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This document specifies a horizontal method for the detection of enteropathogenic Vibrio spp., which causes human illness in or via the intestinal tract [1]. The species detectable by the methods specified include Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus.
It is applicable to the following:
-   microbial plant biostimulants.
NOTE 1   The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus are the major contaminants of Vibrio spp. [1].
NOTE 2   For confirmation, it is possible to use PCR tests; in this case the laboratory must validate the procedure and data generated.

This standard was developed to provide a horizontal method for enumeration of microorganisms that are able to grow and form colonies in a solid medium after anaerobic incubation at 30 °C, thereby verifying that they are not present in plant biostimulants (if the biostimulant itself is not anaerobic bacteria).

This document was developed to provide the methodology for the enumeration and determination of Azotobacter sp. [2] [3] in microbial plant biostimulants in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council [1].

This document specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds present in plant biostimulants intended for use in agriculture, by means of the colony count technique after aerobic incubation at 25 °C ± 2,5 °C.
This document allows the enumeration of yeasts and moulds, in technical and formulated plant biostimulant, both in liquid and solid state. The method is applicable to microbial plant biostimulant except those composed of fungi or yeast to verify that the concentration of yeast and moulds does not exceed the respective limits described in the EU Fertilisers Regulation [1].
If necessary, yeast and mould enumerated can be identified using suitable identification tests.

This European Standard specifies the procedure for the digestion of different plant biostimulants with aqua regia to enable a subsequent determination of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The procedure may be also applied for determination of other elements. The procedure is applicable for all solid and/or liquid plant biostimulants.
This European Standard is also applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where plant biostimulants are the main part of the blend. Otherwise, the Technical Specification for the main part of the blend apply.
The extracts are suitable for analysis using WD 455059 (ICP-AES) and WD 455012 (Hg analysis).
NOTE   Alternatively, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) may be used for the measurement if the user proves that the method gives the same results.

This document proposes a verification method for the quantities / volumes which are declared on the label of plant biostimulants products.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Mycorrhizal fungi in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) in plant biostimulant digests using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
This European Standard is also applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where plant biostimulants are the main part of the blend. Otherwise, the Technical Specification for the main part of the blend apply.
This method is applicable to aqua regia digests prepared according to CEN/TS 17701-1. The method may be used for the determination of other elements, provided the user has verified the applicability.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Shigella spp. in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determining chlorides in plant biostimulant products in the absence of organic material, in accordance with the Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Salmonella spp. in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This document provides a method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in microbial plant biostimulants for verifying that the content of this human pathogen agrees with the respective limits outlined in the EU Regulation on Fertilising Products [1].

This EN specifies the general guidelines for trials used to justify the claims and the quality criteria which have to be used to carry out the trial.
The revised Regulation on fertilising products includes a new product function category plant biostimulants (PFC 6). For these products, it is obligatory to provide information about the effects claimed for each target plant and any relevant instructions related to the efficacy. Appropriate quality criteria and methodology to carry out the trial are necessary to check the conformity of CE marked plant biostimulants with the requirements of the FPR.  General principles need to be standardised in the framework of the SReq.
The proposed EN will allow the industry to fulfil the requirements stipulated in the FPR while helping governments and competent authorities' controls to monitor effectively compliance of the products. Consumers and environmental stakeholders will profit from the well-established uniform and reliable control of plant biostimulants applied to soil and crops.

This document provides the methodology for the enumeration and determination of Azospirillum spp. in Plant Biostimulant products in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council  [1].

This EN specifies the guidelines to justify the claims of tolerance to abiotic stress resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant as defined by the FPR.
The revised Regulation on fertilising products (EC) Nr 2019/1009 includes a new PFC for plant biostimulants (PFC 6). For these products, it is obligatory to provide the information about the effects claimed for each target plant and any relevant instructions related to the efficacy. Appropriate definition and scope about the claims of ‘tolerance to abiotic stress’ and their agronomic markers are necessary to check the conformity of CE marked plant biostimulants with the requirements of the Regulation. The tolerance to abiotic stress resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant need to be standardised in the framework of the SReq
The proposed EN will allow the industry to demonstrate compliance to the requirements in the FPR while helping governments and competent authorities to monitor effectively compliance of the products. Consumers and environmental stakeholders will profit from the well-established uniform and reliable control of plant biostimulants applied to soil and crops.

