Materials of animal origin used to maintain or improve plant nutrition and the physical and chemical properties and biological activities of soils, either separately or together; they may include manure, non-mineralised guano, digestive tract content, compost and digestion residues.
Source category: EU Legislation
More information and links
| Reference description | EC, 2009 |
| Originally Published | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Related organisation(s) | EC - European Commission |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | biomass |
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