• After you apply for a manufacturing licence

    After receiving an application for a licence to manufacture veterinary chemical products in Australia, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) notifies the applicant within 10 days.

    Assessing an…

  • Chemistry and manufacture (Part 2) - Veterinary

    Chemistry and manufacture of active constituents (Part 2) Chemistry and manufacture of products (Part 2) Additional data guidelines for chemistry and manufacture (Part 2) Overview on approval of active constituents

  • Formulation types

    What is this Guideline about? This Guideline is made pursuant to section 6A of the Agvet Code. The purpose of this Guideline is to set out, for agricultural chemical products, formulation types recognised by the APVMA pursuant to…

  • Specific guidelines - Residues (Part 5A)

    Animal feeding studies for seed dressings (Residues) Animal transfer studies (Residues) Control of pest species in animal housing (Residues) Crops: post-harvest applications except fumigants and grain protectants (Residues) Definition of residues…

  • Active constituent

    For an active constituent, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must be satisfied that the constituent meets the safety criteria.

    Safety criteria

    An active constituent meets the safety criteria if use of the…

  • Guidance on applications involving reference products

    There is a range of applications to register agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemical products that nominate a reference product. The most common applications are to register generic products that are similar, closely similar or the same as an…

  • The risk analysis process

    An application to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for active constituent approval or product registration typically contains a number of distinct parts, including data for chemistry and manufacture, toxicology…

  • Information publication scheme

    Required information Agency information publication scheme plan

    The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's (APVMA) agency plan is published for the purpose of fulfilling our obligations under section 8(2)(a) of the …

  • Guidelines for Efficacy Evaluation of On-farm Dairy Cleansers and Sanitisers

    Scope

    Dairy cleansers and sanitisers are used in milking machinery, tankers and milk factory machinery to remove milk residues and provide a clean surface on which micro-organisms cannot survive or multiply. In on-farm situations dairy…

  • Pesticides efficacy and crop safety general guideline (Part 8)

    Introduction

    Applicants wishing to register a product, vary the particulars or conditions of registration, or hold a permit to use a chemical product, need to satisfy the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)…