{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1432/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1432/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/1432",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1432 of 7 August 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market as regards the criteria for the approval of low-risk active substances (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1432",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Point 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is replaced by the following:\n‘5.\nLow-risk active substances\n5.1.\nActive substances other than micro-organisms\n5.1.1.\nAn active substance, other than a micro-organism, shall not be considered as being of low-risk where it corresponds to any of the following:\n(a) it is or has to be classified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as any of the following:\ncarcinogenic category 1A, 1B or 2,\nmutagenic category 1A, 1B or 2,\ntoxic to reproduction category 1A, 1B or 2,\nskin sensitiser category 1,\nserious damage to eye category 1,\nrespiratory sensitiser category 1,\nacute toxicity category 1, 2 or 3,\nspecific Target Organ Toxicant, category 1 or 2,\ntoxic to aquatic life of acute and chronic category 1 on the basis of appropriate standard tests,\nexplosive,\nskin corrosive, category 1A, 1B or 1C;\n(b) it has been identified as priority substance under Directive 2000/60/EC;\n(c) it is deemed to be an endocrine disruptor;\n(d) it has neurotoxic or immunotoxic effects.\n5.1.2.\nAn active substance, other than a micro-organism, shall not be considered as being of low-risk where it is persistent (half-life in soil is more than 60 days) or its bio-concentration factor is higher than 100.\nHowever, a naturally occurring active substance which does not correspond to any of points (a) to (d) of point 5.1.1 may be considered as being of low-risk, even if it is persistent (half-life in soil is more than 60 days) or its bio-concentration factor is higher than 100.\n5.1.3.\nAn active substance, other than a micro-organism, emitted and used by plants, animals and other organisms for communication, shall be considered as being of low- risk where it does not correspond to any of points (a) to (d) of point 5.1.1.\n5.2.\nMicro-organisms\n5.2.1.\nAn active substance which is a micro-organism may be considered as being of low-risk unless at strain level it has demonstrated multiple resistance to anti-microbials used in human or veterinary medicine.\n5.2.2.\nBaculoviruses shall be considered as being of low-risk unless at strain level they have demonstrated adverse effects on non-target insects.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1432/annex",
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  "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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