Overview
EN ISO 16119-3:2013 (ISO 16119-3:2013) - "Agricultural and forestry machinery - Environmental requirements for sprayers - Part 3: Sprayers for bush and tree crops" specifies environmental design and performance requirements for sprayers used on bush and tree crops (e.g., vineyards, orchards, hops). The standard focuses on minimizing the potential risk of environmental contamination during normal use and foreseeable misuse. It is intended to be read together with ISO 16119‑1 (general requirements) and does not cover machine safety (see ISO 4254‑6).
Key Topics
- Scope and applicability
- Applies to sprayers for bush, tree and similar crops; not applicable to human‑mounted sprayers or to machines manufactured before publication.
- Environmental performance requirements
- Measures to reduce environmental contamination and spray drift during application.
- Verification and testing
- Clauses on verification methods to demonstrate compliance with environmental requirements.
- Volume/hectare adjustment systems
- Requirements for accurate volume per hectare adjustment and control systems.
- Distribution of liquid and air
- Criteria for uniform liquid distribution and air-assisted delivery (relevant to air‑assisted sprayers).
- Cleaning and residue control
- Requirements for internal cleaning, cleaning devices (including induction hoppers), and residual volume reduction to prevent contamination.
- Additional components
- Specific provisions for spray guns, lances, marking, and the required instruction handbook.
- Risk assessment
- A listed set of significant hazards, hazardous situations and events related to environmental contamination.
- Regulatory linkage
- Annex ZA explains conformity with EU Directive 2009/127/EC (amending 2006/42/EC) and how compliance can confer presumption of conformity.
Applications
- Manufacturers of mounted and trailed agricultural sprayers for vineyards, orchards and similar crops use EN ISO 16119‑3 to:
- Design systems that reduce off‑target contamination.
- Specify and validate cleaning systems and volume control features.
- Prepare technical documentation, marking and operator manuals consistent with regulatory expectations.
- Agricultural equipment testers, conformity assessors, and procurement teams use the standard for product evaluation and acceptance testing.
- Extension services and crop protection advisors reference the standard when recommending equipment that reduces environmental impact.
Who should use this standard
- Sprayer manufacturers and designers
- Testing laboratories and certification bodies
- Agricultural equipment buyers and specifiers
- Regulators and compliance officers in the agricultural sector
Related Standards
Keywords: ISO 16119-3, sprayers for bush and tree crops, environmental requirements, spray drift control, sprayer cleaning, agricultural sprayers, volume per hectare adjustment.