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This document specifies methods for the determination of quantity of the following solid and liquid fertilizing products: organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors in packages, containers or in bulk. This document is applicable to fertilizing products blends where organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors are the highest % of the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors are not the highest % of the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a fertilizing product blend is made up of components in equal quantity, the user decides which standard to apply. This document is not applicable to the quantity determination of: growing media, soil improvers and plant biostimulants.