{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-546/annex/part-I/division-C/division-2/division-2.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-546/annex/part-I/division-C/division-2/division-2.3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/546",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-546",
  "path": "annex/part/I/division/C/division/2/division/2.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.3",
  "heading": "Impact on vertebrates to be controlled",
  "text": "An authorisation for a plant protection product intended to eliminate vertebrates shall be granted only when:\ndeath is synchronous with the extinction of consciousness, or\ndeath occurs immediately, or\nvital functions are reduced gradually without signs of obvious suffering.\nFor repellent products, the intended effect shall be obtained without unnecessary suffering and pain for the target animals.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/546/annex/part/I/division/C/division/2/division/2.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:05.430430+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}