- Are chemicals safe?
As the regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's (APVMA) role is to ensure that all agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals registered for use in Australia, are effective and can be used…
In Australia, veterinary chemicals (medicines) used in the prevention and treatment of animal diseases must be registered by the APVMA, unless exempt from the registration requirement. This applies to products manufactured, imported, sold, supplied or…
- Introduction
In determining whether a chemical product is suitable for registration, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must be satisfied that the product is safe and effective and will not unduly…
- 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…
- What is a label?
A label in relation to a product is the written, printed and related graphic matter on, or attached to, the container in which the product is directly packed and the outside container or wrapper of the retail package,…
Other products excluded by the Agvet Code Regulations or that don’t require registration are:
Colour intensifiers for aviary birdsColour intensifiers for use in aviary birds are excluded by the Regulations and do not require…
Many veterinary products, but not all, need to be registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) before they can be sold in Australia. It’s important anyone wanting to develop or market a new…
- Definition
Home garden and domestic pest-control products are products that contain an agricultural chemical and are available to the general public through normal retail outlets. Home garden products are for use on vegetables, fruit,…
- Introduction
This information advises manufacturers of aerosol insecticide products about the harmonised aerosol labelling requirements of both the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Group (ACVM, New Zealand) and the…
The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Agvet Code), scheduled to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, stipulates that, for a label for a container for a chemical product to meet the labelling…
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Chemical product registration
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- Pesticides efficacy and crop safety general guideline (Part 8)
- Special data (Part 10) - Products of gene technology
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- Guideline for the regulation of biological agricultural products
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- Relevant data for module levels – agricultural chemical products
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Veterinary data guidelines
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Chemistry and manufacture (Part 2)
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- Metabolism and kinetics (Part 4)
- Residues (Part 5A)
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- Guidelines for data to support efficacy and safety of teat disinfectants
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Agricultural data guidelines
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Labelling Codes
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Veterinary Labelling Code
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Specific labelling requirements
- Anthelmintics for dogs and cats
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- Stomach tubing products
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- Therapeutic pet food products
- Preparing a label and approval process
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Label content
- General labelling requirements
- Anthelmintics for dogs and cats
- Anthelmintics for horses
- Anthelmintics for sheep, goats and cattle
- Anti-inflammatories
- Antibiotics
- Complementary animal health products
- Ectoparasiticides for dogs and cats
- Ectoparasiticides for sheep and goats
- Euthanasiates
- Hormonal growth promotants
- Immunobiological products (veterinary vaccines, antisera, biologicals)
- Intramammary preparations
- Intraruminal products
- Non-prescription injectable products
- Products containing minerals
- Products for application to wounds
- Professional packs of oral non-prescription products
- Stomach tubing products
- Teat dips and sprays
- Therapeutic pet food products
- Label presentation and layout
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Additional guidance
- Globally harmonized system of classification and labelling
- Promotional and display packs
- Individual, multi- and variable dose forms
- QR codes in the labelling and/or package leaflet
- Removable labels for small single-dose veterinary vaccines
- Professional packs of oral non-prescription veterinary products
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Specific labelling requirements
- Globally harmonized system of classification and labelling
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Import and export
- Holders and nominated agents
- Other government requirements
- Limits on use and disclosure of information
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Application guidance
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I want to register a new product with an existing active or new combination of approved actives
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I want to register a new product that contains a new active constituent
- I want to register a new agricultural product that contains a new active constituent – full assessment (Item 1)
- I want to register a new agricultural product that contains a new active constituent – less than a full assessment (Item 2)
- I want to register a new veterinary product that contains a new active constituent (Item 2)
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I want to register a product that is based on an existing registered reference product
- I want to register an agricultural product that is similar to a registered reference product and efficacy and safety and chemistry and manufacture data is required (Item 5)
- I want to register an agricultural product that is closely similar to a registered reference product and chemistry data is required (Item 6)
- I want to register an agricultural product that is closely similar to a registered reference product – no further data required (Item 7)
- I want to register a veterinary product that is based on an existing registered reference product and similar efficacy, safety, chemistry and manufacture data is required (Item 5)
- I want to register a veterinary product that is based on an existing registered reference product and is closely similar and only chemistry data is required (Item 6)
- I want to register a veterinary product that is based on an existing registered reference product and is closely similar and data is not required (Item 7)
