CEN/TS 17725:2022
(Main)Plant biostimulants - Determination of the quantity (indicated by mass or volume)
Plant biostimulants - Determination of the quantity (indicated by mass or volume)
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: soil improvers, growing media, organic and organo-mineral fertilizers and fertilizing product blends whose main constituent is a growing media or soil improver. The method for quantity determination for these products is given in EN 15761, EN 15238 and EN 12580.
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Bestimmung der Menge (durch Angabe der Masse oder des Volumens)
In diesem Dokument werden die Verfahren festgelegt, die zur Bestimmung der Menge von in fester und flüssiger Form und in Packungen, Behältern oder in loser Schüttung vorliegenden Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien zu verwenden sind.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar auf die Bestimmung der Menge von: Bodenverbesserungsmitteln, Kultursubstraten, organischen und organisch mineralischen Düngemitteln und Mischungen von Düngeprodukten, deren Hauptbestandteil ein Kultursubstrat oder Bodenverbesserungsmittel ist. Das Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Menge bei diesen Produkten wird in EN 15761, EN 15238 und EN 12580 beschrieben.
Biostimulants des végétaux - Détermination de la quantité (indiquée en masse ou en volume)
Le présent document spécifie les méthodes à utiliser pour la détermination de la quantité de biostimulants des végétaux sous forme solide et liquide dans des emballages, des conteneurs ou en gros.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas à la détermination de la quantité de ce qui suit : amendements du sol, supports de culture, engrais organiques et organo-minéraux et combinaisons de fertilisants dont le principal composant est un support de culture ou un amendement du sol. La méthode de détermination de la quantité pour ces produits est fournie dans l’EN 15761, l’EN 15238 et l’EN 12580.
Rastlinski biostimulanti - Določanje količine (mase ali prostornine)
Ta dokument določa metode, ki se uporabljajo za ugotavljanje količine trdnih in tekočih rastlinskih biostimulantov v pakiranjih, posodah ali v razsutem stanju.
Dokument se ne uporablja za določanje količine: sredstev za izboljšanje tal, rastnih substratov, organskih in organsko-mineralnih gnojil ter mešanice proizvodov za gnojenje, katerih glavna sestavina je rastni substrat ali sredstvo za izboljšanje tal. Metoda za določanje količine teh izdelkov je navedena v standardih EN 15761, EN 15238 in EN 12580.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2023
Rastlinski biostimulanti - Določanje količine (mase ali prostornine)
Plant biostimulants - Determination of the quantity (indicated by mass or volume)
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Bestimmung der Menge (durch Angabe der Masse oder des
Volumens)
Biostimulants des végétaux - Détermination de la quantité (indiquée en masse ou en
volume)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 17725:2022
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN/TS 17725
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
March 2022
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 07.080
English Version
Plant biostimulants - Determination of the quantity
(indicated by mass or volume)
Biostimulants des végétaux - Détermination de la Biostimulanzien für die pflanzliche Anwendung -
quantité (indiquée en masse ou en volume) Bestimmung der Menge (durch Angabe der Masse oder
des Volumens)
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 3 January 2022 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Method of quantity determination . 6
4.1 Quantity declaration . 6
4.2 Determination of quantity of product in solid and liquid form when sold by mass . 6
4.2.1 Apparatus . 6
4.2.2 Equipment checks . 7
4.2.3 Method . 7
4.3 Determination of quantity of product in liquid form when sold by volume . 8
4.3.1 Apparatus . 8
4.3.2 Equipment check . 8
4.3.3 Determination of density . 8
4.3.4 Method .12
4.4 Determination of quantity of product in solid form when sold by volume .12
4.5 Plant biostimulant in package marked in both mass and volume .12
Annex A (normative) Scale intervals .13
Bibliography .14
European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 17725:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 455 “Plant
Biostimulants”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document specifies the methods to be used for the determination of quantity of plant biostimulants
products sold or offered for sale. It is relevant to the quantity declarations given in European Regulation
2019/1009. Wherever possible, quantity determination checks shall be carried out at the premises of the
packer/importer/seller.
This document was prepared by the experts of CEN/TC 455 “Plant Biostimulants”. The European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) was requested by the European Commission (EC) to draft
European standards or European standardization deliverables to support the implementation of
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down
rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products (“FPR” or “Fertilising Products
Regulation”). This standardization request, presented as M/564, also contributes to the Communication
on “Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bio economy for Europe”. Working Group 5 “Labelling and
denominations” was created to develop a work program as part of this standardization request.
