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Introduction to ANZ VICH
Introduction
A number of countries working together in a "harmonisation" of technical data means that, long term, there should be greatly reduced costs and increased speed in the process of approving new veterinary medicines for use. This will follow a reduction in workloads and rationalisation of government resources. At the moment some countries have additional special requirements which are covered by guidelines but which are not necessarily required in all regions..
Harmonisation is also expected to facilitate the exchange of assessment reports and allow companies to rationalise development work on new chemicals.
Furthermore, the elimination of unnecessary duplication of testing will mean fewer animal studies, and is expected encourage more work in niche market sectors.
Australia New Zealand VICH Representatives
Australia New Zealand VICH (ANZ VICH) has "observer" status on the VICH
steering committee (VICH SC).
This observer status means two delegates - one from government and one from
industry - represent ANZ VICH on the steering committee. This representation is
shared on a rotational basis by Australia and New Zealand.
The current delegates are drawn from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority
(NZFSA) and the Australian animal health, chemical industry (Avcare).
Government and industry representatives from observer countries are invited to participate in expert working groups, where representatives have full voting rights. However, these full voting rights do not extend to the VICH SC itself. Observers may discuss issues, but do not have voting rights, nor are observer countries obligated to adopt guidelines.
Explanation of Acronyms2
| ACVM Group | Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Group (NZ) |
| AGCARM | National Association for Animal Health and Crop Protection (NZ) |
| AHI | Animal Health Institute (USA) |
| ANZ VICH MG | ANZ VICH Management Group |
| APHIS | American Plant Health Inspection Service |
| ARPPA | Animal Remedy and Plant Protectant Association (NZ) |
| AVCARE | Avcare National Association for Crop Protection and Animal Health (Aust) |
| CAHI | Canadian Animal Health Institute |
| CVM | Centre for Veterinary Medicine |
| EMEA | European Medicines Evaluation Agency |
| ERMA | Environmental Risk Management Authority (NZ) |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Administration |
| FILASA | Federacion Latino-Americana de la Industria para la Salud Animal |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use. |
| IFAH | International Federation for Animal Health |
| JAVB | Japanese Association of Veterinary Biologics |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| JVPA | Japan Veterinary Pharmaceutical Association |
| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Aust) |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Association |
| NRA | National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Aust) |
| NZFSA | New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZ) |
| OIE | International Office of Epizootics |
| USDA | US Department of Agriculture |
| VDD | Veterinary Drugs Directorate (Canada) |
| VICH SC | VICH Steering Committee |
| VMDA | Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association (Aust) |
2This list of acronyms also covers those used on the main VICH website
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
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