The members of TG ABPR are working out a proposal for alternative processing requirements (time-temperature profiles) which ECN can submit for approval by EFSA to determine the end-point of the manufacturing chain in relation to ABPR and Fertilisers Regulation.
This alternative process requirement shall be robust and credible. There is a need to define minimum time -temperature profiles, which are based on scientific evidence.
TG Meeting 19 April 2018 in Venlo
Further Documents:
ECN time temperature profiles across Europe:
- 171004_ECN summarized_Template for alternative time - temp parameters for composting and AD_ECN
- 171004_ECN summarized_Template for alternative time - temp parameters for composting and AD_ECN.xlsx
EFSA application:
- 2018 03 08 Content Proposal EFSA Application - Board Meeting ECN.docx
- technical assistance format application-2010-EFSA_Journal
TG Meeting 29 May 2017 in Brussels
ECN members were requested to submit proposals for minimum time-temperature profiles together with scientific evidence until 19 May 2017.
- 170619_Action Note_TG meeeting_ABPR 29 May
- A1_Participation list TG ABPR meeting 170529.pdf
- A2_ECN_TG meeting presentation_ABPR.pdf
- 170529_Submitted info by TG members.pdf
- 170529_Norway report_Verification of the composting process 1-15.pdf
- 170301_Feedback_Country Rep_ABPR_Table.pdf
Joint TG meeting 2017
A joint meeting of the Task Groups ‘Quality Assurance’, ‘Growing media and Horticulture’, ‘Fertilisers’ and ‘ABPR’ took place on the 13-14 March 2017 in Bochum (DE).
The EU Fertiliser Regulations proposes that the ABP regulations are amended to facilitate the definition of an end point for compost/digestate. ECN is following-up the discussion with DG Sante and DG Grow. A meeting with DG Sante took place on the 12 January 2017. The minutes are available here.