SIST EN 17700-1:2025
(Main)Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
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.
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Grundsätze
Dieses Dokument legt die allgemeinen Grundsätze für die Begründung von Auslobungen zu Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien fest. Es gilt für alle Arten der Anwendung von Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien.
Allgemeine Grundsätze umfassen und definieren alle allgemeinen Parameter, Anforderungen und Qualitäts¬kriterien und sind zur Bewertung der Wirksamkeit von Versuchen vorgesehen, mit denen die Auslobung(en) nach Anwendung eines Pflanzen-Biostimulans validiert werden soll(en).
Dieses Dokument richtet sich in erster Linie an Hersteller, Labore, Forschungstätige, technische Zentren, Unternehmen, die die Produkte in Verkehr bringen werden, notifizierende Behörden, notifizierte Stellen und Marktüberwachungsbehörden.
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 1 : Principes généraux
Le présent document spécifie les principes généraux permettant de justifier les allégations du produit pour les biostimulants des végétaux. Il s’applique à tous les types d’applications des biostimulants des végétaux.
Les principes généraux comprennent et définissent l’ensemble des paramètres généraux, des exigences et des critères de qualité, et sont destinés à être appliqués afin d’évaluer l’efficacité des essais mis en œuvre pour valider les allégations résultant de l’utilisation d’un biostimulant des végétaux.
Le présent document est principalement destiné aux fabricants, aux laboratoires, aux chercheurs, aux centres techniques, aux sociétés qui vont mettre les produits sur le marché, aux autorités notifiantes, aux organismes notifiés et aux autorités de surveillance du marché.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST-TS CEN/TS 17700-1:2023
Rastlinski biostimulanti - Navedbe - 1. del: Splošna načela
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Grundsätze
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 1 : Principes généraux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17700-1:2024
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 17700-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 65.080 Supersedes CEN/TS 17700-1:2022
English Version
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 1 : Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 1:
Principes généraux Allgemeine Grundsätze
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 August 2024.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Trials conditions to demonstrate claim(s) . 8
5 General guidelines for trials of plant biostimulants . 9
5.1 General. 9
5.2 Crop groupings for the performance of plant biostimulant trials . 9
5.3 Minimum number of trials to be provided . 12
5.4 Trial design and statistical analysis . 14
5.4.1 General. 14
5.4.2 Control . 15
5.4.3 Minimum plot size . 15
5.4.4 Application rates . 16
5.4.5 Minimum number of replicates . 16
5.4.6 Minimum number of trials in a trial series . 16
5.4.7 Controlled condition parameters . 16
5.4.8 Statistical analysis . 17
6 Indication of crops on the label . 18
7 Quality criteria . 18
7.1 General. 18
7.2 General criteria for trial conduction. 18
7.2.1 Identity of the organization in charge of trials . 18
7.2.2 Identity of the trial sites . 19
7.2.3 Staff . 19
7.2.4 Equipment . 19
7.2.5 Facilities . 19
7.3 Modes of operation. 19
7.3.1 General. 19
7.3.2 Verification of quality criteria . 19
7.3.3 Verification at the planning stage . 19
7.3.4 Verification during conduction of the trials . 19
8 Information to be collected from each trial . 20
8.1 Experimental conditions . 20
8.1.1 Objective(s) of the trial and basic information on the trial site . 20
8.1.2 Trial conditions . 20
8.2 Application of the product . 20
8.3 Recording measurements . 21
8.4 Presentation of the results . 21
Annex A (informative) Plant biostimulant claim completeness check form . 22
Bibliography . 26
European foreword
This document (EN 17700-1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 455 “Plant
biostimulants”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2025.
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 supersedes CEN/TS 17700-1:2022.
CEN/TS 17700-1:2022:
— new or updated terms below:
— field trial,
— general principles,
— replicates,
— controlled conditions trial,
— trial series,
— strip trial;
— update of Clause 4 “Trials conditions to demonstrate claim(s)”;
— new sentence to introduce Table 1;
— update of Table 1;
— new sentence to introduce Tables 2, 3 and 4;
— update of subclause 5.4.2;
— update of subclause 5.4.3.1;
— modification of subclause 5.4.8.3;
— update of subclause 8.4;
— deletion of Annex A.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
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.
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 implement this European Standard: 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, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
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 5 June 2019 [1] laying down rules on the making available on the market
of EU fertilising products (“FPR” or “Fertilising Products Regulation”).
This standardization request, presented as SR M/564 and relevant amendments, also contributes to the
Communication on “Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bio economy for Europe”. The interest in plant
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
commercialisation of the European biostimulant industry.
This document has been developed to provide guidance for a consistent approach to justify the claims
associated with the use of plant biostimulants.
The definition of plant biostimulants in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [1] is claims-based. For this reason,
demonstrating that a product is indeed a bona fide plant biostimulant depends on a demonstration of its
function.
The placement of a plant biostimulant on the market does not guarantee effectiveness under all
conditions, as many factors can influence the performance of a plant biostimulant in the field.
Plant biostimulants can be applied in multiple ways: to the soil, on plants, as seed treatment, etc.
This document is applicable to all application types of plant biostimulants.
1 Scope
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.
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 17700-5:2024, Plant biostimulants — Claims — Part 5: Determination of availability of confined
nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere
EN 17724:2024, Plant biostimulants — Terminology
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definit
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