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Approvals and ACVM Group Overview

December 2009

The Approvals and ACVM Group is responsible for developing, implementing and confirming compliance to the New Zealand approvals processes under the:

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997

Animal Products Act 1999

Food Act 1981

Wine Act 2003.

In regard to the ACVM Act, this means:

authorising ACVM products and monitoring their importation, manufacture, sale and use

developing, implementing, evaluating and reviewing standards relating to agricultural chemicals, veterinary medicines and maximum residue limits (MRLs)

maintaining public registers/lists

confirming compliance and investigating non-compliance.

With the support of the Executive Management team, the Group focuses on three other core functions:

Standards

Approvals

Conformance.

Standards team

The key outputs of this team are:

to produce the standards/rules (in consultation with interested parties) by which agricultural compounds and trade name products will be authorised so that they can be imported, manufactured, sold or used

to provide technical advice and support

to influence international initiatives to harmonise requirements for assessment and registration.

Approvals team

The key outputs of this team are:

to appraise applications for registration of ACVM products in accordance with information requirements set by the Standards team

to process applications for ‘approval in special circumstances’

to provide inputs to the Standards and Conformance outputs as required.

Conformance team

The key outputs of this team are:

to approve and audit people and processes

to verify compliance with conditions of registration or exemption from registration

to investigate non-compliance and take action if necessary.

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