil Improver constituent: material which is suitable as an ingredient of a soil improver. Stability/Stabilisation: refers to a stage in the decomposition of organic matter during composting. The stability is measured as residual biological activity (i.e. oxygen consumption as determined using a Respiration Index, Self-heating test, Solvita test, or other suitable methods ). Material that is not stable, but still putrescent, gives rise to nuisance odours and may contain organic phytotoxins.

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Test methods: Analytical methods approved by Member States, institutions, standardising bodies (CEN, UNI, DIN, BSI, AFNOR, OENORM etc.) or by reliable manufacturers’ associations (BGK in Germany, TCA in UK, etc.). Waste: shall mean any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Water volume: that part of the volume of the sample filled by water under standard conditions (suction pressure: 10 cm). Weed seeds: all viable seeds and propagules of undesired plant species found in end products

B.2.3 Test methods

The annex of the decision specifies the adoption of test methods approved or in progress of approval by CEN8. Other test methods may be used if their equivalence is accepted by the Competent Body. For instance, if other consolidated and approved test methods for SI or GM are used in Member States or third countries, (i.e. fertiliser analysis) they may substitute some of those set by CEN. In such a case the applicant should request approval for use from the Competent Body (CB) sufficiently in advance and provide a reasonable justification in writing underpinning the equivalence and comparability of such methods. The Competent Body can ask for additional documentation if appropriate. Where required testing is not covered by CEN standards or CEN standards in progress of approval, other test methods are pointed out in this User Manual. These methods are indicative by nature and, as stated above, may be substituted by other methods in use. Again, request for approval for their use shall be addressed to the CB sufficiently in advance, accompanied by written justification. Analysis should be carried out by reliable laboratories having some years of experience in the corresponding areas. To facilitate work of Competent bodies and applicants an indicative, but non-exclusive list of institutions, associations and laboratories is reported in Annex III. This part may be updated in future manual versions and by the EUEB as a whole or at the request of its members.

B.2.4 Criteria explanatory tables

This chapter reports the ecological criteria established by the specific Commission Decision (2001/688/EC) to be fulfilled for the award. Compliance with these criteria and the limit values must be reported in detail in the Technical Form. Criteria are listed below in the following table:

− column “Requirements” contains the required characteristics for each ecological criterion;

8 European Committee for Standardisation, http://www.cenorm.be, [email protected] CEN's national bodies can be found at http://www.cenorm.be/catweb/

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− column “Note” reports some clarifications, investigations and explanations on the mentioned criteria;

− column “Parameter/Unit” includes analytical parameters (for which a limit value is generally fixed) and the unit of measurement;

− column “Test methods” relates to the reference test methods.

Ecological criterion no.1: Organic ingredients

Requirements Note Parameter/Unit

Test method

a) A product shall only be considered for the award of an eco-label if its organic matter content is derived from the processing and/or re-use of waste materials. The definition of waste is stated in Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC9.

Processing is, for example, biological treatment like composting and anaerobic digestion.

‘Re-use of waste materials’ is, for example, the use of organic waste from primary manufactures, which can be employed as SI or GM, or as an ingredient in such products, due to its physio-chemical characteristics. Examples of such are: bark remaining from timber mechanical manufacturing; rice hulls; coconut fibre; and residuals from the food industry.

b) Products shall not contain sewage sludge.

Sewage sludge (as defined in the glossary and by the existing European and national legislation) is not allowed to be used either as main constituent or as an ingredient in any materials considered for award of this eco-label.

The applicant shall provide the CB with a detailed composition of the product and a declaration of compliance with criteria 1 a and 1 b.

9 OJ L 78, 26.3.1991 (91/156/EEC) respectively L 194, 25.7.1975 (75/442/EEC) texts downloadable in all Community languages from e.g. http://europa.eu.int/celex, http://europa.eu.int/celex/cgi/sga_cnct?celexext!prod&LANG=EN&BASE=bas-cen

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Ecological criterion no.2: Limitation of hazardous substances


Test method

a) In the final product the content of the following elements shall be lower than the values shown below, measured in terms of milligrammes per kilogramme of dry weight (mg kg-1 d.w.):

For all SI and GM: Zn 300 Cu 100 Ni 50 Cd 1 Pb 100 Hg 1 Cr 100

Maximum allowable concentrations specified below (expressed in mg kg-1 d.w.) are applied only to SI and GM that contain ‘material from industrial processes’, such as rice hulls and peanut hulls from the agro-food industry. Mo 2 Se 1.5 As 10 F 200 Test reports and a declaration of compliance with criterion 2a

Heavy metals

(mg kg-1

d.w.)