This EN specifies the guidelines to justify the claims of nutrient use efficiency resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant as defined by the FPR.
The revised Regulation on fertilising products (EC) Nr 2019/1009 includes a new PFC for plant biostimulants (PFC 6). For these products, it is obligatory to provide information about the effects claimed for each target plant and any relevant instructions related to the efficacy. Appropriate definition and scope about the claims of ‘nutrient use efficiency’ and their agronomic markers are necessary to check the conformity of CE marked plant biostimulants with the requirements of the Regulation. The nutrient use efficiency resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant need to be standardised in the framework of SReq.
The proposed EN will allow the industry to demonstrate compliance to the requirements stipulated in the FPR while helping government and competent authorities to monitor effectively compliance of the products. Consumers and environmental stakeholders will profit from the well-established uniform and reliable control of plant biostimulants applied to soil and crops.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Escherichia coli in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This document provides a method for verifying that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is absent from microbial plant biostimulants according to the limits outlined in the EU Regulation on Fertilising Products [2].

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of pH in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This EN specifies the guidelines to justify the claims of the determination of quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant as defined by the FPR.
The revised Regulation on fertilising products (EC) Nr 2019/1009 includes a new PFC for plant biostimulants (PFC 6). For these products, it is obligatory to provide the information about the effects claimed for each target plant and any relevant instructions related to the efficacy. Appropriate definition and scope about the claims of ‘quality traits’ and their agronomic markers are necessary to check the conformity of CE marked plant biostimulants with the requirements of the Regulation. The quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant need to be standardised in the framework of the SReq.
The proposed EN will allow the industry to fulfil the demonstrate compliance to the requirements stipulated in the FPR while helping governments and competent authorities to improve controls to effectively monitor compliance of the products. Consumers and environmental stakeholders will profit from the well-established uniform and reliable control of plant biostimulants applied to soil and crops.

This EN specifies the guidelines to justify the claims of the determination of availability of confined nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant as defined by the FPR.
The revised Regulation on fertilising products (EC) Nr 2019/1009 includes a new PFC for plant biostimulants (PFC 6). For these products, it is obligatory to provide the information about the effects claimed for each target plant and any relevant instructions related to the efficacy. Appropriate definition and scope about the claims of ‘availability of confined nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere and their agronomic markers are necessary to check the conformity of CE marked plant biostimulants with the requirements of the Regulation. The determination of availability of confined nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant need to be standardised in the framework of the SReq.
The proposed EN will allow the industry to fulfil the demonstrate compliance to the requirements stipulated in the FPR while helping governments and competent authorities will improve controls to effectively monitor compliance of the products. Consumers and environmental stakeholders will profit from the well-established uniform and reliable control of plant biostimulants applied to soil and crops.

This European Standard specifies methods for the reduction and preparation of samples of non-microbial plant biostimulants including those intended for determination of microbial pathogens and sets out the requirements for sample preparation reports. It specifies methods for the preparation of test samples and test portions from laboratory samples of plant biostimulants for subsequent chemical, biological or physical analysis.
It is also applicable to the sample preparation of blends of fertilizing products where plant biostimulants are main part of the blend. Otherwise, deliverables of sample preparation relevant for the main part of the blend apply.
This European Standard does not include methods for the reduction and preparation of samples of microbial plant biostimulants and will be covered by a different Technical specification.
NOTE   This European standard is applicable to the category of EU fertilizing product (plant biostimulants) in the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Rhizobium spp. in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This European Standard establishes the methodology for the determination of Enterococcaceae in plant biostimulant products in accordance to the future Regulation of EU fertilising products.

This European Standard specifies sampling plans and methods of representative sampling of plant biostimulants to obtain samples for physical, chemical and biological analysis.
It is applicable to the sampling of lots of plant biostimulants supplied or ready for supply to third parties, as such, or in smaller lots.
It is also applicable to the sampling of blends of fertilizing products where plant biostimulants are main part of the blend. Otherwise, deliverables of sampling relevant for the main part of the blend apply.
The European Standard is intended to be used by manufacturers, buyers and competent authorities to obtain samples prior to transport and supply it to a laboratory for testing.
NOTE   This European standard is applicable to the category of EU fertilizing product (plant biostimulants) in the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

This document specifies requirements and a test method for migration of bisphenol A from toy materials. This document is applicable to toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.
NOTE   The European Commission Guidance Document No 11 on the Application of Directive 2009/48/EC on the Safety of Toys [3] provides guidelines to help on the classification of toys intended for children under 36 months of age or of 36 months and over.

