ENAC has recently granted Laboratorio Oficial Jose María de Madariaga (LOM) the first accreditation under the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065 standard for fertilizer product certification in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

Specifically, the laboratory has obtained accreditation to certify two types of fertilizer products: ammonium nitrate-based with a high nitrogen content and a mixture of fertilizer products containing at least 28% mass of nitrogen fertilizers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

After having obtained accreditation, notification from the General Directorate of Agricultural Productions and Markets of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food must be obtained in order to operate in the market, as established in Spanish Royal Decree 568/2020.