# 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 3

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

The Harmonised Risk Indicator 2 shall be calculated by multiplying the number of authorisations granted for plant protection products under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 for each Group in Table 2 by the relevant hazard weighting set out in Row (vi), followed by the aggregation of the results of these calculations.
Table 2
Categorisation of active substances and hazard weightings for the purpose of calculating Harmonised Risk Indicator 2
Row
Groups
1
2
3
4
(i)
Low-risk active substances which are approved or deemed to be approved under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and which are listed in Part D of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Active substances approved or deemed to be approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and not falling in other categories, and which are listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Active substances approved or deemed to be approved under Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, which are candidates for substitution, and which are listed in Part E of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Active substances which are not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore which are not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(ii)
Categories
(iii)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
(iv)
Micro-organisms
Chemical active substances
Micro-organisms
Chemical active substances
Which are not classified as:
Carcinogenic Category 1A or 1B
and/or
Toxic for Reproduction Category 1A or 1B
and/or
Endocrine disruptors
Which are classified as:
Carcinogenic Category 1A or 1B
and/or
Toxic for Reproduction Category 1A or 1B
and/or
Endocrine disruptors where exposure of humans is negligible
(v)
Hazard Weightings applicable to the number of authorisations granted under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
(vi)
1
8
16
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/128/annex/IV/section/3/division/3 (the official version)
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