CEN prEN 13650 (Soil improvers and growing media – Extraction of aqua regia soluble elements) In the case of mercury, ISO/TC 190/SC3/WG1

b) Products shall not contain bark which has been treated with pesticides.

Applicant shall declare compliance of the product with criterion 2b to the CB stating that the product either does not include bark or only contains bark exclusively arising from physical-mechanical processes, where pesticides have not been used at any stage. If the product does not contain bark, the manufacturer shall provide a declaration saying so.

Where sample analysis for the presence of pesticide(s) is deemed necessary, the CB can refer to a relevant method specified by the U.S. Composting Council.

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Ecological criterion no.3: Physical contaminants


Test method

In the final product, the content of glass, metal and plastic, with mesh size bigger than 2 mm, shall be lower than 0.5% as measured in terms of dry weight.

The method expects that content of glass, plastics and metals (expressed as sum of each contribution) is valued in the product fraction exceeding 2 mm.

Relevant test methods and declaration of compliance with criterion 3

Physical contaminants

(% d.w.)

e.g. UNI 10780 (I, 1999)10

BGK (D, 1998)11

10 UNI 10780 pubbl. 31.12.1998 Code ICS 13.030.50.65.080 http://catalogo.uni.com/catalogo/home.html 11 Methodenbuch zur Analyse von Kompost, Bundesguetegemeinschaft Kompost e.V. (BGK), ISBN 3-928179-32-2. Koeln, 1998 (D)

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Ecological criterion no.4: Nutrient loadings


Test method

N total

(% d.w.)

pr EN 13654 (-1 modified Kjeldahl or –2 Dumas)

a) The concentration of nitrogen in the product shall not exceed 2 % total N (of dry weight) and inorganic N must not exceed 20% total N (or organic N � 80%)

N mineral (N-NH4 and N-NO3)

UNI 10780 (I, 1998), pr EN 13652

P2O5

(% d.w.) pr EN 13650 b) When used at the rates of

application as recommended in the information provided with the product, the product shall not exceed maximum nutrient loadings of:

– 17 g/m2 total nitrogen – 10 g/m2 P2O5 – 20 g/m2 K2O Note: This requirement does not apply to products where less than 10 % (w/w) of the nutrient content is available for plant growth during the first season of application.

Such products (for example many mulches) are defined as those having a C:N greater than 30:1.

In order to comply with upper limits for nutrient loading, the equivalent maximum amount of SI per unit area (m2 or ha) must be included in the information accompanying the product. E.g. if the total N content is 1.7% d.w., the maximum application rate of SI is 1 kg d.w. per m2 of soil. Concerning GM it is impossible to specify a maximum loading per surface area unit. So, this requirement is only indirectly applicable for GM (see criterion 8, GM). This specific characteristic (nutrient content < 10 % w/w) shall be documented and provided by the applicant together with the eco-label application and specified in the Technical Form. Test reports and declaration of compliance with criteria 4 a and b

K2O

(% d.w.) pr EN 13650

Organic matter

EN 13039

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Ecological criterion no.5: Product performance

Requirements Note Parameter/

Unit

Test method

Dry matter content

(% f.w.)

EN 13040

a) Products shall be supplied in a solid form and contain not less than 25 % dry matter by weight and not less than 20 % organic matter by dry weight (measured by loss on ignition).

Organic matter content

(% d.w.)

EN 13039

b) Products shall not adversely affect plant emergence or subsequent growth.

The applicant shall provide, together with the Eco-label application, results from a vegetative trial (germination test, phytotoxicity test, growing-on test, etc) attesting benefits of the product regarding plant development. Where a product is sold solely as mulch, the applicant must submit results of a soil mulch bioassay.

§ Phytotoxicity test

§ Germination test (%)

§ Growing-on test

e.g. bioassay (lettuce, tomato, cress, etc.)

c) Products shall not give rise to offensive odours after being applied to the soil.

