Biostimulants legislation · Scientific Regulatory Affairs| Regulatory support for biostimulants in Europe

NEW Update : Indonesia 🇮🇩

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:23:43 -0700

Welcome to a new plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations update!

Today, we talk about the relevant legislations and registration procedures of these products in Indonesia ! 🇮🇩

The link to the update is further below. :)

"Indonesia does not (yet) have a single, standalone “plant biostimulant” law; instead, products marketed for stimulating plant growth or improving soil fertility are commonly regulated under existing frameworks for fertilizers—especially pupuk hayati (biofertilizer) and/or pembenah tanah (soil amendment)—which require testing and registration before they can be produced/imported and distributed. ”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 What happens to products when the new biostimulant law kicks in

🌱 The definition of Pupuk Hayati

🌱 The definition of Pembenah Tanah

🌱 The core regulatory requirements for your dossier

🌱 What you need to know about testing and registration in Indonesia

🌱 The practical implications for plant biostimulant products

🌱 An Indonesian specificity

🌱 And a lot more…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/indonesia

We wish you a great day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : Paraguay 🇵🇾

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:02:48 -0700

Welcome to a new plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations update!

Today, we talk about the relevant legislations and registration procedures of these products in Paraguay ! 🇵🇾

The link to the update is further below. :)

"In Paraguay, fertilisers and plant biostimulants are regulated primarily under the authority of the Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE), which operates under the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería(MAG). SENAVE is responsible for overseeing the quality, control, importation, and commercialisation of agricultural inputs used in crop production, including fertilisers and related products. ”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The main legislative basis

🌱 What you generally need to do

🌱 The registration process

🌱 How plant biostimulants are regulated without a dedicated regulation

🌱 Estimations of costs and timelines

🌱 And a lot more…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/paraguay

We wish you a brilliant day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : Suriname

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:59:37 -0700

We have updated the plant biostimulant and fertiliser legislations summary page for Suriname 🇸🇷

Here’s a quick extract an the list of the key information you’ll find :

The link to the update is further below. :)

"There is no clear, standalone fertiliser act or explicit law governing biostimulants available in public legal databases for Suriname, unlike in jurisdictions such as Chile or European Union countries.

Suriname does not appear to have a specialised legal regime dedicated specifically to fertiliser and biostimulant regulation published in FAOLEX or other major legislative databases.”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The several authorities involved

🌱 How to deal with the lack of official published legislations for biostimulants & fertilisers

🌱 What government communications reveal

🌱 How fertiliser distribution frequently occurs through government programmes

🌱 A quick access to reach out to us for help

🌱 And more important information…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/suriname

We wish you a brilliant day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : French Guiana

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:38:54 -0700

We have updated the plant biostimulant and fertiliser legislations summary page for French Guiana 🇬🇫

Here’s a quick extract an the list of the key information you’ll find :

The link to the update is further below. :)

"French Guiana, as an outermost region of the European Union, is fully covered by EU law regarding fertilising products and plant biostimulants. This means that EU regulations apply directly, just as they do in Metropolitan France, while national French implementing law also applies wherever EU law allows member states to adopt national measures. The legislation governing the placement of fertilisers and plant biostimulants on the market is therefore…”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The main legal frameworks that are valid

🌱 How to deal with the EU framework

🌱 Where to find the information for the national regulations

🌱 When you need an AMM

🌱 What to know about the CE Mark

🌱 And more important information…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/french-guiana

We wish you a brilliant day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : Colombia

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:04:34 -0700

We have updated the plant biostimulant and fertiliser legislations summary page for Colombia 🇨🇴

Here’s a quick extract an the list of the key information you’ll find :

The link to the update is further below. :)

"In Colombia, the authority responsible for regulating fertilisers, soil conditioners and agricultural bio-inputs is the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA). ICA acts as the competent authority overseeing the registration, import, commercialisation and quality control of fertilisers and biofertilisers (“bioinsumos”) used in agriculture. The institute evaluates product dossiers, issues product sale registrations and maintains public lists of authorised fertilisers and bio-inputs available on the Colombian market.”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The main legal framework & what is establishes

🌱 How microbial agents, inoculants and certain plant-derived extracts are regulated differently

🌱 What the Resolución 068370 de 2020 is

🌱 How to obtain a fertiliser sale registration

🌱 What your registration dossier needs to include

🌱 Registering your company

🌱 Validity of your...Read More

NEW Update : India 🇮🇳

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:13:47 -0800

We have updated our plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations summary page for India!

Here’s a quick extract an the list of the key information you’ll find :

The link to the update is further below. :)

"India has established a comprehensive regulatory framework for plant biostimulants, detailing the legal requirements, registration steps, and documentation necessary to place these products on the Indian market.

