# 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), Division 2.7.4

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

Competent authorities shall evaluate the possibility of exposure of organisms in the terrestrial compartment to the plant protection product under the proposed conditions of use; if this possibility exists they shall evaluate the risks arising for the terrestrial compartment. A micro-organism may give rise to risks because of its potential through multiplication to establish itself in the environment and can therefore have a long-lasting or permanent impact on microbial communities or their predators.
This evaluation shall take into consideration the following information:
(a)the biological properties of the micro-organism;
(b)the survival of the micro-organism in the environment;
(c)its ecological niche;
(d)the natural background level of the micro-organism, where it is indigenous;
(e)information on fate and behaviour in the various parts of the environment;
(f)where relevant, other authorised uses of plant protection products in the area of envisaged use, e.g. containing the same active substance or which gives rise to the same residues.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/546/annex/part/II/division/B/division/2/division/2.7/division/2.7.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-546/annex/part-II/division-B/division-2/division-2.7/division-2.7.4
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