# Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, 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: Test conditions

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

The tests shall be conducted under representative agricultural conditions and in accordance with the proposed recommendations for use, resulting in a realistic worst case study.
In semi-field testing the results from lower tier testing as well as the specific questions to be addressed shall be taken in to account. In the selection of species for semi-field testing, the results from lower tier testing as well as the specific questions to be addressed shall be taken into account.
Testing shall include lethal and sub-lethal endpoints (for example integrated parameters in field studies), but such endpoints shall be interpreted with care since they are subject to high variability.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/284/annex/section/10/division/10.3/division/10.3.2/division/10.3.2.3/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284/annex/section-10/division-10.3/division-10.3.2/division-10.3.2.3/division-2
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