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Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (repealed)

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XIII.FURTHER ECOTOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES

1.Effects on birds

1.1.Acute oral toxicity — this need not be done if an avian species was selected for study in Section VII, part 1

1.2.Short-term toxicity — eight-day dietary study in at least one species (other than chickens)

1.3.Effects on reproduction

2.Effects on aquatic organisms

2.1.Prolonged toxicity to an appropriate species of fish

2.2.Effects on reproduction and growth rate on an appropriate species of fish

2.3.Bioaccumulation in an appropriate species of fish

2.4. Daphnia magna reproduction and growth rate

3.Effects on other non-target organisms

3.1.Acute toxicity to honeybees and other beneficial arthropods, e.g. predators. A different test organism shall be chosen from that used in Section VII, part 1

3.2.Toxicity to earthworms and to other soil non-target macro-organisms

3.3.Effects on soil non-target micro-organisms

3.4.Effects on any other specific, non-target organisms (flora and fauna) believed to be at risk

4.Other effects

4.1.Activated sludge respiration inhibition test

5.Summary and evaluation of parts 1, 2, 3 and 4

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