Analysis by type of application

1. Summary of activities related to regulatory decisions—June quarter 2018

*See description of application types.

1.1. Applications processed—June quarter 2018

2. Pre-application assistance

In the June quarter 2018:

• 42 applications were received
• 41 applications were finalised
• 28 applications were in progress at the end of the quarter.

2.1. Pre-application assistance—June quarter 2018

* This includes all PAAs received under the previous process.

Pre-Application Assistance (PAA) is an optional, three-tiered, fee-based service provided to applicants to provide them with advice before they submit an application for registration. The timeframe for each tier is based on the complexity of the proposed application and effort required to provide the assistance.

3. Preliminary assessment

In the June quarter 2018:

• 734 were received
• 636 were processed
• 99 per cent were completed within the 30-day timeframe

3.1. Preliminary assessment—June quarter 2018

Preliminary assessment is a legislatively required administrative check of all applications received to ensure the information necessary to proceed to a full evaluation is present. The timeframe for preliminary assessment is 30 days from receipt.

4. Applications commenced

In the June quarter 2018, 738 applications were commenced

• 551 for products
• 54 for actives
• 133 for permits

5. Applications finalised

In the June quarter 2018, 889 applications were finalised

• 510 for products
• 267 for actives
• 111 for permits

6. Timeframe performance

In the June quarter 2018, timeframe performance results for applications were:

• 77 per cent for pesticide products
• 84 per cent for veterinary medicines products
• 95 per cent for actives
• 80 per cent for permits

7. Work in progress

At the end of June quarter 2018, there were:

• 1306 applications in progress
  • 784 product applications
  • 357 active applications
  • 165 permit applications
• 83 per cent were within timeframe

Work in progress is an indicator of the current workload of the APVMA. It is calculated as the number of applications still in evaluation at the end of the quarter.

8. Technical assessment, notifiable variations, holders and nominated agents

In the June quarter 2018:

• 8 technical assessments on data packages were finalised
• 212 applications to change (or create) a holder or nominated agent (item 8L, 8M, 8P) were finalised
• 126 minor changes to the details of a registered product, active or label (notifiable variations) were finalised.

8.1. Other regulatory assessments—June quarter 2018

9. Consents to import

In the June quarter 2018, 164 consents to import were issued.

9.1. Consents to import—June quarter 2018

Consents to import are issued to allow importation—in limited circumstances—of unregistered products or unapproved actives into Australia, when a legitimate reason exists for a person or company to have possession of the chemicals in Australia. There is no statutory timeframe for consents to import—the APVMA seeks to process these within 14 days.

10. Certificates of export

In the June quarter 2018, 47 certificates of export were issued.

10.1. Certificates of export—March quarter 2018

Before accepting exports of a chemical product from Australia, many countries require an assurance from the government authority responsible for regulating the product in Australia. This is provided by the APVMA in the form of a certificate of export. There is no statutory timeframe for consents to import—the APVMA seeks to process these within 20 days.