# 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: Circumstances in which required

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

The persistence and behaviour of plant protection products in aquatic systems shall be investigated unless it is possible to extrapolate from data obtained on the active substance and metabolites, breakdown and reaction products in accordance with the requirements set out in point 7.2.2.3 of Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 283/2013.
The test shall be reported unless the applicant shows that contamination of surface water will not occur.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/284/annex/section/9/division/9.2/division/9.2.2/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284/annex/section-9/division-9.2/division-9.2.2/division-1
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