Offensive odours occur in low stability/maturity conditions, where organic materials have high residual fermentability/biodegradability. So, in order to minimise odour risk, it is necessary to check that product maturity/stability has been achieved (see tests listed to the right). Declaration of compliance, together with related test reports and documentation on items 5 a,b,c

• Total Oxygen Demand in 4 days

(mg O2/kg VS.h)

• Self-heating Test (T° max)

• Solvita compost test

(colour on chart)

• Organic C/Organic N in water extract

(no unit)

The Danish Environment Protection Agency12

12Carlsaek, M., Brogger, M., Jensen, L. M., Klarskov, K. & Skovsende, S. (1999): [Standardised product sheet for compost. Part 3: Guidance for laboratories]. In Danish. Working report no. 9. The Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy, The Danish Environment Protection Agency, Copenhagen. Published on the Internet only (www.mst.dk/udgiv/publikationer/1999/87-7909-428-7/html/).ISBN, 87-7909-428-7. 42pp.

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Ecological criterion no.6: Health and safety


Test method

Products shall not exceed the maximum levels of primary pathogens: Salmonella spp: absent in 50 g

Relevant test reports and documentation, and a declaration of compliance

No./50 g f.w.

UNI 10780 (I, 1998)

DIN 38 414-13 (D, 1992)13

BGK (D, 1998)

ISO 6579 (1990)14

E. coli < 1000 MPN/g Declaration of compliance together with test reports/documentation

MPN/g Test results showing that E. coli are fewer than 1000 MPN/g

Ecological criterion no.7: Viable seeds / propagules


Test method

In the final product, the content of weed seeds and the vegetative reproductive parts of aggressive weeds shall not exceed 2 units per litre.

All viable seeds and propagules of undesired plant species found in end products.

Declaration of compliance together with test reports/documentation

Aggressive weeds (no./litre)

e.g. ÖNORM S 2023 (A) UNI 10780 (I, 1998) “Metodi di analisi dei Compost” Regione Piemonte 1998 (I)

13 Deutsche Einheitsverfahren zu Wasser, Abwasser und Schlammbehandlung, Nachweis von Salmonellen in entseuchten Klaerschlaemmen (S13). Berlin, 1992 (D) 14 ISO 6579, Microbiology-General guidance on methods for the detection of Salmonella. International Organization for Standardisation. C.P. 56, Geneva 20 (1990, CH)

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Ecological criterion no.8: Additional criteria applicable to growing media (GM)


Test method

a) The organic part of the product shall be composed exclusively of soil improvers that meet the requirements stated in the present Decision. Mineral co-formulants such as sand, clay, etc. can be added in order to improve overall physical and chemical properties.

Applicant shall provide detailed composition and a technical explanation of each of any type of material added.

b) Products shall not contain peat or any products derived from peat.

The use of peat (see glossary definition), as a generally non-renewable resource is not allowed, whether a major or minor ingredient.

c) The electrical conductivity of the products shall not exceed 1.5 dS/m or 150 mS/m

Electrical conductivity is the indirect measurement of salinity. It is an important parameter to be checked for every product coming into direct contact with plant roots. Unit of measurement can be expressed in decisiemens per metre (dS/m) or in millisiemens per metre mS/m.

Conductivity(dS/m or mS/m)

EN 13038

Determination of electrical conductivity

The applicant shall provide the Competent Body with the detailed composition of the product, and a declaration of compliance with requirements stated in item 8 a,b,c.

Ecological criterion no.9: Information provided with the product: general, about the use, detailed and appearing on the eco-label.

A template for of a label containing all the information to be declared about the product is provided below (see criteria 9 and 10 of the decision and annex III of the Eco-label Regulation.).

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SSOOIILL IIMMPPRROOVVEERR ((OORR GGRROOWWIINNGG MMEEDDIIUUMM)) 2255 kkgg ((oorr 1100 lliittrree))

LABEL (fac simile)

National requirements (i.e. Italy, Legge 19 ottobre 1984, n.748)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION

DECISION N0. 2001/688/EC This SI (or GM) is made of:

• Compost from ‘green’ waste (50%) • Pine bark (30%) • Poplar bark (20%),

It does not contain sewage sludge. Stability/Maturity: very stable Recommended application rates: in planting hole: 10 kg for shrubbery, etc. for vegetables: 5 kg per m² Environmental compatibility, which this product has been assessed for, is preserved when this product is applied at advised rates. Plant groups: advised for all plant species Nutrient availability/Recommended rate of application: at advised application doses some 50 kg/ha N, 30 kg/ha P2O5 and 40 kg/ha K2O are available in the first growing season.

