Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, the APVMA:
- finalised 169 applications for pre-application assistance
- received 2,531 new product, active and permit applications for preliminary assessment
- commenced assessment/evaluation of 3,187 product, active and permit applications
- finalised 3,446 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
- 74% of applications for permits completed in timeframe
- 96% of applications for actives completed in timeframe.
In addition:
- 92% of the 1,008 applications in progress are within timeframe
- 97% of applications requiring major assessment for pesticides were completed within timeframe
- 94% 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 30 June 2021
Type of regulatory decisions |
Commenced |
Finalised/issued |
In progress |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-application assistance |
244 |
169 |
39 |
Product registration – pesticides |
1,336 |
1,466 |
387 |
Product registration – veterinary medicines |
1,008 |
1,051 |
230 |
Permits |
580 |
622 |
248 |
Actives |
263 |
307 |
143 |
Items 8L, 8M, 8P |
1,004 |
826 |
210 |
Technical assessment (Item 25) |
12 |
11 |
9 |
Notifiable variations |
1,011 |
1,011 |
0 |
Import consents |
697 |
674 |
5 |
Certificates of export |
479 |
492 |
21 |
Total |
6 634 |
6 629 |
1 292 |