# Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2

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

The ecotoxicological assessment shall be based on the risk that the proposed active substance used in a plant protection product poses to non-target organisms. In carrying out a risk assessment, toxicity shall be compared with exposure. The general term for the output from such a comparison is ‘risk quotient’ or RQ. It shall be noted that RQ can be expressed in several ways, for example, toxicity:exposure ratio (TER) and as a hazard quotient (HQ). The applicant shall take into account the information from Sections 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/283/annex/section/8/division/1/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-283/annex/section-8/division-1/division-2
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