This document specifies requirements and test methods for determining the concentration of phenol in aqueous toy materials and for migration of phenol from polymeric toy materials. This document is applicable to toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.
NOTE   The European Commission Guidance Document No 11 on the Application of Directive 2009/48/EC on the Safety of Toys [4] provides guidelines to help on the classification of toys intended for children under 36 months of age or of 36 months and over.

This document gives guidance on a consistent approach to justify the claims associated with the use of plant biostimulants.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, researchers, technical centres, and companies that intend to place plant biostimulants on the market, as well as notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market surveillance authorities.
To be in compliance with this standard, it is important to also follow the recommendations and quality criteria described in the standard EN 17700-1:2024 on general principles to demonstrate plant biostimulant claims.

This document specifies the methods to be used for the determination of quantity of plant biostimulants sold or offered for sale.
This document specifies the methods to be used for the determination of quantity of solid and liquid forms of plant biostimulants in packages, containers or in bulk.
This document is not applicable to the quantity determination of: inorganic, organic and organo-mineral fertilizers, liming materials, inhibitors, soil improvers and growing media.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers and Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies sampling plans and methods of representative sampling of plant biostimulants to obtain samples for physical, chemical and biological analysis.
It is applicable to the sampling of batches of plant biostimulants supplied or ready for supply to third parties, as such, or in smaller batches.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products: Fertilizers/Liming Materials/Soil Improvers/Growing Media/Inhibitors/Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.
This document is intended to be used by manufacturers, buyers and competent authorities to obtain samples prior to transport and supply it to a laboratory for testing.

This document specifies a method for laboratory measurement of the pH value in liquid microbial plant biostimulants, using pH electrodes with a glass membrane.
This document does not apply to plant biostimulants other than microbial plant biostimulants.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document gives guidance on a consistent approach to justify the claims associated with the use of plant biostimulants.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, researchers, technical centres, and companies that intend to place plant biostimulants on the market, as well as notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market surveillance authorities.
To be in compliance with this standard, it is important to also follow the recommendations and quality criteria described in the standard EN 17700-1:2024 on general principles to demonstrate plant biostimulant claims.

This document specifies the method for the digestion of different plant biostimulants with aqua regia to enable a subsequent determination of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The method can be also applied for determination of other elements. The method is applicable for all solid and/or liquid plant biostimulants.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Inhibitors, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.
The digests are suitable for analysis using EN 17701-2:2024 (ICP-AES) and EN 17701-3:2024 (Hg analysis).
NOTE   Alternatively, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) can be used for the determination of the elements in the aqua regia digests if the user proves that the method gives the same results.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the design and testing of spring loaded pressure relief valves and thermal expansion valves for use in:
- static LPG pressure vessels,
NOTE   The pressure vessels can be situated above ground, underground or mounded.
- transportable LPG welded steel pressure drums,
- LPG pressure vessels on road tankers, rail tankers, tank-containers or demountable tanks.
This document does not address relief valves for LPG cylinders, which are identified in EN 13953.
This document does not address production testing.
Normative Annex B prescribes testing with conditioning at - 40 °C for valves for use under extreme low temperature conditions.
The requirements for pressure relief valve accessories such as isolating devices, changeover manifolds and vent pipes are specified in EN 14071.
EN 14570 identifies the requirements for the pressure relief valve capacities for static pressure vessels.
EN 12252 identifies the requirements for the pressure relief valve capacities for road tankers.
Valves designed in accordance with this standard are specifically for use in LPG applications. Valves manufactured in accordance with EN ISO 4126 1 may also be used in certain LPG applications.
Terms used with LPG pressure relief valves are described graphically in Annex A.

This document specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration and genus/species determination [2], [3], [4] of mycorrhizal fungi in microbial plant biostimulants.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds present in plant biostimulants intended for use in agriculture, by means of the colony count technique after aerobic incubation at 25 °C ± 2,5 °C.
This document allows the enumeration of yeasts and moulds, in technical and formulated plant biostimulants, both in liquid and solid states. The method is applicable to microbial plant biostimulants except those composed of fungi or yeasts.
If necessary, yeasts and moulds enumerated can be identified using suitable identification tests.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document gives guidance on a consistent approach to justify the claims associated with the use of plant biostimulants.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, researchers, technical centres and companies that intend to place plant biostimulants on the market, as well as notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market surveillance authorities.
To be in compliance with this standard, it is important to also follow the recommendations and quality criteria described in the standard EN 17700-1:2024 on general principles to demonstrate plant biostimulant claims.