Conservation: Keep in a dry place

This product: § contributes to reducing soil and water

pollution § promotes use of organic waste § contributes to enhanced soil fertility (Note:

this line shall only be included for soil improvers and not for growing media)

LOGO (OPTIONAL) BRAND NAME PRODUCED IN:______________________(EU Member State / EEA country) ADDRESS OF COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR MARKETING BATCH CODE e.g. 2A/01

Ecolabel requirements (Commission Decision 2001/668/EC)

Parameter unit Value Quantity kg or

litre

Organic matter content and ash

% d.m.

Carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N)

/

Moisture/dry matter content

% f.m.

pH (expressed as a range)

/

Total N % d.m. EUROPEAN UNION ECO-LABEL

Awarded to goods or services which meet the

environmental requirements of the EU-eco-labelling scheme

Licence registration number…………

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B.3. Ecolabel Award

In order to obtain the Eco-label award, the applicant shall provide the corresponding Competent Body with a complete application dossier. This dossier constitutes General documentation and Technical documentation and will be evaluated by the Competent Body in the enquiry phase.

B.3.1 General Documentation

See Competent Body’s reference15.

B.3.2 Technical Documentation

Technical Form (Annex II) The questionnaire is the tool by which a CB is likely to begin the certification phase for a product. Filling in these forms (or similar ones prepared by the CB) must be done painstakingly by the applicant in order to compile in one single document all the necessary information, referring in particular to the origin of the product group and the production process, the application criteria, limit values, trial outcomes and the laboratories carrying out the related analyses. For each criterion the applicant shall report in synthesis, analytical outcomes and reference certificates. In cases of doubt, please contact 'your' CB sufficiently in advance to avoid problems at a later stage of the process. Analytical reports Enclose all the analytical reports (Certificates) issued by laboratories, with relevant photocopies of the laboratory certifications. The whole Dossier must be sent to: see Competent Body’s reference For further information: see Competent Body’s reference

15 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/competentbodies.htm

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ANNEX I

Commission Decision 2001/688/CE

establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to Soil Improvers (SI) and Growing Media (GM).

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ANNEX II

ECO-LABEL USER MANUAL

-SOIL IMPROVERS AND GROWING MEDIA-

TECHNICAL FORM

PRODUCT SCHEDULE

PRODUCT TYPE/BRAND NAME ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… CODE /ARTICLE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… PRODUCT GENERAL FEATURES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… MANUFACTURING PROCESS DESCRIPTION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… MARKETING (ANNUAL QUANTITY, MINIMUM SIZE, LOOSE, PACKAGED) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA

E.C. no.1: Organic ingredients Detailed composition of the product

INGREDIENTS % VOLUME (OR WEIGHT) OF PRODUCT

100 %

1 a, 1 b

I/We, as the authorised signatory/ies of manufacturers/importers of SI

and/or GM)…………………………………………………………(Name of the Product/Type)

declare that the organic content of this product is provided by constituents

derived from processing and/or re-use of waste materials (as defined in

Directive 75/442 EEC on Waste and in Annex 1 to the Directive and in its

amendments )

and that the product does not contain sewage sludge.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………

Company stamp or seal

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E.C. no.2: Limitation of hazardous substances

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill in the Technical Form with the official analytical mean value. 2 a Parameter: heavy metal (mg kg-1 d.w.) Test methods………………………………………………………………………………………… Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………

Element Analytical outcome Upper Limit (mg kg-1 d.w.)

Zn 300

Cu 100

Ni 50

Cd 1

Pb 100

Hg 1

Cr 100

Mo* 2

Se* 1.5

As* 10

F* 200

*Data relating to the presence of these elements are required only if the product containins material from industrial processes.

