http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1107/article/22Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EECRegulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EECKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R1107-20191214texttext/xmlen2025-12-09Expert Participation2025-11-13 CHAPTER II<Strong>ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, SAFENERS, SYNERGISTS AND CO-FORMULANTS</Strong>SECTION 1<Strong><Emphasis>Active substances</Emphasis></Strong>Subsection 4<Strong><Expanded>Derogations</Expanded></Strong>Low-risk active substancesArticle 221An active substance complying with the criteria provided for in Article 4 must be approved as a low-risk active substance where—athat substance complies with the criteria in point 5 of Annex 2, andbit may be expected that plant protection products containing that substance will pose only a low risk to human and animal health and the environment as provided for in Article 47(1).2Articles 4 to 21 apply.3The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend point 5 of Annex 2 to specify new criteria for approving an active substance as a low-risk active substance.Art. 22 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(28) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)