Division 1 General principles

United Kingdom

1. 1.1Having regard to current scientific and technical knowledge, Member States shall evaluate the information provided in accordance with the requirements of Annex IIB and IIIB and in particular:
2. 1.2The quality/methodology of tests, where there are no standardised test methods, must be evaluated and the following characteristics, when available, of the methods described must be assessed:
3. 1.3In interpreting the results of evaluations, Member States shall take into consideration possible elements of uncertainty in the information obtained during the evaluation, in order to ensure that the chances of failing to detect adverse effects or of underestimating their importance are reduced to a minimum. The decision-making process shall be examined to identify critical decision points or items of data for which uncertainties could lead to a false classification of risk.
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7. 1.7Where specific principles in Section 2 provide for the use of calculation models in the evaluation of a plant protection product, those models shall:
8. 1.8Division 1.8