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An active substance shall be considered a candidate for substitution if any of the following conditions are met: it meets at least one of the exclusion criteria listed in Article 5(1) but may be approved in accordance with Article 5(2); it meets the criteria to be classified, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as a respiratory sensitiser; its acceptable daily intake, acute reference dose or acceptable operator exposure level, as appropriate, is significantly lower than those of the majority of approved active substances for the same product-type and use scenario; it meets two of the criteria for being PBT in accordance with Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; there are reasons for concern linked to the nature of the critical effects which, in combination with the use patterns, amount to use that could still cause concern, such as high potential of risk to groundwater, even with very restrictive risk management measures; it contains a significant proportion of non-active isomers or impurities.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.