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egistration subject to conditions; orexempt from registration where <strong>the</strong> substance is generally recognised as safe; orapprove an agricultural compound without registration <strong>under</strong> specialcircumstances; orexemption from <strong>the</strong> requirement to register subject to prescribed conditions.20. The Act provides several mechanisms <strong>for</strong> managing <strong>the</strong> risks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> product. Theseinclude:a wide range <strong>of</strong> conditions <strong>of</strong> registration can be applied to products requiringregistration or exempt from registration. For example, <strong>the</strong>y can place conditionson importation, manufacture, labelling, packaging, storage, who can sell or use.Limit <strong>the</strong> term <strong>of</strong> registrationApproval <strong>of</strong> operating plansRecognition <strong>of</strong> persons21. Registration <strong>of</strong> products (or Trade Name Products) requires <strong>the</strong> applicant to submitin<strong>for</strong>mation in a range <strong>of</strong> areas so ACVM Group can determine any risks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>product. The main in<strong>for</strong>mation requirements are:chemistry and manufacturingefficacytarget animal (or crop) safetyresiduesalong with a copy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> label.22. Once <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation has been assessed, <strong>the</strong> risks determined, <strong>the</strong> ACVM Groupconsiders what conditions <strong>of</strong> registration are required to ensure any risks areadequately managed. In considering this, <strong>the</strong> ACVM Group is also obliged toconsider whe<strong>the</strong>r any o<strong>the</strong>r legislation can provide <strong>the</strong>se controls.23. The ACVM Group maintains a public register on its website <strong>of</strong> all registeredproducts. The register contains basic in<strong>for</strong>mation on <strong>the</strong> product and a crossreference to a scanned version <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> label content.24. An important issue to remember is that some <strong>of</strong> New Zealand‘s trading partners havebanned <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> certain substances in food-producing animals. The ACVM Groupholds a list <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se substances and, if unsure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> status <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> substance to beused, users must check with <strong>the</strong> ACVM Group prior to any <strong>of</strong>f-label use.ACVM Act relationship with o<strong>the</strong>r NZFSA-administeredlegislation25. There is a complex technical relationship between <strong>the</strong> ACVM Act and o<strong>the</strong>r Actsadministered by NZFSA (and also <strong>the</strong> Biosecurity Act, Animal Welfare Act,Medicines Act and <strong>Hazardous</strong> <strong>Substance</strong>s Act which are administered by o<strong>the</strong>ragencies).26. The Food Act, <strong>the</strong> Animal Products Act and <strong>the</strong> Wine Act provide required outcomes<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> protection <strong>of</strong> human health and safety in relation to food and food-relatedproducts. Standards <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> risks to <strong>the</strong> safety and integrity <strong>of</strong> NewDichlorvos reassessment – application Page 426 <strong>of</strong> 436

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