Mirex chemical review

Completed

Mirex, an organochlorine available as the product Mirant, was a termiticide used to control the giant termite Mastotermes darwiniensis in horticultural crops and amenity trees in northern Australia.

No formal review of mirex was conducted, as there was only one registered product available and because it was destined for eventual phase-out because of Australia’s obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Furthermore, the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries developed alternative methods to control the giant termite without using mirex.

Work plan

Work plan

Click on the tabs for more information about the status of each phase in the review process. For more information about how each phase is conducted, please read about the reconsideration process.

Chemicals

  • Mirex
1. Nomination

1. Nomination

Phase status

Completed
2. Prioritisation

2. Prioritisation

Phase status

Completed
3. Scoping and work plan

3. Scoping and work plan

Phase status

Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration

4. Notice of reconsideration

Phase status

Completed
5. Assessment

5. Assessment

Phase status

Completed
6. Proposed regulatory decision

6. Proposed regulatory decision

Phase status

Completed
7. Consultation

7. Consultation

Phase status

Completed
8. Final regulatory decision

8. Final regulatory decision

Phase status

Completed

The registration of the Mirant product ceased after 30 June 2006. The APVMA reduced the phase-out period normally applicable to chemicals when their registration expires from two years to seven months. Thus, the use of the last mirex product on the Australian market finished on 31 January 2007.

No products containing mirex are currently registered for use in Australia.

9. Implementation

9. Implementation

Phase status

Completed

The APVMA reduced the phase-out period to seven months after the registration had expired.

Publication archive

Publication Archive

Type Title Publication date
Gazette APVMA notice regarding agricultural chemical product mirant 5 February 2007
Gazette Mirant nonrenewal Gazette 5 September 2006
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