• Applying for approvals, registrations and variations

    <p><a href="/node/27441">/node/27441</a>How to apply for the approval of active constituents and registrations of agvet products, variations to active constituents and agvet products and labels.</p>

  • Section 6A Guidelines

    Section 6A of the Agvet Code provides that the APVMA may make written guidelines for performing our functions and exercising our powers under the Agvet Code.

    6A Guidelines are intended to assist our staff in making decisions in a consistent…

  • Special data (Part 10) – Products of gene technology

    Some active constituents and agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemical products the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regulates are produced using gene technology. These constituents and products are derived or…

  • About the application process

    Although there is no statutory timeframe for us to assess an application for certificate to export agricultural and veterinary chemical product, we will endeavour to process certificate to export applications within 20 working days.

    The…

  • Metabolism and kinetics (Part 4)

    Introduction

    Metabolism studies are used to assess the fate of the chemical in target animals and to assess the character of chemical residues in food-producing animals. The composition of a residue (parent and metabolites) and the…

  • Food safety studies for veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals

    This guideline is based on the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH) guidelines, a series of guidelines developed to facilitate the mutual acceptance…

  • Approval of active constituents for which information is not readily available

    The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Agvet Code), scheduled to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, normally requires the APVMA to be satisfied about a number of things before granting an…

  • Permits

    Section 167 of the Agvet Code lists a range of decisions we make relating to applications for a permit that are reviewable by the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), including applications for an extension to a permit. Alternatively, you can seek…

  • Australian code of good manufacturing practice for veterinary chemical products

  • Virginiamycin draft review report

    Virginiamycin is an antibiotic of the streptogramin class. Products containing virginiamycin are registered for in-feed use in poultry, pigs, cattle, sheep and horses. The approved uses include improvement of the growth rate and feed conversion…