[F1 ANNEX VI U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997 establishing Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.

[F2 PART I U.K. UNIFORM PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATION AND AUTHORISATION OF CHEMICAL PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS]

B. EVALUATION U.K.

2. Specific priciples U.K.

2.4. Impact on human or animal health U.K.

2.4.1. arising from the plant protection product U.K.

2.4.1.4. Member States shall evaluate the possibility of exposure of other humans (bystanders or workers exposed after the application of the plant protection product) or animals to the active substance and/or to other toxicologically relevant compounds in the plant protection product under the proposed conditions of use. U.K.

This evaluation will take into consideration the following information:

(i)

the toxicological and metabolism studies on the active substance as provided for in Annex II and the results of the evaluation thereof, including the acceptable operator exposure level;

(ii)

the toxicological studies provided for in Annex III, including where appropriate dermal absorption studies;

(iii)

other relevant information on the plant protection product as provided for in Annex III such as:

• re-entry periods, necessary waiting periods or other precautions to protect humans and animals,

• method of application, in particular spraying,

• maximum application rate,

• maximum spray application volume,

• composition of the preparation,

• excess remaining on plants and plant products after treatment,

• further activities whereby workers are exposed.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Council Directive 2005/25/EC of 14 March 2005 amending Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC as regards plant protection products containing micro-organisms (Text with EEA relevance).