metabolite

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14/12/2009 – 01/07/2013 Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

‘metabolite’ means any metabolite or a degradation product of an active substance, safener or synergist, formed either in organisms or in the environment. A metabolite is deemed relevant if there is a reason to assume that it has intrinsic properties comparable to the parent substance in terms of its biological target activity, or that it poses a higher or comparable risk to organisms than the parent substance or that it has certain toxicological properties that are considered unacceptable. Such a metabolite is relevant for the overall approval decision or for the definition of risk mitigation measures;

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