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Foundation <strong>for</strong> Arable Research (Nick Pyke)Greater Wellington (Ray Clarey)Horticulture New ZealandMAF Biosecurity (Vivien Thompson)Meadow Mushrooms Ltd (Gill Hoglund)Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Distributors (Les Bryant)Northland Cymbidium Grower‘s AssociationOrion Crop Protection (John Hicking)Rentokil (Jon Thompson)1.3.4 New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) supplied a document (Appendix M)outlining <strong>the</strong> responsibilities <strong>of</strong> NZFSA <strong>under</strong> <strong>the</strong> various legislations relevant topesticide regulation.1.3.5 ERMA New Zealand also commissioned a report from Plant & Food Research(Appendix R) regarding:Horticultural use patterns including ‗<strong>of</strong>f label‘ uses;benefits from <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> substance in New Zealand;lifecycle in<strong>for</strong>mation; andavailability <strong>of</strong> alternative pesticides.1.3.6 To <strong>the</strong> extent appropriate, ERMA New Zealand considered publicly availablesources <strong>of</strong> toxicology and environmental fate and effects test data.1.4 Notification and Consultation1.4.1 This application has been prepared by ERMA New Zealand and will be publiclynotified <strong>for</strong> submissions <strong>for</strong> a 40 working day period. The submissions received,toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> application, will be taken into account by <strong>the</strong> Authority inconsidering <strong>the</strong> reassessment. If required by any submitter, <strong>the</strong> Authority will hold apublic hearing.1.4.2 ERMA New Zealand also commissioned a report from Martin Edwards Consultingregarding:<strong>the</strong> toxicology <strong>of</strong> dichlorvos; andexposure <strong>of</strong> operators and bystanders.1.4.3 <strong>Substance</strong>(s) covered by <strong>the</strong> application1.4.4 Existing dichlorvos-containing substances <strong>for</strong> which <strong>the</strong>re are HSNO approvals andwhich are <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> subject <strong>of</strong> this reassessment, are shown in Table 1:Dichlorvos reassessment – application Page 16 <strong>of</strong> 436

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