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AgVetLink February 2003

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What's coming up

• AVMAC meeting
  The next meeting will be held in Wellington on Thursday, 27 February 2003.
• Industry Liaison Group meeting
  The ILG meetings are now held every six months and are lined up with the dates of the AVMAC meetings to make sure that travel is rationalised as much as possible. Attendees are the ACVM Group, Federated Farmers, the New Zealand Veterinary Association, Agcarm, ARPPA, VegFed / Fruit Fed, and the Poultry Industry Association. The next meeting will be held in Wellington on Thursday, 27 February. The meeting provides an opportunity for each of the industry groups to give an update on issues from their particular viewpoint and to discuss any operational matters.
• GMO medicines
  The ACVM Group is providing input (along with the Ministry of Health, MAF, and ERMA NZ) into a Ministry for the Environment Cabinet paper on GMO medicines. Some important policy issues, such as the interface of the various pieces of legislation and how to deal with an urgent requirement for a veterinary medicine from a biosecurity perspective, are being worked through. Details will be available on the Ministry for the Environment website (http://www.mfe.govt.nz/).

Recent events

• Consultation on changes to Animal Products legislation
  The NZFSA Policy team extended the consultation period for the document Proposed Animal Products (Residue Specifications) Notice 2002 : Discussion paper 6/02 until 31 January 2003. This document provides a template for future changes to New Zealand MRLs.