- I want to register a product that is the same as a reference product
- I want to register a product and apply for the concurrent approval of a new source of active
- I want to register or vary a product and I need information on spray drift assessment and labelling
- I want an additional marketing name for my existing registered product
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I want to vary my product to amend a restraint, contraindication, precaution or side effect statement (vet products only)
- I want to vary my product to amend a restraint, contraindication, precaution or side effect statement (vet products only) and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my product to amend a restraint, contraindication, precaution or side effect statement (vet products only) and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary my product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions
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I want to vary my agricultural product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions
- I want to vary my agricultural product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my agricultural product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary my veterinary product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions
- I want to vary my veterinary product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my veterinary product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary my agricultural product to alter the shelf life/expiry date, in-use shelf life and/or storage conditions
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I want to vary a re-entry or handling instruction for my product
- I want to vary a re-entry or handling instruction for my agricultural product and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary a re-entry or handling instruction for my agricultural product and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
- I want to vary a re-entry or handling instruction for my veterinary product and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary a re-entry or handling instruction for my veterinary product and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary a withholding period and/or export interval
- I want to vary a withholding period and/or export interval for an agricultural product and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary a withholding period and/or export interval for an agricultural product and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
- I want to vary a withholding period and/or export interval for a veterinary product and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary a withholding period and/or export interval for a veterinary product and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary the use of a product to include a new crop, animal species or situation
- I want to vary the use of an agricultural product to include a new crop or situation and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary the use of an agricultural product to include a non-food producing crop or situation (Item 14)
- I want to vary the use of an agricultural product to include a food producing crop or situation (Item 14)
- I want to vary the use of a veterinary product to include a new animal species or situation and no data of a technical nature is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary the use of a veterinary product to include a non-food species, including companion animals (Item 14)
- I want to vary the use of a veterinary product to include a food producing animal species (Item 14)
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I want to vary the sites of product manufacture
- I want to vary the pack size of my registered product
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I want to vary the use of a product to include a new use, new application method, or new use instructions within an existing crop or situation (agricultural chemical products only)
- I want to vary the use of an agricultural product to include a new use, new application method, or new use instructions within an existing crop or situation and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
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I want to vary the use of an agricultural product to include a new use, new application method, or new use instructions within an existing crop or situation and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary my product to make a change to the product formulation
- I want to vary my agricultural product to make a change to the product formulation and a Prescribed Variation is required (Item 13A – only changes to non-active constituents in limited circumstances)
- I want to vary my agricultural product to make a change to the product formulation and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my agricultural product to make a change to the product formulation and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
- I want to vary my veterinary product to make a change to the product formulation and a Prescribed Variation is required (Item 13A – only changes to non-active constituents in limited circumstances)
- I want to vary my veterinary product to make a change to the product formulation and no technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my veterinary product to make a change to the product formulation and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
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I want to vary my product to include a new dose rate, frequency, route of administration or application method (vet products only)
- I want to vary my product to include a new dose rate, frequency, route of administration or application method (vet products only) No technical assessment is required (Item 12)
- I want to vary my veterinary product to include a new dose rate, frequency, route of administration or application method and a technical assessment is required (Item 14)
- I want to submit a timeshift application
- Active constituent applications guidance
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I want to register a new product with an existing active or new combination of approved actives
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Chemicals and products
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Active constituents
- APVMA standards for active constituents for use in agricultural chemical products
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- General list of impurities and classes of impurities of toxicological concern for agricultural active constituents
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Regulation
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Chemical review
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Listing of chemical reviews
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