{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-25/annex/division-B/division-2/division-2.7/division-2.7.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-25/annex/division-B/division-2/division-2.7/division-2.7.2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2005/25",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-25",
  "path": "annex/division/B/division/2/division/2.7/division/2.7.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.7.2",
  "heading": "Member States shall evaluate the risk for the aquatic compartment where the possibility of the exposure of aquatic organisms has been established. A micro-organism may give rise to risks because of its potential through multiplication to establish itself in the environment and can therefore have a long-lasting or permanent impact on microbial communities or their predators.",
  "text": "This evaluation will take into consideration the following information:\n(a) the biological properties of the micro-organism,\n(b) the survival of the micro-organism in the environment,\n(c) its ecological niche,\n(d) the natural background level of the micro-organism, where it is indigenous,\n(e) information on fate and behaviour in the various parts of the environment,\n(f) where relevant, information on potential interference with analytical systems used for the control of the quality of drinking water as provided for in Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption,\n(g) where relevant, other authorised uses of plant protection products in the area of envisaged use, e.g. containing the same active substance or which gives rise to the same residues.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/25/annex/division/B/division/2/division/2.7/division/2.7.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:44.100508+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}