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Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011Show full title
Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products (Text with EEA relevance)
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2.8.5.Member States shall evaluate the possibility of exposure of and effects on earthworms.
2.8.5.1.A micro-organism may give rise to risks because of its potential to infect and multiply in earthworms. Whether or not identified risks could be changed due to the formulation of the plant protection product shall be assessed, taking into account the following information on the micro-organism:
(a)
its mode of action;
(b)
other biological properties;
(c)
studies on earthworm toxicity, pathogenicity and infectivity.
2.8.5.2.A plant protection product may give rise to toxic effects due to the action of toxins or co-formulants. For the assessment of such effects the following information shall be taken into consideration:
(a)
studies on earthworm toxicity;
(b)
information on fate and behaviour in the various parts of the environment.
If mortality or signs of intoxication are observed in the tests the evaluation must include a calculation of toxicity/exposure ratios based on the quotient of the LC50 value and the estimated exposure expressed in mg/kg dry weight soil.
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