# Council Directive 2005/25/EC of 14 March 2005 amending Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC as regards plant protection products containing micro-organisms (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.6.2.1: Non-viable residues

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Member States shall evaluate the possibility of exposure of humans or animals to non-viable residues and their degradation products via the food chain due to the possible occurrence of such residues in or on edible parts of treated crops. In particular, the following information should be taken into account:
the stage of development of the micro-organism at which non-viable residues are produced,
the development stages/life cycle of the micro-organism under typical environmental conditions; in particular, attention shall be paid to the assessment of the likelihood of survival and multiplication of the micro-organism in or on crops, food or feed, and, as a consequence, the likelihood of the production of non-viable residues,
the stability of relevant non-viable residues (including the effects of factors such as temperature, UV light, pH and the presence of certain substances),
any experimental study showing whether or not relevant non-viable residues are translocated in plants,
data concerning the proposed good agricultural practice (including number and timing of applications, maximum application rate and minimum spray application volume, proposed pre-harvest intervals for envisaged uses, or withholding periods or storage periods, in the case of post-harvest uses) and additional data on application as provided for in Annex IIIB,
where relevant, other authorised uses of plant protection products in the area of envisaged use, i.e. containing the same residues, and
the natural occurrence of non-viable residues on edible plant parts as a consequence of naturally occurring micro-organisms.
(b) Member States shall evaluate the toxicity of non-viable residues and their degradation products having regard in particular to the specific information provided in accordance with Annex IIB and IIIB.
(c) Where non-viable residues or their degradation products are considered toxicologically relevant for humans and/or animals and when exposure is not considered negligible, the actual levels in or on the edible parts of treated crops should be determined, taking into consideration:
analytical methods for the non-viable residues,
the growth curves of the micro-organism under optimal conditions,
the production/formation of non-viable residues at relevant moments (e.g. at the anticipated harvest time).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/25/annex/division/B/division/2/division/2.6/division/2.6.2/division/2.6.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-25/annex/division-B/division-2/division-2.6/division-2.6.2/division-2.6.2.1
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