(ISO International Standard 5306 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION MEXAYHAPOAHAS OPTAHM3AUMA HIO CTAHAAPTM3AUMMORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION ANSI Internat Doc Sect Fertilizers - Presentation of sampling reports Fertilisants --Présentationdes proces-verbauxd'échantillonnage First edition -- 1983-12-15 UDC 631.8 : 620.11 Ref.No.ISO5306-1983(E) Descriptors : fertilizers, sampling, reports, technical data sheets. Price based on8pages Copyright Intern r Standardizatio No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodies). The work of developing International interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been authorized has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISo Council. International Standard ISO 5306 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 134, Fertilizers and soil conditioners, and was circulated to the member bodies in May 1982. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries: Austria Italy Romania China Kenya South Africa, Rep. of Czechoslovakia Korea, Rep.of Spain Egypt, Arab Rep. of Mexico Sri Lanka France Netherlands Thailand Germany,F.R. NewZealand United Kingdom Hungary Norway USA India Poland USSR Israel Portugal No member body expressed disapproval of the document. @International Organization for Standardization, 1983 Printed in Switzerland No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS lot for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO5306-1983(E) Fertilizers - Presentation of sampling reports 0 Introduction e) The quantity of fertilizer sampled (i.e. the lot in terms of massand/orthenumberofpackages)and itsrelationtothe In many cases, sampling is carried out in accordance with legal total amountpresent. requirements, and, in these cases, a legal sampling report has to be completed. For all other cases, or for cases where it is f) If the fertilizer was in packages, the nature of the considered that insufficient information is provided by the legal packages and the method of sealing. sampling report, the information specified in this International g) The sampling plan adopted and the number of in- Standard shouid be given. crementstaken.(If sampling was carried out in accordance with an International Standard or other standard,its A sampling report should be made out for each sample taken. If reference shall be given.) the sample is divided into a number of equivalent portions, a copy of the sampling report should accompany each portion. h) Any relevant observations made during the sampling procedure, includingassessment of the condition ofthefer- tilizer. Scope and field of application Thedate,timeandpostal addressoftheplaceof sam pling, including, where appropriate, the name of any vessel This International Standard specifies the information to be or the registration number of any vehicle from which the given in sampling reports for consignments of fertilizers. sample was taken. k) The identification mark or reference number given to An example of a typical sampling report is given in the annex. the sample by the sampler. m) The method of sealing the sample containers, with a Essential information description of any seals. 2 n)Thenamesand addresses of theparties totherelevant The following essential information shall always be given in the transaction, for example manufacturer, importer or vendor sampling report. and purchaser or holder of the sampled fertilizer. a): The name of the sampler and the department or p) The destinations of the laboratory samples and infor- organization to wh