A Legal Framework for Plant Biostimulants and Agronomic Fertiliser Additives in the EU - Report to the European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry
Year: 2014
Type: report
Abstract: A legal framework for plant biostimulants and agronomic fertiliser additives in the EU………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i A legal framework for plant biostimulants and agronomic fertiliser additives in the EU………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… viii To analyse existing and comparable EU regulatory system which could be found suitable for regulating the marketing of plant biostimulants and agronomic fertiliser additives.What can be learned from existing and comparable EU legal frameworks?Can any of the existing EU framework fit for the purpose of placing PB&AFA to the EU market? To study the current & future EU business environment for plant biostimulants and agronomic fertiliser additives; To develop a proposal for the most appropriate regulatory framework including data requirements and efficient administrative procedure that should be established in the context of the new Fertilising materials Regulation. MethodologyAfter an initial project scoping, the methodological approach consists of analytical tasks based on deep literature review, interviews with experts, national competent authorities, business and trade associations representatives of PB&AFA sectors, and Commission.These analytical tasks have been followed by a reporting task which brought together the study findings that are presented in this final report. The plant biostimulants and agronomic fertiliser additives business and usage by producers' contextThe PB&AFA industry: The plant biostimulant category is in its relative infancy, but the rapidly increasing level of investment in research is beginning to yield insights into the potential of these products.Its market driven by economic and socio-political factors seems to be growing rapidly (>10% per year).The European Biostimulants Industry Consortium (EBIC) considers that the 2012 EU market value (sales) of plant biostimulants can be estimated at € 400-500 million with potential to grow to more than € 800 million in 2018.Factors driving this growth of the plant biostimulants sector are multiple: Data requirements Characterisation & identification YesYes Yes Yes Yes
Institution: University of Liège
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W565632139