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2 b



Declare that the product does not contain bark or contains bark exclusively

processed using physical-mechanical means, without pesticides.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………


E.C. no.3: Physical contaminants

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill the Technical Form with official analytical mean value. Parameter: Physical contaminants measured in the product fraction whose size exceeds 2 mm (% d.w.) Test method………………………………………………………………………………………… Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………

Analytical outcome

…………………………………………………

Limit value (% d.w.)

< 0.5

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E.C. no.4: Nutrient loadings

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill in the Technical Form with the official analytical mean value. 4 a Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. …………………………………………………………………………

Parameter Test method Analytical outcome

Limit value (% d.w.)

Total Nitrogen (% d.w.)

………………………………………………………………………

………………………… ≤ 2

Inorganic Nitrogen (% d.w.)

…………………………………………………………………………

……………………… ≤ 20

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4 b (only for Soil Improvers) Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ………………………………………………………………………….

I/We, as the authorised signatory/ies of manufacturers/importers of

SI)………………………………………………………(Name of the Product/Type)

declare that the recommended rate of application, yearly and average

yearly equivalents where the application is not meant to be repeated each

year, does not exceed the nutrient loading listed below:

Total N ≤ 17 (g/m2)

P2O5 ≤ 10 (g/m2)

K2O ≤ 20 (g/m2).

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………

Company stamp or Seal Exception: for products of a low available nutrient content (10% w/w)

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E.C. no.5: Product performance

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill in the Technical Form with the official analytical mean value. 5 a Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ………………………………………………………………………….


Limit value

Dry matter (% f.w.)

………………………………………………………………………

………………………… ≥ 25

Organic matter (% d.w.)

…………………………………………………………………………

……………………… ≥ 20

5 b Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical outcome…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical Report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….



declare that the product does not adversely affect plant emergence or

subsequent growth (see Vegetative Test, Analytical report no. …………)

Note: where a product is sold solely as mulch, the applicant must submit

results of a soil mulch bioassay.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………


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5 c Parameter: Stability/Maturity Test Method……………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical outcome…………………………………………………………………………………… Maturity degree: STABLE VERY STABLE (circle one) Laboratory………………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………


and/or GM…………………………………………………………(Name of the Product/Type)

declare that the product does not give rise to offensive odours after being

applied to the soil.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………


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E.C. no.6: Health and safety

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill in the Technical Form with the official analytical mean value. 6 a Laboratory…………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests…………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ……………………………………………………………………….


Limit value

Salmonella spp ………………………………………………………………………

………………………… Absent in 50 g

E. coli …………………………………………………………………………

……………………… < 1000 MPN/g

E.C. no.7: Viable seeds / propagules

Test Method……………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical outcome…………………………………………………………………………………… Laboratory………………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical Report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………… Parameter: Aggressive weeds (no./litre)…………………………………………………… Limit value ≤ 2 units per litre …………………………………………………………………

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E.C. no.8: Additional criteria applicable to growing media

8 a


GM…………………………………………………………(Name of the Product/Type)

declare that the organic part of the product is composed exclusively of soil

improvers that meet the requirements stated in the Decision 2001/688/EC.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………

Company stamp or seal 8 b


GM…………………………………………………………(Name of the Product/Type)

declare that the product does not contain peat.

Signed……………………………………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Date……………………

Company stamp or seal 8 c Parameter: Electrical Conductivity (dS/m or mS/m) Limit value 1.5 dS/m (or 150 mS/m) Test Method……………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical outcome…………………………………………………………………………………… Laboratory………………………………………………………………………………………………… Number of tests………………………………………………………………………………………… Analytical report nos. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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E.C. no.9: Information provided with the product

General Information

9 a Name and address of the body responsible for the marketing. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9 b Descriptor identifying the product by type (including the wording “Soil Improver” or “Growing Medium”. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9 c Batch identification code: to be provided with each production batch. 9 d Quantity of Soil Improver (weight) or Growing Medium (volume). ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9 e Input materials (those over 5 % by volume) from which the product has been manufactured, distinguishing between source separated municipal solid waste, wastes from agriculture or forestry, industrial and commercial wastes. Specify the sector of origin (e.g. Food processing, paper, etc.). ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 f Recommended condition of storage and recommended ‘use by date’. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 g Guidelines for safe handling and use. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 h Description of the purpose for which the product is intended and any limitation. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 i Statement about suitability of the product for particular plant groups (e.g. calcifuges or calcicoles) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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9 j Statement about the stability of organic matter (stable or very stable) by national or international standards. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9 k Statement on the recommended methods of use. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 l (only for soil improvers) Recommended rate of application expressed as kilograms or litres of the product per unit surface area (m2 or hectare). ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 m (only for soil improvers) Availability of N, P2O5, K2O during the first season of application. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Detailed Information

Product Features For Soil Improvers

Parameter Unit Value*

Quantity Kg or litre

Organic matter content % d.w.

Carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) /

Moisture or dry matter content (indicate which) % f.w.

PH (expressed as a range) /

Total N % d.w.

P (as P2O5) and K (as K2O) content % d.w.

Stability/Maturity Test (test carried out to be declared with results)

/

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Detailed Information

Product Features For Growing Media Parameter Unit Value*

Quantity Kg or litre

Organic matter content % d.w.

Carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) /

Moisture or dry matter content (indicate which) % f.w.

pH (expressed as a range) /

Electrical Conductivity dS/m

Soluble/plant available nutrients (nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, potassium)

mg/litre

Stability/Maturity Test (test carried out to be declared with results)

/

Bulk density (g/litre as received or kg/m3 dry mass)

Air volume % V/V wet sample at minus 10 cm suction

Water volume % V/V wet sample at minus 10 cm suction

Analytical test shall be made on a representative sample from a product batch and at least one further representative sample from a different product batch, each of which was produced in the three months before the application date. Fill in the Technical Form with the official analytical mean value.

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ANNEX III

ECOLABEL USER MANUAL

-SOIL IMPROVERS AND GROWING MEDIA-

In order to evaluate product compliance with ecological criteria, applicants shall assess product features by test methods specified in the Commission Decision 2001/688/EC. In the case of parameters for which test methods are unspecified in this decision, the test method shall be approved in advance by the CB. Analysis should be carried out by reliable laboratories having some years of experience in analysing samples of soils, Soil Improvers and Growing Media. The present annex contains a list of reliable Member State Laboratories to facilitate the work of Competent Bodies and new applicants. The list is a purely indicative and non-exclusive list of institutions, associations and/or laboratories which may be taken into account by Competent Bodies. In the follow-up of the new decision and as more and more applicants join this product group, this part of the user manual may be updated more frequently than other parts. Amendments may also take place in future manual versions as requested by the EUEB as a whole or by individual EUEB members16.

16 When looking for laboratories, a starting departure might be laboratories certified under the EA (European accreditation members like e.g. COFRAC and associate members) and by ILAC members, national and regional testing institutes etc.

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COUNTRY LABORATORIES ASSOCIATIONS

BELGIUM

Laboratoria Milieudiagnostiek (Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb, Cr, Mo, Se, As) VITO Boerentang, 200 B-2400 Mol Tel.: +32-14-33.55.11 Hazardous substances (laboratories EN 45001)

VLACO vsw Kanunnik De Deckerstraat, 22 B-2800 Mechelen Tel.: +32-15-21.83.35

Laboratorium Van Vooren (As, Hg, F) Industriepark Rosteyne, 1 B-9060 Zelzate Tel. : +32-9-342.81.18

FERAB asbl - c/o SEDE Rue Phocas Lejeune B-5032 Isnes Tel. + Fax : +32-81-56.62.45

Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiëne (Cd, As) Kronenburgstraat, 45 B-2000 Antwerpen Tel. : +32-3-259.12.00

Dry matter and organic matter (laboratories EN 45001) Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiëne Kronenburgstraat, 45 B-2000 Antwerpen Tel. : +32-3-259.12.00

Laboratorium Ecca Ambachtsweg, 3 B-9820 Merelbeke Tel. : +32-9-252.64.44

Nutrient loadings, plant emergence or subsequent growth, physical contaminants, primary pathogens, viable seed/propagules (laboratories recognized by the Ministry of Small Enterprises, Traders and Agriculture) Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux Bureau Environnement et Analyses Passage des Déportés, 2 B-5030 Gembloux Tel.: +32-81-62.22.05 - +32-81-62.22.16

