EN 17700-4:2024

Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 4: Determination of quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant

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 standard EN 17700-1:—1 on general principles to demonstrate plant biostimulant claims.

Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 4: Bestimmung der Qualitätsmerkmale, die sich aus der Verwendung eines Pflanzen-Biostimulans ergeben

Dieses Dokument dient als Leitfaden für einen einheitlichen Ansatz bei der Begründung von Auslobungen im Zusammenhang mit der Verwendung von Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien.
Dieses Dokument richtet sich in erster Linie an Hersteller, Labore, Forschungstätige, technische Zentren und Unternehmen, die Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien in Verkehr bringen wollen, sowie notifizierende Behörden, notifizierte Stellen und Marktüberwachungsbehörden.
Um dieser Norm zu entsprechen, ist es wichtig, auch die Empfehlungen und Qualitätskriterien, die in der Norm EN 17700 1:—  zu den allgemeinen Grundsätzen zum Beleg von Auslobungen beschrieben sind, zu befolgen.

Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 4 : Détermination des caractéristiques qualitatives résultant de l'utilisation d’un biostimulant des végétaux

Le présent document fournit des recommandations afin d’adopter  une approche cohérente pour justifier les allégations associées à l’utilisation des biostimulants des végétaux.
Le présent document est principalement destiné aux fabricants, aux laboratoires, aux chercheurs, aux centres techniques et aux sociétés qui ont l’intention de mettre des biostimulants des végétaux sur le marché, ainsi qu’aux autorités notifiantes, aux organismes notifiés et aux autorités de surveillance du marché.
Pour être en conformité avec la présente norme, il est important de suivre aussi les recommandations et critères de qualité décrits dans la norme EN 17700 1:—1 sur les principes généraux pour démontrer les allégations des biostimulants des végétaux.

Rastlinski biostimulanti - Navedbe - 4. del: Določanje kakovostnih lastnosti rastlin zaradi uporabe biostimulanta

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 26-Nov-2024
• ICS: 65.080 - Fertilizers
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 455 - Plant Biostimulants and Agricultural Micro-Organisms
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 455/WG 2 - Claims
• Current Stage: 6055 - CEN Ratification completed (DOR) - Publishing
• Start Date: 26-Aug-2024
• Due Date: 12-Mar-2024
• Completion Date: 26-Aug-2024
• Directive: 2019/1009 - 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 and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003
• Mandate: M/564 - Fertilising products in support of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009
• Mandate: M/564 AMD 1 - amending Implementing Decision C(2020) 612 as regards certain harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables, deadlines for their adoption and the duration of the validity of the standardisation request
• Mandate: M/XXX - Ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 17700-4:2024 - Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 4: Determination of quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant

Relations

• Revises: CEN/TS 17700-4:2022 - Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 4: Determination of quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17700-4:2023
01-maj-2023
Rastlinski biostimulanti - Navedbe - 4. del: Določanje kakovostnih lastnosti rastlin
zaradi uporabe biostimulanta
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 4: Determination of quality traits resulting from the use
of a plant biostimulant
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 4: Bestimmung der Qualitätsmerkmale,
die sich aus der Verwendung eines Pflanzen-Biostimulans ergeben
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 4 :Détermination des caractéristiques
qualitatives résultant de l'utilisation d'un biostimulant des végétaux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17700-4
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
oSIST prEN 17700-4:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN 17700-4:2023
oSIST prEN 17700-4:2023
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17700-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2023
ICS 65.080 Will supersede CEN/TS 17700-4:2022
English Version
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 4: Determination of
quality traits resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 4 Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 4:
:Détermination des caractéristiques qualitatives Bestimmung der Qualitätsmerkmale, die sich aus der
résultant de l'utilisation d'un biostimulant des Verwendung eines Pflanzen-Biostimulans ergeben
végétaux
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 455.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Terminology of the claim . 6
5 Markers to validate the claims . 7
6 Specifications for the performance of the trials . 7
Annex A (informative) Some examples of claims . 8
Annex B (informative) Some examples of the source of the methods . 9
Annex C (informative) Some examples of the source of the methods . 10
C.1 Marker for claim about citrus size . 10
C.2 Marker for claim about cultivated mushrooms size . 10
C.3 Marker for claim about juice content . 10
C.4 Marker for claim about starch content . 10
C.5 Marker for claim about sugar content. 10
C.6 Marker for claim about fruit firmness . 11
C.7 Marker for claim about chlorophyll content. 11
C.8 Marker for claim about nitrate content . 11
C.9 Marker for some quality traits of annurca apple . 11
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 making available on the market of EU
fertilizing products aimed to be covered . 12
Bibliography . 13
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European foreword
This document (prEN 17700-4:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 455 “Plant
biostimulants”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede CEN/TS 17700-4:2022.
prEN 17700-4:2023 does not include significant technical changes with respect to
CEN/TS 17700-4:2022.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
The EN 17700 series, Plant biostimulants — Claims, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1:General principles;
— Part 2: Nutrient use efficiency resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 3: Tolerance to abiotic stress resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 4: Determination of quality traits, resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 5: Determination of availability of confined nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere.
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Introduction
This document has been developed to provide guidance for a consistent approach to justify the claims
associated with the use of plant biostimulants in agriculture.
The definition of plant biostimulants to be used in the regulation on fertilizing materials is
claims-based.
For this reason, demonstrating that a product is indeed a bona fide plant biostimulant depends on a
demonstration of its effect.
The placing of a plant biostimulant on the market should never be considered to guarantee effectiveness
under all conditions, as many factors may influence the performance of a plant biostimulant in the field.
Plant biostimulants used in agriculture can be applied in multiple ways: on soil, on plant, as seed
treatment, etc. This document is applicable to all application types of plant biostimulants in agriculture.
WARNING — Persons using this document should be familiar with normal laboratory practice. This
document does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to ensure compliance
with any national regulatory conditions.
IMPORTANT — It is absolutely essential that tests conducted in accordance with this document be
carried out by suitably trained staff.

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1 Scope
This document provides guidance for justifying quality traits claims of plant biostimulants used in
agriculture.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, companies which will put the products
on the market, notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market surveillance authorities.
To be in compliance with this standard, it is important also to follow the Recommendations and Quality
Criteria described in the Standard of General Principles EN 17700-1:— .
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.
EN 17700-1:— , Plant biostimulants — Claims — Part 1: General principles
EN 17724:— , Plant biostimulants — Terminology
3 Terms and definitions
1 2
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17700-1:— , EN 17724:— , and
the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
quality trait
desired attribute of a crop regarding agronomical and/or marketable traits
3.2
agronomical trait
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