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The field(s) of use, existing and proposed, for preparations containing the micro-organism must be specified from among the following:
field use, such as agriculture, horticulture, forestry and viticulture,
protected crops (e.g. in glasshouses),
amenity,
weed control on non-cultivated areas,
home gardening,
house plants,
stored products,
other (specify).
The way by which uptake of the product may occur (e.g. contact, stomach, inhalation) or the pest controlling action (fungitoxic, fungistatic action, nutrient competition, etc.) must be stated.
It must also be stated whether or not the product is translocated in plants and, where relevant, if such translocation is apoplastic, symplastic or both.
Details of the intended use, e.g. types of harmful organisms controlled and/or plants or plant products to be protected, must be provided.
Intervals between the application of the plant protection product containing micro-organisms and chemical pesticides, or a list with active substances of chemical plant protection products not to be used together with the plant protection product containing micro-organisms on the same crop, should also be provided.
For each method of application and each use, the rate of application per unit (ha, m 2 , m 3 ) treated, in terms of g or kg or l for the preparation and in terms of appropriate units for the micro-organism, must be provided.
Application rates shall normally be expressed in g or kg/ha or in kg/m 3 and where appropriate in g or kg/tonne; for protected crops and home gardening use rates shall be expressed in g or kg/100 m 2 or g or kg/m 3 .
The content of micro-organism shall be reported, as appropriate, in number of active unit/ml or g or any other relevant unit.
The method of application proposed must be described fully, indicating the type of equipment to be used, if any, as well as the type and volume of diluent to be used per unit of area or volume.
The maximum number of applications to be used and their timing, must be reported. Where relevant the growth stages of the crop or plants to be protected and the development stages of the harmful organisms, must be indicated. Where possible and necessary the interval between applications, in days, must be stated.
The duration of protection afforded both by each application and by the maximum number of applications to be used, must be indicated.
Where relevant, minimum waiting periods between last application and sowing or planting of succeeding crops, which are necessary to avoid phytopathogenic effects on succeeding crops, must be stated, and follow from the data provided under section 6, point 6.6.
Limitations on choice of succeeding crops, if any, must be stated.
The proposed instructions for use of the preparation, to be printed on labels and leaflets, must be provided.]
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