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Division 5.1.1 F1

United Kingdom

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An active substance, other than a micro-organism, shall not be considered as being of low-risk where it corresponds to any of the following:

  1. (a)

    it is or has to be classified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as any of the following:

    • carcinogenic category 1A, 1B or 2,

    • mutagenic category 1A, 1B or 2,

    • toxic to reproduction category 1A, 1B or 2,

    • skin sensitiser category 1,

    • serious damage to eye category 1,

    • respiratory sensitiser category 1,

    • acute toxicity category 1, 2 or 3,

    • specific Target Organ Toxicant, category 1 or 2,

    • toxic to aquatic life of acute and chronic category 1 on the basis of appropriate standard tests,

    • explosive,

    • skin corrosive, category 1A, 1B or 1C;

  2. (b)

    it has been identified as priority substance F2and is listed in Annex 10 to Directive 2000/60/EC;

  3. (c)

    it is deemed to be an endocrine disruptor;

  4. (d)

    it has neurotoxic or immunotoxic effects.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1432 of 7 August 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market as regards the criteria for the approval of low-risk active substances (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Words in Annex 2 point 5.1.1(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(r) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)