Technical Committee CEN/TC 455 “Plant Biostimulants” was established to carry out the work program
that will prepare a series of standards. The interest in biostimulants has increased significantly in Europe
as a valuable tool to use in agriculture. Standardization was identified as having an important role in
order to promote the use of biostimulants. The work of CEN/TC 455 seeks to improve the reliability of
the supply chain, thereby improving the confidence of farmers, industry, and consumers in biostimulants,
and will promote and support commercialization of the European biostimulant industry.
1 Scope
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: soil improvers, growing media, organic
and organo-mineral fertilizers and fertilizing product blends whose main constituent is a growing media
or soil improver. The method for quantity determination for these products is given in EN 15761,
EN 15238 and EN 12580.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TS 17702-1, Plant biostimulants - Sampling and sample preparation - Part 1: Sampling
CEN/TS 17724, Plant biostimulants - Terminology
EN 45501:2015, Metrological aspects of non-automatic weighing instruments
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in CEN/TS 17724 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
liquid form
suspension or solution, where a suspension is a two-phase dispersion in which solid particles are
maintained in suspension in the liquid phase
3.2
solution
liquid that is free of solid particles, or a gel and includes pastes
Note 1 to entry: “liquids” include products in liquid form and solutions.
Note 2 to entry: The definition is based on Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [1], Chapter 1, Article 2, (6).
3.3
solid form
form characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume and in which
atoms are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids) or in an
irregular manner (an amorphous solid)
Note 1 to entry: The definition is based on Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [1], Chapter 1, Article 2, (7).
3.4
weighing instrument
instrument serving to determine the mass of a body by using the action of gravity on that body
3.5
non automatic weighing instrument
weighing instrument requiring the intervention of an operator during the weighing process to decide that
the weighing result is acceptable
3.6
nominal quantity
nominal weight or nominal volume
mass or volume indicated on the prepackage, i.e. the quantity of product which the prepackage is deemed
to contain
3.7
net quantity
actual mass or volume of the contents which a package contains
3.8
gross quantity
actual mass of the package plus contents
3.9
bulk material
material that is not packaged
3.10
package
container and its contents
3.11
container
closed receptacle directly in contact with a plant biostimulant whereby the plant biostimulant may be
transported or stored in unit quantities
EXAMPLE Road tanker, lorry, ship or boat, bag, bottle, tank, barrel.
4 Method of quantity determination
4.1 Quantity declaration
The quantity in terms of mass or volume of plant biostimulant shall be at least the nominal quantity stated
on the container or documentation associated with the product. The unit of measurement (weight or
volume) used for the quantity declaration should comply with national regulations where they exist.
4.2 Determination of quantity of product in solid and liquid form when sold by mass
4.2.1 Apparatus
A suitable weighing instrument.
“Suitable” means of a type sufficiently accurate to determine the actual quantity of the product (gross
weight) and mass of the packaging used so that a net quantity of the contents can be determined.
“Suitable type” means an instrument that complies with the requirements of EN 45501:2015.
“Sufficiently accurate” means that the scale intervals and sensitivity of the instrument are appropriate to
detect the quantity of the product and of the package/wrapping. This will depend on the nominal quantity
of plant biostimulant being weighed.
NOTE An indication of appropriate maximum scale interval is given in Annex A.
4.2.2 Equipment checks
Before using the weighing machine to establish the quantity of a plant biostimulant the machine should
be checked for accuracy with weights which comply with OIML R111 and having an accuracy tolerance
of one third the maximum error for the weighing machine under test. The tests are laid down by
EN 45501:2015.
A record should be kept of the results of the tests.
NOTE Because half a graduation can be read on an analogue indicator weighing instrument weight display,
digital instruments will need to indicate 50 % of those for an analogue graduation.
4.2.3 Method
4.2.3.1 Packages under 25 kg
Place the package on the weighing plate of the weighing instrument and record the mass shown (x).
Weigh 10 randomly selected empty containers (non-destructive testing) or if empty containers are not
available empty 10 randomly selected containers already weighed after ensuring no product remains in
or on the containers (destructive testing).
NOTE Because of the small mass of the containers, a more sensitive weighing instrument can be used for this
operation see Annex A.
Record the masses and obtain an average mass of the containers (y). Record the calculation and result.
Subtract the mean mass of the container from the gross quantity of each packed fertilizing product and
calculate and record each net quantity (z) using Formula (1).
z xy−
(1)
where
z is the net quantity by mass of the conte
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