# Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2

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

The following general rules shall apply for the calculation of the Harmonised Risk Indicator 2:
(a) the Harmonised Risk Indicator 2 shall be based on the number of authorisations granted under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It shall be calculated on the basis of the categorisation of active substances into the 4 Groups and 7 Categories set out in Table 2 of this Section;
(b) the active substances in Group 1 (categories A and B) are listed in Part D of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;
(c) the active substances in Group 2 (categories C and D) are those listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;
(d) the active substances in Group 3 (categories E and F) shall be those listed in Part E of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;
(e) the active substances in Group 4 (category G) shall be those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;
(f) The weightings in row (vi) in Table 2 of this Section shall apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/128/annex/IV/section/3/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-128/annex-IV/section-3/division-2
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