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Agri-Vet Chemicals Code Regulations 1995 (Superseded Version, 01 Mar 2016 - 31 May 2016)

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The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry published a superseded version of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995, valid from 1 March 2016 to 31 May 2016. The instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. A citation change is noted. The current version of the regulations is available via the provided link.

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The document presents a superseded historical version of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995, showing the consolidated text valid from 1 March 2016 to 31 May 2016. A citation change is noted. The instrument was backcaptured per Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Affected parties subject to agricultural and veterinary chemical product regulations should be aware this is an archival version. The current consolidated version of the regulations should be consulted for ongoing compliance purposes.

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- Part 1—Preliminary
- Division 1.1A—Name and commencement
- 1 Name of Regulations
- 2 Commencement
- Division 1.1—Definitions
- 3 Interpretation
- 3A Meaning of reference active constituent
- 3B Meaning of reference chemical product
- 3C Definition of confidential commercial information—section 3 of the Code
- 4 Definition of date-controlled chemical product—section 3 of the Code
- 5A Meaning of lodged
- 7 Definition of agricultural chemical product—section 4 of the Code
- 8 Definition of veterinary chemical product—section 5 of the Code
- 8AA Safety criteria—active constituents
- 8AB Safety criteria—chemical products
- 8AD Trade criteria
- 8AE Labelling criteria
- 8AF Standards made by APVMA
- Division 1.2—General provisions about applications
- 8AFA Application requirements—chemical product registration renewal applications
- 8AG Application requirements—timeshift applications
- 8AH Application requirements—copies of applications
- Division 1.3—General provisions about notices
- 8AHA Published notice of approvals of labels and variations of relevant particulars or conditions of approvals
- 8AK Information to be given in notice to holder
- 8AL Information to be given on refusal of application to vary prescribed relevant particular
- 8AM Publication requirements—approvals and variations of approvals of active constituents
- 8AN Publication requirements—registrations, variations of registrations and approval of labels
- 8AO Matters for notice following preliminary assessment
- 8AP Matters for notice for technical assessment
- 8AQ Matters for notice in relation to extension of permit
- Division 1.6—Listed chemical products
- 8AR Listed chemical products
- Part 2—Approvals and registration
- Division 2.1A—Pre-application assessments and assistance
- 8AS APVMA may provide technical assessments
- 8AT APVMA may provide pre-application assistance
- Division 2.1—Granting or refusing approvals and registrations
- Subdivision 2.1.1—Preliminary applications—summaries of applications
- 8B Summaries of applications for active constituents for chemical products
- 8D Summaries of applications for chemical products that are not the same as a registered chemical product
- 8E Summaries of applications for chemical products that are the same as a registered chemical product
- Subdivision 2.1.3—Particulars for approvals, registrations and labelling
- 15 Particulars of approved active constituents to be recorded
- 16 Particulars of registered chemical products to be recorded
- 17 Particulars for label
- Subdivision 2.1.4—Conditions of approval—active constituents and chemical products
- 17C Conditions of approval or registration—active constituents and chemical products
- 18 Conditions of registration of chemical products—containers
- Subdivision 2.1.6—Conditions of approval—labels
- 18B Prescribed conditions for approval of labels
- 18C Label must be attached to containers for chemical products
- 18D Information on label
- 18E Labelling standards and requirements
- 18F Requirements for information on labels
- 18G Requirements about claims inconsistent with labels
- 18H Retention of label and information about label
- 18I Providing label and information about label to APVMA
- 18J Identifying information recorded for holder and nominated agent
- Subdivision 2.1.6A—Incorrect particulars and conditions
- 18K Incorrect particulars and conditions APVMA must correct
- Division 2.2—Granting or refusing applications for variation of relevant particulars, or conditions, of approvals or registration
- Subdivision 2.2.1—Variation applications—summaries of applications
- 19AD Summaries of applications for variation for chemical products
- Subdivision 2.2.2—Notifiable variations
- 19AE Notifiable variations
- Subdivision 2.2.3—Prescribed variations
- 19AF Prescribed variations
- Division 2.3—Reconsideration of approval or registration
- 20 Reconsideration work plan
- 21 Period for giving information, reports, results or samples
- 22 Notice of decision on reconsideration
- 22AA Reconsideration by APVMA of approval of label
- Division 2.6—Late applications
- 23 Late applications for renewal of registration of chemical product
- Division 2.7—Renewal of registration
- 23A When renewed registration ends
- Part 2B—Reserved chemical products
- 23G Reserved Schedule
- 23H Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—containers for supply
