Between 1 July 2020 and 31 March 2021, the APVMA:
- finalised 112 applications for pre-application assistance
- received 2,021 new product, active and permit applications for preliminary assessment
- commenced assessment/evaluation of 2,509 product, active and permit applications
- finalised 2,763 product, active and permit applications.
Overall timeframe performance was 94% for product, active and permit applications types with:
- 99% of applications for pesticides completed in timeframe
- 99% of applications for veterinary medicines completed in timeframe
- 75% of applications for permits completed in timeframe
- 96% of applications for actives completed in timeframe.
In addition:
- 91% of the 1,013 applications in progress are within timeframe
- 97% of applications requiring major assessment for pesticides were completed within timeframe
- 93% of applications requiring major assessment for veterinary medicines were completed within timeframe
- 99% of non-technical applications for pesticides were completed within timeframe
- 99% of non-technical applications for veterinary medicines were completed within timeframe.
Summary of activities related to regulatory decisions, 1 July 2020 to 31 March 2021
Type of regulatory decisions |
Commenced |
Finalised/issued |
In progress |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-application assistance |
194 |
112 |
42 |
Product registration – pesticides |
1065 |
1175 |
407 |
Product registration – veterinary medicines |
844 |
876 |
224 |
Permits |
407 |
466 |
230 |
Actives |
195 |
229 |
152 |
Items 8L, 8M, 8P |
712 |
694 |
50 |
Technical assessment (Item 25) |
10 |
10 |
8 |
Notifiable variations |
807 |
808 |
11 |
Import consents |
544 |
480 |
2 |
Certificates of export |
308 |
324 |
12 |
Total |
5,086 |
5,174 |
1,138 |