31Impurities

31 Impurities

(1)  A fertilizer is not to contain more than 5 milligrams of mercury for each kilogram of the fertilizer.

(2)  A fertilizer is not to contain more than the following amounts of cadmium:

(a) in the case of a phosphatic fertilizer, 300 milligrams for each kilogram of the phosphorus;

(b) in the case of a trace element fertilizer, 50 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer;

(c) in any other type of fertilizer, 10 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer.

(3)  A fertilizer is not to contain more than the following amounts of lead:

(a) in the case of a fertilizer wholly constituted by trace elements, 2 000 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer;

(b) in the case of a fertilizer partially constituted by trace elements, 500 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer;

(c) in the case of a fertilizer not containing trace elements, 100 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer;

(d) in the case of a soil conditioner, 10 milligrams for each kilogram of the fertilizer.

(4)  In this regulation –

phosphatic fertilizer means a fertilizer of which more than 2% of the fertilizer is phosphorus;

soil conditioner means a product used to alter the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of soil;

trace element fertilizer means a fertilizer mainly intended to supply one or more of the following:

(a) iron;

(b) manganese;

(c) copper;

(d) zinc;

(e) boron;

(f) molybdenum;

(g) cobalt;