{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284/annex/section-9/division-9.2/division-9.2.2/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/284",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284",
  "path": "annex/section/9/division/9.2/division/9.2.2/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Test conditions",
  "text": "The degradation pathway or pathways shall be reported for two water/sediment systems. The two sediments selected shall differ with respect to organic carbon content and texture, and where relevant, with respect to pH.\nResults obtained shall be presented in the form of schematic drawings showing the pathways involved, and in the form of balance sheets which show the distribution of radio-label in water and sediment as a function of time, as between:\n(a)active substance;\n(b)CO2;\n(c)volatile compounds other than CO2;\n(d)individual identified transformation products;\n(e)extractable substances not identified; and\n(f)non-extractable residues in sediment.\nThe duration of the study shall be at least 100 days. It shall be longer where this is necessary to establish the degradation pathway and water/sediment distribution pattern of the active substance and its metabolites, breakdown and reaction products. If more than 90% of the active substance is degraded before the period of 100 days expires, the test duration may be shorter.\nThe degradation pattern of potentially relevant metabolites occurring within the water/sediment study shall be established by extension of the study for the active substance, when it is not possible to extrapolate from point 7.2.2.3 of Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 283/2013.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/284/annex/section/9/division/9.2/division/9.2.2/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:45.647621+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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