- 23I Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—labels
- Part 3—Compensation for provider of certain information in respect of continued registration of certain chemical products
- Division 3.1—Notices
- 24 Protected registered information—notice to primary holder
- 25 Protected registered information—notice to secondary holder
- Division 3.2—Conduct of arbitration
- 26 Rules governing the conduct of an arbitration
- 27 Notice of appointment of arbitrator
- 28 Parties to give information to arbitrator
- 29 Mediator to submit report
- 30 Arbitrator to conduct a hearing
- 31 Arbitrator to give parties notice of hearing
- 32 Arbitrator’s powers if holder does not attend hearing
- 33 Procedure at the hearing
- 34 Representation at the hearing
- 35 Arbitrator may require information etc
- 36 Fair proportion of cost of providing protected registration information
- 37 Arbitrator’s costs
- 38 Holders’ cost of arbitration
- 39 Arbitrator exonerated from liability
- Part 4—Control of chemical products
- Division 4.1—General
- 40 Supply of substances for research etc for chemical products
- 41 Supply etc of substances with constituents differing from registered particulars
- 42 Prescribed standards for chemical products
- 43 When statements about chemical products can be made or reported
- 43A Division 3 of Part 4 of the Code does not apply to listed chemical products or reserved chemical products
- 44 Record of manufacture or import of date-controlled chemical product
- 45 Restricted chemical products
- 46 Supply of chemical product—batch number or record of supply
- Division 4.2—Supply of hormonal growth promotants
- 47 Notice of intention to supply hormonal growth promotant
- 47A Notification number may be replaced or withdrawn
- 47AB Review of decision withdrawing assigned notification number
- 47B Notification number to be renewed annually
- 47C Hormonal growth promotant not to be supplied etc
- 48 Supply of hormonal growth promotant—purchaser’s declaration
- 49 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—manufacturer and supplier
- 50 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—importer and supplier
- 51 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—other suppliers
- 52 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—general requirements
- 53 Copy of records to be given to APVMA
- 54 Copy of records etc to be kept
- Part 5—Analysis
- 55 Analysis of chemical products—tests
- 55A Prescribed standards for supplied substances
- 56 Analysis at an accredited laboratory
- Part 6—Permits
- 57 Requirements for issue of permit on application
- 57A Requirements for issue of permit on APVMA’s own initiative
- 57B Duration of permit—extension for further period
- Part 7—Manufacture of chemical products
- 59 Part 8 of the Code does not apply to listed chemical products, reserved chemical products and certain other products
- 59A Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—single step
- 59B Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—chemical product that ceases to be prescribed
- 59C Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—legal personal representative etc of licence holder
- 59D Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—person that acquires business including transfer of licence
- 59E Requirements for issue of licence
- 60 Licence condition—holder to give information about manufacture
- 61 Licence conditions—general
- 61A Determination following GMP audit
- 62 Licence condition—naming persons in control of production etc
- Part 8—Enforcement
- 63 Method of securing samples
- 64 Infringement notices
- Part 9—Miscellaneous
- Division 9.1—Information
- 65 Information that must be given electronically
- 65A Period for giving additional information, report or sample—applications
- 65B Period for giving additional information, report or sample—suspensions and cancellations
- 66 Disclosure of confidential commercial information about toxicity etc
- 67 Disclosure of confidential commercial information about chemical products not yet registered etc
- 68 Disclosure of confidential commercial information to international organisations
- 69 Disclosure of confidential commercial information—records
- 69AAA Disclosure of information given with applications under these Regulations
- Division 9.2—Fees
- 69A Payment of fees
- 69AA Prescribed fee for notices of notifiable variations
- 69B Fees for pre-application assistance
- 70 Fees for applications
- 70A Modular assessment fees
- 70B Recategorised applications
- 71A Fees for continued registration of chemical product
- 71B Overseas GMP compliance assessment
- 71C Fees for applications relating to holder or nominated agent
- 72 Remission and waiver of fees for applications
- 72A Fees for licences
- 73 Fees for copies and extracts
- 73A Fees for converting information and documents into electronic form
- Division 9.3—Notification, assessment periods and review
- 75 Notification that application has been received
- 76 Period within which APVMA is to determine application
- 76A Extended assessment periods
- 76B Extension of assessment period or extended assessment period for recategorised applications
- 77 Modular assessment period
- 78 Commencement of assessment period
- 78A Period for determining applications relating to holders and nominated agents
- 78AA Period for determining applications for renewal of registration
- 78B Period within which APVMA is to conclude reconsiderations
