Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1666 of 10 November 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purpose of including a new type of EC fertiliser in Annex I (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (1), and in particular Article 31(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) A manufacturer of calcium chelate of iminodisuccinic acid (‘Ca-IDHA’) has submitted a request via the Polish authorities to the Commission to include Ca-IDHA as a new entry in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. Ca-IDHA has been developed in response to requests from the horticultural sector to develop alternatives to existing sources of calcium, which may lead, under certain use conditions, to leaves damages after foliar applications.

(2) Ca-IDHA fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. It should therefore be included in the list of types of EC fertilisers in Annex I to that Regulation.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2020.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1.