Division 1.8

No authorisation shall be granted unless all the requirements referred to in Section 2 are satisfied. However:

1. (a)

   when one or more of the specific decision-making requirements referred to in points 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.7 are not fully satisfied, authorisations shall be granted only where the advantages of the use of the plant protection product under the proposed conditions of use outweigh the possible adverse effects of its use. Any restrictions on use of the product relating to non-compliance with some of the aforementioned requirements must be mentioned on the label, and non-compliance with the requirements referred to in point 2.7 must not compromise proper use of the product. These advantages can be in terms of:

   • advantages for and compatibility with integrated control measures or organic farming,

   • facilitating strategies to minimise the risk of development of resistance,

   • the need for a greater diversity of types of active substances or biochemical modes of action, e.g. for use in strategies to avoid accelerated breakdown in the soil,

   • reduced risk for operators and consumers,

   • reduced contamination of the environment and reduced impact on non-target species;

2. (b)

   where the criteria referred to in point 2.6 are not fully satisfied because of limitations in current analytical science and technology, authorisation shall be granted for a limited period if the methods submitted prove adequate for the purposes intended. In this case the applicant shall be given a time limit in which to develop and submit analytical methods that are in accordance with those criteria. The authorisation shall be reviewed on expiry of the time limit accorded to the applicant;

3. (c)

   where the reproducibility of the submitted analytical methods referred to in point 2.6 has only been verified in two laboratories, an authorisation shall be granted for 1 year to permit the applicant to demonstrate the reproducibility of those methods in accordance with agreed criteria.