EN 17700-1:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-maj-2023
Rastlinski biostimulanti - Navedbe - 1. del: Splošna načela
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Grundsätze
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 1 : Principes généraux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17700-1
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17700-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2023
ICS 65.080 Will supersede CEN/TS 17700-1:2022
English Version
Plant biostimulants - Claims - Part 1: General principles
Biostimulants des végétaux - Allégations - Partie 1 : Pflanzen-Biostimulanzien - Auslobungen - Teil 1:
Principes généraux Allgemeine Grundsätze
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CEN/TC 455.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Type information that can be used to demonstrate efficacy of a claim. 8
4.1 General. 8
4.2 Field and/or protected crop experimental data. 8
4.3 Under controlled conditions (e.g. laboratory data, greenhouse, growth chamber) . 8
4.4 Literature review . 8
5 General guideline for trials/assays of plant biostimulants . 8
5.1 General. 8
5.2 Crop groupings for the performance of plant biostimulant trials . 8
5.3 Minimum number of trials to be provided . 11
5.4 Trial design and statistical analysis . 13
5.4.1 Control . 13
5.4.2 Minimum plot size . 14
5.4.3 Application rates . 15
5.4.4 Minimum number of replicates . 15
5.4.5 Minimum number of trials to define a trials series . 15
5.4.6 Controlled condition parameters . 15
5.4.7 Statistical analysis . 15
6 Terminology of crops on the label . 16
7 Quality Criteria . 17
7.1 General. 17
7.2 General criteria for trial conduction. 17
7.2.1 Identity of the organization in charge of trials . 17
7.2.2 Identity of the trial sites . 17
7.2.3 Staff . 17
7.2.4 Equipment . 18
7.2.5 Facilities . 18
7.3 Modes of operation. 18
7.3.1 General. 18
7.3.2 Verification of quality criteria . 18
7.3.3 Verification at the planning stage . 18
7.3.4 Verification during conduction of the trials . 18
8 Information to be collected in individual trials . 19
8.1 Experimental conditions . 19
8.1.1 Objective(s) of the trial and basic information on the trial site . 19
8.1.2 Trial conditions . 19
8.2 Application of the product . 19
8.3 Recording measurements . 20
8.4 Presentation of the results . 20
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Annex A (informative) P-value choice and impact on the results quality . 21
Annex B (informative) Plant biostimulant claim completeness check form . 22
Bibliography . 27

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European foreword
This document (prEN 17700-1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 455 “Plant
biostimulants”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede CEN/TS 17700-1:2022.
prEN 17700-1:2023 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
CEN/TS 17700-1:2022:
— Addition of some definitions;
— Addition of a model of check form in Annex B.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
The EN 17700 series, Plant biostimulants — Claims, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1:General principles;
— Part 2: Nutrient use efficiency resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 3: Tolerance to abiotic stress resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 4: Determination of quality traits, resulting from the use of a plant biostimulant;
— Part 5: Determination of availability of confined nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere.
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Introduction
This document has been developed to provide guidance for a consistent approach to justify the claims
associated with the use of plant biostimulants.
The definition of plant biostimulants to be used in Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 is claims-based. For this
reason, demonstrating that a product is indeed a bona fide plant biostimulant depends on a
demonstration of its effect.
The placing of a plant biostimulant on the market does not guarantee effectiveness under all conditions,
as many factors can influence the performance of a plant biostimulant in the field.
Plant biostimulants used in agriculture can be applied in multiple ways: on soil, on plant, as seed
treatment, etc.
WARNING — Persons using this document should be familiar with normal laboratory practice. This
document does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to ensure compliance
with any national regulatory conditions.
IMPORTANT — It is absolutely essential that tests conducted in accordance with this document be
carried out by suitably trained staff.

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1 Scope
This document specifies the general principles for justifying the product claims for plant biostimulants.
It is applicable to all application types of plant biostimulants.
General principles consist of and define all general parameters, requirements and quality criteria, and
are intended to be applied in order to assess the efficacy of trials used for claim(s) validation as a result
of the use of a plant biostimulant.
This document is aimed primarily at manufacturers, laboratories, researchers, technical centres,
companies that will put the products on the market, notifying authorities, notified bodies, and market
surveillance authorities.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 17700-5:— , Plant biostimulants — Claims — Part 5: Determination of availability of confined nutrients
in the soil or rhizosphere
EN 17724:— , Plant biostimulants — Terminology
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17724:— and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
plant biostimulant
product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product’s nutrient content with the
sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant or the plant rhizosphere:
— nutrient use efficiency,
— tolerance to abiotic stress,
— quality traits,
— availability of confined nutrient in soil or rhizosphere
3.2
claim
effect(s) of the product that can be asserted on the product label of a plant biostimulant after the
conformity assessment procedure

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3.3
general principle
rule defining the crops and quality criteria applicable to all plant biostimulants for carrying out the tests
necessary to justify the claim
3.4
crop
cultivated plant including all components of the plant (above ground parts and below ground parts),
mushrooms, microalgae and macroalgae
3.5
plant nutrient
chemical el
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