Ornamental Crops Research Institute, Melle, Universities

Lareco Zoning Industriel de Aye B-6900 Marche en Famenne Tel. : +32-84-32.16.90

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France

LABORATOIRE SAS Tel : 02-38-69-26-31 Monsieur POUSSON Madame BOURDAIN Avenue de la pomme de pin 45160 ARDON Fax : 02-38-76-24-01

CAS Rue Michel Ange, 65 F-75016 Paris Tel. : +33-1-53.84.61.00 Fax : +33-1-53.84.61.09

LVD LAON Tel : 03-23-79-24-84 Monsieur CUDENNEC Rue Fernand Christ 02007 LAON CEDEX Fax : 03-23-79-38-18

SADEF Tel : 03-89-48-91-67 Monsieur BALITEAU Rue de la Station 68700 ASPACH-LE-BAS Fax : 03-89-83-12-38

SILLIKER Tel : 01-34-41-61-61 Madame LECOEUVRE 12 rue des beaux soleils Osny 95523 CERGY PONTOISE Fax : 01-30-32-83-71

STATION AGRONOMIQUE DE L’AISNE Tel : 03-23-23-64-70 Fax : 03-23-23-64-99 Monsieur MARCOVECCHIO Rue Fernand Christ 02007 LAON CEDEX

Cofrac (Certification de produits industriels et des services, de produits agricoles et alimentataires, d'entreprises et de personnels). Generally, an extract of the list of French laboratories accredited for the analysis of soils, fertilisers may be found at www.cofrac.fr, click on 'recherche d'organismes' and then on 'recherche par domaine': e.g. Analyse de terre, Matières fertilisantes et supports de culture, Analyses et essais en bactériologie végétale

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ITALY (The applicant must ask for the laboratories under the accreditation of MICA (Ministry of Industry)

A.N.C.I. Servizi S.r.l Sezione CIMAC Corso Brodolini, 19 27029 Vigevano (PV)

ECOL STUDIO s.r.l. V. G. Tovani snc 55026 Fornoli - Bagni di Lucca LUCCA tel. 0583/867847 - fax 0583/805082 e-mail: [email protected]

TECNOLOGIE D'IMPRESA s.r.l. V. Don Minzoni, 15 - 22060 Cabiate COMO tel. 031/756181 - fax 031/756303 e-mail: [email protected]

Istituto Ricerche e Collaudi M.MASINI s.r.l. Via Moscova, 11 20017 Rho (MI) tel. 02/930.15.17

LASER LAB s.r.l. via Custoza, 31 - 66013 Chieti Tel. 0871/564.343

Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento S.p.A. P.zza S. Anna, 2 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA) Tel. 0331/69.67.11

Istituto Certificazione Qualità S.r.l. Viale Europa, 28 - 22060 Cabiate (CO) Tel. 031/768.403

CHIMIE s.r.l. V. Kennedy, 60 - 70019 Triggiano (BA) fax n. 080-4686098

Associazione Tessile di Como Via Casteluovi, 3 - 22100 Como tel.: 031-3312120 fax.: 031-3312180

Università degli Studi di Milano DIPROVE Via Celoria,3 - 20123 Milano tel. 02.5835.

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GERMANY Compost and Compost mixture labs: Plancotec Ms E. Marcinycin Karlsbrunnenstr. 11 b 37249 Neu-Eichenberg Tel. + 49 (0)5542 / 9319-0; FAX: +49 (0) 05542/ 9319-79, E-mail: [email protected] Institut Dr. Meyer-Spasche Dr. Mayer-Spasche Am Teeberg 5 D-29581 Gerdau Tel: +49 (0) 05808 605 Fax: +49 (0) 5808 614 e-mail: [email protected]. Landwirtschaftskammer Westfalen-Lippe Mr Tensbolde Nevinghoff 40 - D-48147 Münster Tel. +49 (0) 251 / 23 76 779 Fax: +49 (0) 251 / 23 76 846 [email protected] Soil improver, growing media, bark and substrate labs LUFA Augustenberg Dr. Kluge Neßlerstr. 23 D-76227 Karlsruhe Tel : +49 (0) 721/9468170 Fax : +49 (0) 721/9468112 LVG Ahlem Herr Grantzau Heisterbergallee 12 D-30453 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 400 5106 Fax +49 (0) 511 400 5200

