LEX-FAOC106252

Fertilizers Act 1994.

An Act to regulate the trade in fertilizers. At the outset the Act contains a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed. Only those fertilizers are allowed which do not pollute the soil or endanger human health. Article 8 deals with the identification and labelling requirements. Regional authorities are the supervisory bodies. Article 13 establishes procedures for examination of samples, and article 14 details the cases in which the confiscation of fertilizers may take place. The Act consists of 24 articles.

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Original Title: 

Bundesgesetz über den Verkehr mit Düngemitteln, Bodenhilfsstoffen, Kultursubstraten und Pflanzenhilfsmitteln (Düngemittelgesetz 1994 - DMG 1994).
Regional Info

Country: 

Austria

Language (ISO Code): 

AUT
Categories

Policy Type: 

commerce

Sector: 

Agriculture

Scale: 

National
Temporal Info

Date - Original Text: 

12/07/1994

Date - Consolidation: 

2015