Commission Regulation (EC) No. 181/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 as regards organic fertilisers and soil improvers other than manure and amending that Regulation.

The present Regulation has been adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002, which prohibits the application to pasture land of organic fertilizers and soil improvers other than manure. The aim is to prevent possible contamination risks from pasture land where certain material could be present. Such risks may be due to direct grazing or use of grass as silage or hay by farmed animals. Pasture land is defined as land covered with grass or other herbage grazed by or used as feedingstuffs for farmed animals, excluding land to which organic fertilizers and soil improvers have been applied in accordance with the provisions established by this Regulation. Organic fertilizers and soil improvers shall comply with the requirements regarding pathogen control and packaging and labelling set out in parts I and II of the Annex. Furthermore, they shall be transported in compliance with the conditions prescribed by part III of the Annex.