WTO notification · TBT
FranceProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Decree fixing the agronomic quality and safety criteria for fertilizing materials and growing media
Décret du...fixant les critères de qualité agronomique et d'innocuité des matières fertilisantes et des supports de culture
France notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 November 2025. The comment period closed on 9 January 2026.
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Fertilizing materials placed on the market and used in France, excluding fertilizers compliant with Regulation (EU) No 2019/1009
Les fertilisants mis sur le marché et utilisés en France à l’exclusion des fertilisants conformes au règlement (UE) n°2019/1009
The comment period closed on 9 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/FRA/238; it can take them up with France.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This Decree establishes the safety and agronomic quality criteria that fertilizing materials and growing media placed on the market and used shall comply with. In particular, it defines: - Four categories of fertilizers (A1, A2, B1 and B2) according to their quality and use; - The professional user of fertilizing materials and growing media; - The safety and agronomic quality criteria, the values and assessment methods of which are defined by ministerial Order.
Ce décret établit les critères d’innocuité et de qualité agronomique que doivent respecter les matières fertilisantes et supports de culture mis sur le marché et utilisés. En particulier il définit: - Quatre catégories de fertilisants (A1, A2, B1 et B2) en fonction de leur qualité et de leur usage; - L'utilisateur professionnel de matières fertilisantes et de supports de culture; - Les critères d’innocuité et de qualité agronomique, dont les valeurs et modalités d’appréciation sont définies par arrêté ministériel.
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