# 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, Article 22: Low-risk active substances

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

1. An active substance complying with the criteria provided for in Article 4 must be approved as a low-risk active substance where—
(a) that substance complies with the criteria in point 5 of Annex 2, and
(b) 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).
2. Articles 4 to 21 apply.
3. 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1107/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1107/article-22
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