This document specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms that are able to grow and form colonies in a solid medium after anaerobic incubation at 30 °C.
The method applies to microbial plant biostimulants, except those composed of aerobic bacteria.
This method does not apply to the microbiological monitoring of the environment in which microbial plant biostimulants are manufactured.
No information about potential human pathogens can be inferred from anaerobic plate counts.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies the general principles for justifying the product claims for plant biostimulants. It is applicable to all claims and all types of application of plant biostimulants.
General principles define all general parameters, requirements and quality criteria to be applied in order to assess trials conducted to validate the claim(s) associated with the use of a plant biostimulant.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, researchers, technical centres and companies that intend to place plant biostimulants on the market, as well as notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market surveillance authorities.

This document specifies the design, testing and inspection requirements for pressure relief valve isolating devices, valve manifolds, vent pipes and system assemblies which are, where necessary, used with pressure relief valves for use in static pressure vessels for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) service.
This document addresses both prototype testing and production testing of isolating devices and PRV manifolds.
Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels are specified in EN 14129:2014.

This document specifies a horizontal method for the detection of enteropathogenic Vibrio species (spp.), which causes human illness in or via the intestinal tract. The species detectable by the methods specified include Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus.
It is applicable to the microbial plant biostimulants.
NOTE 1   The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus are the major contaminants of Vibrio spp. [2].
NOTE 2   For confirmation, it is possible to use PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests; in this case a validation is carried out by the laboratory for the procedure and data generated.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document gives guidance for the detection and identification of the specified microorganism Escherichia coli in technical and formulated plant biostimulants, both in liquid and solid states, and also the horizontal method for the enumeration of ß-glucuronidase-positive E. coli in plant biostimulants (both in liquid and solid states).
The qualitative method described in this document is based on the detection of E. coli in a non-selective liquid medium (enrichment broth), followed by isolation on a selective agar. Other methods can be appropriate, depending on the level of detection required.
NOTE 1   For the detection of E. coli, subcultures can be performed on non-selective culture media followed by suitable identification steps (e.g. using identification kits).
The quantitative method described in this document uses a colony-count technique at 44 °C ± 1 °C on a solid medium containing a chromogenic ingredient for detection of the enzyme ß-glucuronidase.
NOTE 2   Strains of E. coli which do not grow at 44 °C ± 1 °C and, in particular, those that are ß-glucuronidase negative, such as E. coli O157, will not be detected.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies methods for the reduction and preparation of samples of non-microbial plant biostimulants and sets out the requirements for sample preparation reports. It specifies methods for the preparation of test samples and test portions from laboratory samples of plant biostimulants for subsequent chemical, biological or physical analysis.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products: Fertilizers/Liming Materials/Soil Improvers/Growing Media/Inhibitors/Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.
This document does not include methods for the reduction and preparation of samples of microbial plant biostimulants and samples intended for determination of microbial pathogens, which will be covered by a different European Standard.

This document specifies a method for the enumeration of enterococci in microbial and non-microbial plant biostimulants. This document specifies a colony-count technique on a selective medium (Slanetz-Bartley agar) with confirmation on Bile Esculin Azide agar.
This document is applicable to all formulations of microbial and non-microbial plant biostimulants in liquid or solid form. This document is not applicable to other fertilizing products.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies a method to verify that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is absent from microbial plant biostimulants. The method is based on the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci in a sample by counting of colonies obtained on a solid medium (Baird-Parker medium) after aerobic incubation at 36 °C ± 2 °C.
This document is applicable to all formulations of microbial plant biostimulants in liquid or solid form. This document is not applicable to other fertilizing products.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies a potentiometric method for the determination of chloride (Cl-) content in the presence or in the absence of organic material. This method is applicable to plant biostimulants.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Inhibitors, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies a method for the detection of Salmonella spp. in biostimulants.
This document is applicable to all microbial biostimulants in agriculture.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document specifies a method for the determination of total contents of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) in aqua regia plant biostimulant digests using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Inhibitors, Plant Biostimulants, and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.
This method is applicable to aqua regia digests prepared according to EN 17701-1:2024. The method can be used for the determination of other elements, provided the user has verified the applicability.
NOTE   Alternatively, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) can be used for the determination of the elements in the aqua regia digests if the user proves that the method gives the same results.

This document was developed to provide the methodology for the enumeration and determination of Azotobacter spp. [2] [3] in microbial plant biostimulants in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council [1].
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

This document provides a method for verifying that the pathogen Shigella spp. is not present in microbial plant biostimulants.
The detection method for Shigella pathogens is not sensitive and quantification is rarely performed. Detection is usually performed using an enrichment medium followed by subculturing onto a variety of selective media.
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard for the highest percentage of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.