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AgVetLink April 2005 

ACVM Regulations: Changes and what they mean for you 

The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Regulations 2005 were approved by Cabinet on 11 April 2005 and come into force on 12 May 2005.

The key changes to the ACVM Regulations 2001 are technical in nature and likely to require updating less frequently in future. Changes include the following.

• Reporting requirements for certain kinds of products that are exempt from registration have been removed (Schedule 3 has been collapsed into Schedule 2).

• The most significant deletions to the schedules for exemptions are:

• Exemptions for fertilisers and fertiliser additives that are raw or composted biological wastes are subject to the Resource Management Act 1991;

• Removal of unqualified exemption for plant material, so that animal feed conditions (i.e. hay, silage, grain etc.) will be subject to the ‘fit for purpose’ requirements in Schedule 4 ;

• Removal of reference to GRAS substances in Part B of Schedule 7 (instead introducing an obligation to avoid violative residues caused by any ingredient listed in the compound products).

• The most significant additions to the schedules for exemptions are:

• Homeopathic plant compounds

• Plant tissue culture products

• Plant graft protection products

• Semen extenders and media for animal ova. 

The remaining changes are clarifications to existing exemptions from registration.

Copies of these Regulations may be purchased from Bennett’s Government Bookshop. Alternatively, refer to the NZFSA website (www.nzfsa.govt.nz), which provides a link to New Zealand legislation if you go to the heading ‘Policy and Law’, click on ‘Legislation’ and then click on the ACVM Act.   

The New Zealand legislation website is provided by Parliamentary Counsel Office and is sourced from Brookers.  It provides unofficial versions of New Zealand Statutes and Regulations, and is free of charge.