Division Circumstances in which required

Testing shall be performed where:

1. (a)

   the acute toxicity of the plant protection product cannot be predicted on the basis of the data for the active substance; or

2. (b)

   the intended use includes direct application on water;

3. (c)

   extrapolation on the basis of available data for a similar plant protection product is not possible.

Tests shall be carried out on one species from each of the three/four groups of aquatic organisms, that is to say fish, aquatic invertebrates, algae and, where relevant, macrophytes as referred to in point 8.2 of Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 283/2013, if the plant protection product itself may contaminate water.

However, where the available information permits to conclude that one of these groups is clearly more sensitive, tests on only the relevant group shall be performed.

If the plant protection product contains two or more active substances, and the most sensitive taxonomic groups for the individual active substances are not the same, testing on all three/four aquatic groups, that is to say fish, aquatic invertebrates, algae and, where relevant macrophytes, shall be required.