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In a loss for the Circular Economy, Fertilising Products containing animal by-products are frustrated from entering the Single Market under the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 (The Fertilising Products Regulation—FPR) foresees the use of animal by-products as components in EU Fertilising Products. However, before that can happen, relevant end points have to be defined under the Animal By-Products regulation [Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009].

When the FPR was agreed in 2019, the Commission was mandated to begin the process to define appropriate animal by-product end points by early 2020. To date, no such end points have been defined, and CMC 10 remains empty although the FPR will be applied starting 16 July 2022, and animal by-products represent one of the most important opportunities for the FPR to contribute to the Circular Economy.

This media release, jointly issued by 11 associations: Afaïa, Assofertilizzanti, European Biogas Association (EBA), European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC), European Compost Network (ECN), European Consortium of Organic-Based Fertilizer Industry (ECOFI), European Organic Fertilizers Manufacturers Association (EUROFEMA), European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), Growing Media Europe (GME), Industrieverband Agrar, and UNIFA can be accessed here.

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