Frequently Used ACVM Acronyms

ACVM

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines

ADE

Acceptable daily exposure

ADI

Acceptable daily intake

ADR

Adverse drug reaction

AER

Adverse event report

Agcarm

New Zealand Association for Animal Health and Crop Protection (A New Zealand industry association)

AHB

Animal Health Board

AHC

Animal Health Committee (Formerly VETCOMM - Chief Veterinary Officers of Agriculture Departments for New Zealand, Australia and each of the Australian States and Territories - reports to PISC)

AHI

Animal Health Industry (An Australian industry association)

ANZCCART

Australia and New Zealand Council for Care of Animals in Research and Teaching

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Regulatory agency within the USDA)

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (Australian regulatory equivalent to the ACVM Group)

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ARfD

Acute reference dose

ARPPA

Animal Remedy and Plant Protection Association

A New Zealand industry association

AVA

Australian Veterinary Association

AVCA

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Association of Australia Limited

Avcare

National Association Crop Protection and Animal Health (An Australian industry association)

AVMA

American Veterinary Medical Association

AVMAC

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Advisory Council

Advises Director ACVM, NZFSA, on matters relating to the regulatory control of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines.

BEC

Bioethics Council

CAS

Chemical Abstract Service (System)

CCPR

Codex committee on pesticide residues

CCRVDF

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations (USA)

CIG

Compliance & Investigation Group (of the NZFSA)

CODEX

Codex Alimentarius Commission

CRI

Crown Research Institute

CSI

Confidential Supporting Information or Commercially Sensitive Information. Categories of data supplied to ACVM Group in application for product registration.

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

CVM

Centre for Veterinary Medicine (Within the US FDA - regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives, drugs and devices administered to animals)

CVMP

Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (UK)

DAS

Data assessment service (of submissions for product registration)

DINZ

Deer Industry New Zealand

DMC

Decision Making Committee of the ACVM Group

The body, with members having delegated powers, responsible for making formal decisions on applications for registration, and other approvals, under the ACVM Act.

EC

European Commission

ECRP

Existing Chemicals Review Programme

EEL

Environmental Exposure Limit

EMEA

European Medicines Evaluation Agency (Headquarters in UK)

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

EPF

Egg Producers Federation

ERMA

Environmental Risk Management Authority (The authority that actually makes the decisions under the HSNO Act)

ERMA NZ

Environmental Risk Management Authority New Zealand (Administers the HSNO Act)

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation

FDA

Food and Drug Administration (USA)

FEDESA

European Federation of Animal Health (A European industry association)

FFNZ

Federated Farmers New Zealand

FoRST

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology

FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (Formerly ANZFA)

GAP

Good Agricultural Practice

GATT

General Agreement on Tariff and Trade

GCP

Good Clinical Practice

GE

Genetic engineering (Genetically engineered)

GHS

Globally harmonized standard

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

GOP

Good Operating Practice

GRAS

Generally Recognised As Safe (Referring to ingredients of veterinary medicines)

GVP

Good Veterinary Practice

HACCP

Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point

HGP

Hormonal growth promotant

HSNO

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms

IBAC

Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council

ILG

Industry Liaison Group (A communication mechanism between the ACVM Group and industry for operational issues)

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IPM

Integrated pest management

ISAC

Information System for Agricultural Compounds

(ACVM Group computer data base system)

ISO

International Standards Organisation

JECFA

Joint FAO-WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

JMPR

Joint Meeting of the FAO Working Party of Experts on Pesticide Residues and the WHO Expert Committee on Pesticides Residues

MAC

Maximum allowable concentration

MAF

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

MED

Ministry of Economic Development

MfE

Ministry for the Environment

MIC

Minimum inhibitory concentration

MoH

Ministry of Health

MoRST

Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPL

Maximum permissible level (as set in Animal Product Specifications)

MRA

Mutual Recognition Agreement

MRL

Maximum residue limit (set under the Food Act 1981)

MSDS

Material safety data sheet

NAEAC

National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee. (Committee to advise the Minister of Agriculture on the use of animals in research, testing and teaching)

NAWAC

National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (Committee to advise the Minister of Agriculture on all matters relating to the welfare of animals other than those which fall within the jurisdiction of NAEAC)

NEDI

National estimated dietary intake

NESTI

National Estimated Short Term Intake

NOAEL

No Observable Adverse Effect Level

NOEL

No observable effect level

NZFSA

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (ACVM Group is a division of NZFSA)

NZVA

New Zealand Veterinary Association

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OSH

Occupational Safety and Health (Part of the Department of Labour)

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health (Originally called Office International des Epizooties,- original acronym retained)

OTC

Over the counter (Unrestricted sale of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines)

PAR

Prescription animal remedy veterinary medicine

PAR1: must be sold only by an approved trader; must be sold only to an approved trader or to any person with a veterinary prescription or authorisation; must be administered only by a veterinarian or under and in accordance with the authority or prescription of a veterinarian.

PAR2: must be sold only by an approved trader; must be sold only to an approved trader or to any person with a veterinary prescription or authorisation; must be administered only by, in the presence of or under the control of a veterinarian, unless specified otherwise in the current approval.

PAR3:must only be sold by an approved trader; must only be sold to an approved trader; must be administered only by a veterinarian

PDE

Potential Daily Exposure (set under the HSNO legislation)

PDS

Product data sheet

PDI

Potential daily intake

PIANZ

Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand

PIMC

Primary Industry Managerial Council (Composed of the Agriculture Ministers for New Zealand, Australia and each of the Australian States and Territories. Formerly ARMCANZ)

PISC

Primary Industry Standing Committee (Formerly SCARM - Directors-General of Agriculture, Departments for New Zealand, Australia and each of the Australian States and Territories - reports to PIMC)

R&E

Review and evaluation (of submissions for product registration)

RLC

Registration Liaison Committee (Australia – Committee for review of operational matters by State and Territory regulators and APVMA. ACVM Group is represented)

RMA

Resource Management Act

RMC

Registration Management Committee (New Zealand-Australia harmonization for product registration)

RRSG

The OECD Risk Reduction Steering Group (a sub-group of the WGP)

RSG

The OECD Registration Steering Group (a sub-group of the WGP)

SDS

Safety data sheet

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary (Agreement)

SRP

Specified Requirements Products (Registered agricultural compounds or veterinary medicines having specified requirements placed on their conditions of registration. These differ from conditions on a full registration and may in some cases involve less regulatory control.)

SSC

State Services Commission

STMR

Supervised Trials Median Residue

TCC

Technical Consultative Committee

Provides scientific advice to the ACVM Group

TMDI

Theoretical Maximum Daily Intakes

TOR

Terms of Reference

TPA

Third party agency

TRIPS

Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (a WTO agreement)

TTMRA

Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (ACVMs are not covered under the TTMRA)

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

VCNZ

Veterinary Council of New Zealand

VICH

Veterinary International Committee on Harmonisation

(Proper name - International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products – US, EC, Japan members, A/NZ, Canada observers)

VMD

Veterinary Medicines Directorate (UK regulatory authority for veterinary medicines)

VTA

Vertebrate Toxic Agent (a vertebrate pest control product)

WAAVP

World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology

WGP

The OECD Working Group on Pesticides

WHO

World Heath Organisation

WHP

Withholding period

WHT

Withholding time

WTO

World Trade Organisation