Division 2.7.3 No authorisation shall be granted if the contamination of groundwater expected as a result of the use of a plant protection product under the proposed conditions of use contravenes or exceeds whichever of the following is the lower:

1. (a)

   the parameters or maximum permissible concentrations laid down by Directive 98/83/EC, or

2. (b)

   the parameters or maximum permissible concentrations laid down for components in the plant protection product such as relevant metabolites/toxins in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy^f1, or

3. (c)

   the parameters for the micro-organism or the maximum concentration laid down by the Commission for components in the plant protection product such as relevant metabolites/toxins when including the micro-organism in Annex I, on the basis of appropriate data, in particular, toxicological data, or, where that concentration has not been laid down, the concentration corresponding to 1/10 of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) laid down when the micro-organism was included in Annex I,

unless it is scientifically demonstrated that under relevant field conditions the lower of the parameters or concentrations is not contravened or exceeded.