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Study: Economic Aspects of the Regulatory Framework in the Area of Fertilizers

26-07-2017 - 15:10
Front page of the study "economic aspects of the regulatory Framework in the area of Fertilizers

This study discusses economic implications of the proposed EU regulation on the market of CE marked fertilizers. Depending on the design of the regulation, the costs can be substantial. The expected additional costs of introducing mandatory or voluntary maximum threshold levels for cadmium in inorganic fertilizer are larger than the expected benefits. Measuring cadmium concentration in food in combination with food consumption information seems to be a more cost-effective strategy.

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