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Compliance

1 Purpose of compliance

Compliance is the specific area of regulatory control consisting of those activities that are carried out to confirm that a product, process, person, organisation or premises conforms to, or complies with, the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997. The purpose of compliance activities is to ensure that in an ‘over-arching’ sense the purpose of the ACVM Act is being met and it contributes to the credibility of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) as a whole. Specifically it means that the regulatory conditions are met. The outcome is assurance to the public of New Zealand and other interested and affected parties that the use of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines will not breach the agreed ACVM thresholds.