CE marking for boncrop flow
boncrop flow bears the CE marking in accordance with the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. This is based on scientific evidence of efficacy demonstrating its effect on root growth in numerous large-scale crops. These include arable crops and processed products such as maize, cereals, potatoes, sugar beet, rapeseed, grassland, sunflowers and soya.
What does the CE marking mean for boncrop flow?
boncrop flow is classified as a non-microbial plant biostimulant in accordance with the EU Fertilising Products Regulation. Plant biostimulants stimulate plant nutritional processes regardless of the product’s nutrient content.
To obtain CE marking, a product must meet the relevant requirements of the EU Fertiliser Products Regulation. These include, amongst other things, specifications regarding product function, the ingredients used, labelling and technical documentation. The claimed effect must also be substantiated by appropriate tests.
The EU Fertilising Products Regulation includes plant biostimulants as a separate product function category and governs, amongst other things, product requirements, conformity assessment, the EU Declaration of Conformity and the affixing of the CE marking.
Evidence of efficacy through controlled trials
The claimed effect of boncrop flow is based on scientific evidence of efficacy. To this end, controlled trials were conducted in which treated and untreated variants were compared under defined conditions.
The recorded results were statistically analysed and compiled in the technical documentation. This allows the effect of boncrop flow to be assessed on the basis of measurable trial results.
Under the CE marking scheme, only those effects for which corresponding evidence is available may be claimed.
Confirmed for numerous field crops
The evidence of efficacy relates to a broad spectrum of agricultural crops. These include cereal crops and processable products from various crop groups.
Cereals and pseudocereals: For example, wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale, spelt, maize, rice, quinoa and buckwheat.
Oilseeds: For example, rapeseed, sunflower, linseed, mustard, sesame, hemp and safflower.
Legumes and fodder crops: For example, peas, beans, soya beans, lentils, lupins, chickpeas, vetch, clover and alfalfa.
Root and processing crops: For example, potatoes, sugar beet, sweet potatoes, sugar cane and tobacco.
Other crops: For example, grassland, poppies, cotton, turf and sowing sainfoin.
The crops listed represent only a selection and are not intended to be exhaustive.
From the trial data to CE marking
The path to CE marking comprises several sequential steps:
- Classifying the product’s function: boncrop flow is classified as a non-microbial plant biostimulant in accordance with the requirements of the EU Fertiliser Products Regulation.
- Compiling product documentation: The ingredients used, the product’s function, the labelling and further product information are recorded in the technical documentation.
- Demonstrating efficacy: The claimed effect is investigated in scientific trials. The results are recorded, evaluated and documented.
- Assessing conformity: The prescribed conformity assessment procedure verifies whether the product meets the relevant requirements of the EU Fertilising Products Regulation.
- Affixing the CE marking: Following successful completion of the conformity assessment, the EU Declaration of Conformity is drawn up and the CE marking is affixed to the product.
The EU Fertilising Products Regulation contains its own provisions on conformity assessment, the EU Declaration of Conformity and the requirements for the CE marking.
Tried-and-tested formulation, new legal classification
boncrop flow is already in use in national and international crop production. The CE marking does not alter the product’s tried-and-tested formulation. What is new is its classification as a non-microbial plant biostimulant in accordance with the EU Fertilising Products Regulation.
Using boncrop flow in agricultural production
Find out about the composition, application dates and recommended application rates for boncrop flow.
Frequently asked questions about CE marking
Is boncrop flow a new product?
No. boncrop flow is already in use both nationally and internationally. What is new is the CE marking as a non-microbial plant biostimulant in accordance with the EU Fertilising Products Regulation.
Has the composition of boncrop flow changed?
No. The tried-and-tested composition of boncrop flow remains unchanged.
What effects have been demonstrated?
Scientific evidence of efficacy confirms the proven effect of boncrop flow on root growth.
For which crops is there evidence of efficacy?
The evidence covers numerous field crops, including cereals, potatoes, sugar beet, Rapeseed, sunflowers and soya. An overview of the crop groups included can be found further up this page.