The Legal Basis for biostimulant regulation is the Fertiliser (Control) Order (FCO), 1985, which, back then, did not include the concept of “biostimulants”. It was however amended by Notification S.O. 882(E) on 23 February 2021, which formally brought biostimulants under regulatory oversight via Clause 20C and Schedule VI.”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The Competent/Regulatory Authority

🌱 Plant Biostimulants (under Clause 20C)

🌱 Plant biostimulant categories

🌱 What needs to be included in the dossier

🌱 Data Requirements & compliance obligations

🌱 Application Forms & timelines for registration

🌱 Estimates of the costs

🌱 And more important information…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/india

We wish you a brilliant day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : South Korea 🇰🇷

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:02:56 -0800

Welcome to a new update about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations!

This week, we talk about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations and registration procedures in South Korea! 🇰🇷

The link to the update is further below. :)

"South Korea does not have a standalone regulatory category for plant biostimulants (unlike the EU Fertilising Products Regulation). Instead, plant biostimulants are regulated under the Fertilizer Control Act (비료관리법) and its Enforcement Decree, when they are classified as fertilizers for agricultural use.”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 What the Fertiliser Control Act is

🌱 What the Fertiliser Control Act establishes

🌱 What the Enforcement Decree is

🌱 What the Enforcement Decree specifies

🌱 What exemptions exist

🌱 What Exemplary Fertiliser Designation is

🌱 What the Public Notification requires

🌱 And much more important information…

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/south-korea

We wish you an awesome day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : Serbia! 🇷🇸

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:40:51 -0800

Welcome to a new update about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations!

This week, we travel to Africa and talk about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations and registration procedures in Serbia! 🇷🇸

The link to the update is further below. :)

"Serbia currently regulates agricultural inputs (including plant nutrition products and soil enhancers) under national fertilizer legislation. The Serbian law is the Zakon o sredstvima za ishranu bilja i oplemenjivačima zemljišta (Official Gazette RS). ("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 41/2009 i 17/2019) (LAW ABOUT PLANT NUTRITION PRODUCTS AND SOIL IMPROVEMENTS). It applies to products for plant nutrition and soil improvement and includes provisions about registration/entry in the official register, labeling, and phytosanitary control. The law provides precise definitions for terms such as fertilizers, soil improvers, mineral fertilizers, organic fertilizers, macronutrients, micronutrients, distributors, importers, and producers. ”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 How the Serbian law aligns (or not) with EU regulations

🌱 What a legal gap assessment revealed

🌱 What category biostimulants typically fall under their laws

🌱 The inspections you will be subject to

🌱 What you need to do to be compliant on the market

🌱 The official competent authority

🌱 Direct sources to our information for you to investigate further (should you wish to do so)

🌱 And more...

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/serbia

We wish you an great day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Update : South Africa!

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:33:49 -0800

Welcome to a new update about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations!

This week, we travel to Africa and talk about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations and registration procedures in South Africa! 🇿🇦

The link to the update is further below. :)

"South Africa regulates both biopesticides and biostimulants under the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Seeds and Remedies Act 36 of 1947, which was amended in 2015 to include biopesticides and in 2019 to include biostimulants. The competent authority for registration is the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (now the Directorate of Agricultural Inputs Control for biopesticides). Registration can be held by a…”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 The efficacy trials required

🌱 Time of approval and validity time of a registration

🌱 An overview of the core of South African Law pertaining to plant biostimulants and fertilisers

🌱 The registration requirements

🌱 What to do when your biostimulant contains microorganisms

🌱 The labelling requirements

🌱 What to do in case of microbial products

🌱 And more...

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/southafrica

We wish you an awesome day,

The sciBASICS Team.

NEW Legislation Update : Bolivia

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:03:56 -0800

Welcome to a new update about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations!

This week, we go to South America and talk about the plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations and registration procedures in Bolivia! 🇧🇴

The link to the update is a little bit further below. :)

"Historically, the regulation of “insumos agrícolas” (“agricultural inputs”)—pesticides, fertilizers, and related substances—has been the responsibility of the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG), under the general statutory authority granted by Ley 2061 (16 March 2000) and Decreto Supremo 25729 (7 April 2000). Within this framework,….”.

The update continues on with :

🌱 An overview of the laws in place today

🌱 The name of the relevant authorities for agri-input product registrations

🌱 An explanation of the new law proposed but not yet active

🌱 What the Bolivian law situation implies for agri-input product producers and importers

🌱 And more...

Here's the way:

https://www.scibasics.com/bolivia

Next in line - South Africa 🇿🇦

We wish you an awesome day,

The sciBASICS Team.