# Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, Division 5.1.2

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

An active substance, other than a micro-organism, shall not be considered as being of low-risk where it is persistent (half-life in soil is more than 60 days) or its bio-concentration factor is higher than 100.
However, a naturally occurring active substance which does not correspond to any of points (a) to (d) of point 5.1.1 may be considered as being of low-risk, even if it is persistent (half-life in soil is more than 60 days) or its bio-concentration factor is higher than 100.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1107/annex/II/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1107/annex-II/division-5/division-5.1/division-5.1.2
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