European foreword

This document (EN 1482‑2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 260 “Fertilizers and liming materials”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2025.

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This document supersedes EN 1482‑2:2007.

EN 1482‑2 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 1482‑2:2007:

— Title, Introduction, Scope, Normative References, Terms and definitions have been updated,
— Requirements for storage have been added in 6.1.

EN 1482 “Fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors — Sampling and sample preparation” consists of four parts:

— Part 1: General sampling provisions;
— Part 2: General sample preparation provisions;
— Part 3: Sampling of static heaps;
— Part 4: Sampling for microbiological presence in fertilizers.

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BS EN 1482-2:2024

Fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors. Sampling and sample preparation - General sample preparation provisions

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Published:

31 Dec 2024