Article 22 Low-risk active substancesF1
United Kingdom
An active substance complying with the criteria provided for in Article 4 must be approved as a low-risk active substance where—
that substance complies with the criteria in point 5 of Annex 2, and
it may be expected that plant protection products containing that substance will pose only a low risk to human and animal health and the environment as provided for in Article 47(1).
Articles 4 to 21 apply.
The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend point 5 of Annex 2 to specify new criteria for approving an active substance as a low-risk active substance.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 22 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(28) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)