BGK, Bundesgutegemeinschaft Kompost e.V. Schoenhauser Straße 3 D- 50968 Köln tel. 0049.0221.934700.75 fax 0049.0221.934700.78 e-mail [email protected] www.BGKeV.de

GREECE Laboratory of Agr. Microbiology; Agricultural University of Athens

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AUSTRIA Federal and regional institutes (see right column) BFL Bundesamt und Forschungszentrum fuer Landwirtschaft (Federal Office and Research Centre for Agriculture) Spargelfeldstrasse 191, A_1226 Wien Postfach 400, Abschnitte: Boden, Duengemittel, http://www.infoland.at/service/tarif_allg.htm (for all federal institutes), http://www.bfl.at Bundesamt fuer Agrarbiologie, Dr Karl Aichberger, Wieningerstr. 8, 4021 Linz

List of members of the Austrian Soil Science Society (OEBG) http://www.boku.ac.at/oebg/noframes/links.htm

UNITED KINGDOM

ADAS Laboratories, Woodthorne, Wergs Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QT, England. Tel: +44 (0)1902 754190 Fax: +44 (0)1902 743602 E-mail: [email protected] Gooch Garforth Ltd, Ipswich Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8EL, England. Tel: +44 (0)1449 721192 Fax: +44 (0)1449 720520 E-mail: [email protected] HDRA Consultants, Ryton Organic Gardens, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3LG, England. Tel: +44 (0)24 7630 8202 Fax: +44 (0)24 7630 8225 E-mail: [email protected] WRc Plc, Henley Road, Medmenham, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2HD, England. Tel: +44 (0)1491 636500 Fax: +44 (0)1491 636501 E-mail: [email protected]

TCA (The Composting Association) Avon House, Tithe Barn Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1DH, England. Tel: +44 (0) 1933 227777 Fax: +44 (0) 1933 441040 Http://www.compost.org.uk E-mail: [email protected]

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THE NETHERLANDS

Contact the Dutch Competent Body for information: Mr A. Mascini Stichting Milieukeur Eisenhowerlaan 150 NL - 2517 KP's Gravenhage tel: (+31-70) 358.63.00 fax: (+31-70) 350.25.17 [email protected]

SPAIN (Catalunya)

ANÀLISI QUÍMICA INAL, SCP Contact person: Mrs. Mireia Tomàs i Alentorn c. de la Fàbrica, 1-3 08190 San Cugat del Vallès Telèfon: 936 742 714 Fax: 935 893 217 a/e: [email protected] COIAN, SA Contact person: Mr. Carles Gracia i Castellví c. de Martín Ruano, 11, entresol 25006 Lleida Telèfon: 973 272 471 Fax: 973 270 248 a/e: [email protected] ENTIDAD COLABORADORA DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN, SA (ECA) Contact person: Mr. Josep Coll av. del Tibidabo, 30 08022 Barcelona Telèfon: 932 530 330 Fax: 932 530 325 http://www.ecaglobal@com a/e: [email protected] ICICT, SA Contact person: Mr. Frederic Guillemot Parc de Negocis "Mas Blau" Edifici Océano c. de la Garrotxa, 10-12 08820 El Prat de Llobregat Telèfon: 934 781 131 Fax: 934 780 768 http://www.icictsa.com a/e: [email protected] INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTÀRIES (IRTA) Contact person: Mr. Oriol Marfà i Pagès Centre de Cabrils

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ctra. de Cabrils s/n 08348 Cabrils Telèfon: 937 507 511 Fax: 937 533 954 http://www.irta.es a/e:[email protected] LABORATORI AGRARI DEL DEPARTAMENT D'AGRICULTURA, RAMADERIA I PESCA (LADARP) Contact person: Mr. Josep Manel Grases ctra. de Vilassar a Cabrils s/n Cabrils Apartat de Correus 12 08340 Cabrils Telèfon: 937 508 211 Fax: 937 532 607 LGAI TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER Contact person: Dr. Ramon Capellades i Font ctra. d'accés a la Fac. de Medicina UAB Cerdanyola del Vallès Apartat de Correus 18 08913 Bellaterra Telèfon: 935 672 000 Fax: 935 672 201 http://www.lgai.es a/e: [email protected]

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DENMARK

FINLAND

ICELAND

IRELAND

LUXEMBOURG

NORWAY

PORTUGAL

SWEDEN

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