- 78C Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Division 9.4—Logo of APVMA
- 79 Logo of the APVMA
- Part 9A—Review of prescribed matters
- 80A Purpose of Part 9A
- 80B Definitions for Part 9A
- 80C Repeal of Part 9A
- 80D Reconsideration participation review
- 80E Work health and safety duplication review
- Part 10—Transitional and application provisions
- Division 10.1—Transitional provisions for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013
- 80 Definitions
- 82 Continuation of old Code requirements for old Code applications
- 83 Preliminary notices issued under old Code
- 84 Assessment periods for old Code applications
- 85 Reconsiderations commenced under old Code
- Division 10.2—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
- 86 Operation of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
- Division 10.3—Application of amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re-approvals and Re-registrations) Regulation 2014
- 87 Application of amendments in relation to existing approvals of labels
- Division 10.4—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Animal Feed Reform and Other Measures) Regulation 2015
- 88 Inclusion of excluded stockfood non-active constituents in first ingredient determination
- 89 Repeal of this Division
- Division 10.5—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Simplified Formulation Variations and Other Measures) Regulation 2015
- 90 Operation of amendments to applications for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product
- 91 Repeal of this Division
- Schedule 1—Date-controlled agricultural chemical products
- Schedule 3—Definition of agricultural chemical product
- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Definitions
- Part 2—Substances or mixtures declared to be agricultural chemical products
- Part 3—Substances or mixtures declared not to be agricultural chemical products
- Schedule 3AA—Definition of veterinary chemical product
- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Definitions
- Part 2—Substances or mixtures declared to be veterinary chemical products
- 2 Substances or mixtures declared to be veterinary chemical products
- Part 3—Substances or mixtures declared not to be veterinary chemical products
- Division 3.1—Substances or mixtures declared not to be veterinary chemical products—general
- 3 Substances or mixtures declared not to be veterinary chemical products
- Division 3.2—Excluded nutritional or digestive products
- 4 Excluded nutritional or digestive products
- 5 Ingredient requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
- 6 Claims requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
- 7 Labelling requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
- 8 Manufacturing requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
- Division 3.3—Ingredient determinations
- 9 Ingredient determinations
- 10 Applying for ingredient determinations
- 11 Information that may be used for ingredient determinations
- Schedule 3B—Listed chemical products
- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Particulars of listed chemical products
- 2 Active constituents in listed chemical products
- Part 2—Listed chemical products
- Part 3—Active constituents in listed chemical products
- Division 3.1—Agricultural chemical products
- Subdivision 3.1.1 Home swimming pool and spa products
- Division 3.2—Veterinary chemical products
- Subdivision 3.2.1 Joint health products for dogs and horses
- Schedule 3C—Reserved Schedule
- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Definitions
- 2 Particulars of reserved chemical products
- 3 Active constituents in reserved chemical products
- Part 2—Reserved chemical products
- Part 3—Active constituents in reserved chemical products
- Division 3.1—Agricultural chemical products
- Subdivision 3.1.1 Disinfectants
- Division 3.2—Veterinary chemical products
- Schedule 4—Restricted chemical products
- Schedule 5A—Infringement notices
- Schedule 6—Application fees and assessment periods
- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1.1 Definitions
- 1.2 When chemical products are closely similar
- 1.3 When chemical products are similar
- 1.4 When chemical products are the same
- 1.5 Meaning of protected information
- 1.6 Effect of Part 2 where information is protected information
- 1.7 Fee when application for registration preceded by application for permit
- Part 2—Table of fees and assessment periods
- Schedule 7—Table of fees and periods for completion of modules, levels and types of assessments
- Schedule 8—Logo of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
- Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history

Named provisions

Part 1—Preliminary Division 1.1A—Name and commencement Division 1.1—Definitions Section 3 Interpretation Section 7 Definition of agricultural chemical product Section 8 Definition of veterinary chemical product

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Classification

Agency
AU
Published
March 1st, 2016
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
F2016C00203

Who this affects

Applies to
Agricultural firms Manufacturers Government agencies
Industry sector
1111 Crop Production 1120 Animal Production
Activity scope
Agri-chemical regulation Veterinary chemical products Chemical product registration
Geographic scope
Australia AU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Agriculture
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Pharmaceuticals Consumer Protection

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