Achieved  

• Helped secure future of ammonium nitrate based fertiliser products in UK;
• Set up Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS)
• Secured flexibility to use fertiliser according to crop requirement in NVZs;
• Seat on Defra's Rural Climate Change Forum;
• Published high profile report Part of the Solution:
• Direct line into the independent Committee on Climate Change;
• Advised members on compliance with EU and UK fertiliser legislation, REACH and CLP Regulations;
• Advised Defra on revision of RB209 Fertiliser Recommendations;
• Advised Defra on England and Wales adoption of EC Fertiliser Regulation 2003;
• Conducted trials and modelling work on storage of AN based fertilisers on asphalt flooring;
• Secured HSE agreement on Action Plan for continued use of asphalt flooring on which to store AN;
• Updated model fertiliser safety data sheets;
• Published standard fertiliser contract;
• Prepared Guidance on Safe Storage of Fertilisers;
• Publication of British Survey of Fertiliser Practice and Annual Statistics Reports.

On-going  

• Provision of advice to EU Commission on extension of security/traceability scheme across EU;
• Major revision of EU fertiliser Regulation;
• Revision of GB Fertiliser Regulations 1991;
• Implementation of Globally Harmonised System;
• Continued advice to members on compliance with REACH
• Continued dialogue on improving AN security;
• Management of UK FIAS Scheme;
• Revision of UN transport regulations;
• Revision of Seveso Storage Regulations;
• Preparation of Safe Stacking Guidance;
• Preparation of Guidance on disposing of DRT failed material;
• Participation at IFA, Fertilizers Europe and IFS  conferences

AIC has a seat on the following Committees

• EU Explosives Precursors Committee;
• All Fertilizers Europe (formerly EFMA) Committees;
• European Blenders Association Committee;
• UK Working Group on secure loading of fertiliser.
• AIC advises and sometimes accompanies the Defra representative to meetings of the EU Fertilizer Technical Working Group