This document is applicable to the sampling of the following solid inorganic fertilizers and liming
materials supplied or ready for supply, and stored in static heaps:
— Single nutrient fertilizers,
— Uniform complex fertilizers,
— Milled, granulated or dredged liming materials,
— Any other products, found suitable for sampling by the method described in this part of the
standard, i.e. uniform and non-segregating products,
for the purpose of testing for compliance with legal requirements and other descriptions and
declarations.
NOTE 1 The term product is used throughout the body of this document and is understood to include
fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors unless otherwise indicated.
NOTE 2 Manufacturers, importers and sellers can choose to use this method to obtain samples of other
products or blends as well as long as both parties to a transaction agree. The build-up of a static heap often leads
to granulometric segregation, which makes the collection of a truly representative sample of many products and
blends unlikely.
NOTE 3 It is the responsibility of manufacturers, importers and sellers, however, to ensure they supply a
product that complies with its label declaration at the moment of delivery and fulfils the expectations of the end
user at the moment of application.
NOTE 4 A method of obtaining a screening sample from a static heap can be found in Annex B.
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