Fertilizer Product Act (No. 539 of 2006).

This Act provides rules for the manufacture for placing on the market of fertilizer products and, as appropriate, their raw materials, and placing on the market, use, transport, import and export of such products. This Act also applies in part to the manufacture of fertilizer products for own use. It implements Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers and Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption as far as it applies to fertilizer products. Operators that manufacture, technically process or store organic fertilizer products or their raw materials and new products must be approved by the Finnish Food Safety Authority. The principal authority for purposes of this Act shall be the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The provisions on the inspection right and right of access to information of Finnish authorities in sections 24 and 25 also apply to EC inspectors. The Finnish Food Safety Authority must collaborate with the EC inspectors in such inspections.