# Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (Text with EEA relevance), Division 74

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

The competent authority shall conclude that the biocidal product does not comply with criterion (iv) under point (b) of Article 19(1) where there is a reasonably foreseeable possibility of micro-organisms in sewage treatment plants being exposed to the biocidal product, if for any active substance, substance of concern, relevant metabolite, breakdown or reaction product the PEC/PNEC ratio is above 1, unless it is clearly established in the risk assessment that under field conditions no unacceptable impact, either directly or indirectly, occurs on the viability of such micro-organisms.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/528/annex/VI/division/4/division/3/division/6/division/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/annex-VI/division-4/division-3/division-6/division-74
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