Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

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F2023C00150 (C46)

01 February 2023 - 13 October 2024

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
- Division 1.1A—Name and commencement
- 1 Name of Regulations
- Division 1.1B—Orders
- 2 Orders
- Division 1.1—Definitions
- 3 Interpretation
- 3AA Definition of minor use
- 3A Meaning of reference active constituent
- 3B Meaning of reference chemical product
- 3BA Definition of timeshift application
- 3C Definition of confidential commercial information—section 3 of the Code
- 4 Definition of date controlled chemical product—section 3 of the Code
- 5A Meaning of lodged
- 7 Definition of agricultural chemical product—section 4 of the Code
- 8 Definition of veterinary chemical product—section 5 of the Code
- 8AA Safety criteria—active constituents
- 8AB Safety criteria—chemical products
- 8AD Trade criteria
- 8AE Labelling criteria
- 8AF Standards made by APVMA
- Division 1.2—General provisions about applications
- 8AFA Application requirements—chemical product registration renewal applications
- 8AG Application requirements—timeshift applications
- 8AH Application requirements—copies of applications
- 8AHAA When other information may be taken into account in determining applications
- Division 1.3—General provisions about notices
- 8AHA Published notice of approvals of labels and variations of relevant particulars or conditions of approvals
- 8AK Information to be given in notice to holder
- 8AL Information to be given on refusal of application to vary prescribed relevant particular
- 8AM Publication requirements—approvals and variations of approvals of active constituents
- 8AN Publication requirements—registrations, variations of registrations and approval of labels
- 8AO Matters for notice following preliminary assessment
- 8AP Matters for notice—applications for technical assessments etc.
- 8AQ Matters for notice in relation to extension of permit
- Division 1.6—Listed chemical products
- 8AR Listed chemical products
Part 2—Approvals and registration
- Division 2.1A—Pre application assessments and assistance
  - 8AS APVMA may provide technical assessments
  - 8AT APVMA may provide pre application assistance
- Division 2.1—Granting or refusing approvals and registrations
- Division 2.2—Granting or refusing applications for variation of relevant particulars, or conditions, of approvals or registration
- Subdivision 2.2.1—Variation applications—summaries of applications
  - 19AD Summaries of applications for variation for chemical products
- Subdivision 2.2.2—Interchangeable constituent determinations
- Division 2.3—Reconsideration of approval or registration
- 20 Reconsideration work plan
- 21 Period for giving information, reports, results or samples
- 22 Notice of decision on reconsideration
- 22AA Reconsideration by APVMA of approval of label
- Division 2.6—Late applications
- 23 Late applications for renewal of registration of chemical product
- Division 2.7—Renewal of registration
- 23A When renewed registration ends
Part 2B—Reserved chemical products
- 23G Reserved Schedule
- 23H Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—containers for supply
- 23I Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—labels
Part 3—Compensation for provider of certain information in respect of continued registration of certain chemical products
- Division 3.1—Notices
  - 24 Prescribed information—notice to primary holder
  - 25 Prescribed information—notice to secondary holder
- Division 3.2—Conduct of arbitration
Part 4—Control of chemical products
- Division 4.1—General
- Division 4.2—Supply of hormonal growth promotants
Part 5—Analysis
- 55 Analysis of chemical products—tests
- 55A Prescribed standards for supplied substances
- 56 Analysis at an accredited laboratory
Part 5A—Recall notices
- 56A When a notice of recall is not required to be published
Part 6—Permits
- 57 Requirements for issue of permit on application
- 57A Requirements for issue of permit on APVMA’s own initiative
- 57B Duration of permit—extension for further period
Part 7—Manufacture of chemical products
- 59 Part 8 of the Code does not apply to listed chemical products, reserved chemical products and certain other products
- 59A Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—single step
- 59B Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—chemical product that ceases to be prescribed
- 59C Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—legal personal representative etc of licence holder
- 59D Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—person that acquires business including transfer of licence
- 59E Requirements for issue of licence
- 60 Licence condition—holder to give information about manufacture
- 61 Licence conditions—general
- 61A Determination following GMP audit
- 62 Licence condition—naming persons in control of production etc
Part 8—Enforcement
- 63 Method of securing samples
- 64 Infringement notices
Part 9—Miscellaneous
- Division 9.1—Information
- Division 9.2—Fees
- Division 9.3—Notification, assessment periods and review
- Division 9.4—Logo of APVMA
  - 79 Logo of the APVMA
Part 10—Transitional and application provisions
- Division 10.1—Transitional provisions for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013
- Division 10.2—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
  - 86 Operation of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
- Division 10.3—Application of amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re approvals and Re registrations) Regulation 2014
  - 87 Application of amendments in relation to existing approvals of labels
- Division 10.4—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Timeshift Applications and Other Measures) Regulations 2019
- Division 10.5—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2020
  - 91 Notices of intention to supply hormonal growth promotant
  - 92 Applications
- Division 10.6—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2021
  - 93 Minor use
- Division 10.7—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Improvements) Regulations 2021
  - 94 Applications for variation for chemical products
- Division 10.8—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Regulations 2022
  - 95 Application of amendments
Schedule 1—Date controlled agricultural chemical products
Schedule 3—Definition of agricultural chemical product
- Part 1—Preliminary
  - 1 Definitions
- Part 2—Substances or mixtures declared to be agricultural chemical products
- Part 3—Substances or mixtures declared not to be agricultural chemical products
Schedule 3AA—Definition of veterinary chemical product
- Part 1—Preliminary
  - 1 Definitions
- Part 2—Substances or mixtures declared to be veterinary chemical products
  - 2 Substances or mixtures declared to be veterinary chemical products
- Part 3—Substances or mixtures declared not to be veterinary chemical products
Schedule 3B—Listed chemical products
- Part 1—Preliminary
  - 1 Particulars of listed chemical products
  - 2 Active constituents in listed chemical products
- Part 2—Listed chemical products
- Part 3—Active constituents in listed chemical products
  - Division 3.1—Agricultural chemical products
    - Subdivision 3.1.1 Home swimming pool and spa products
  - Division 3.2—Veterinary chemical products
    - Subdivision 3.2.1 Joint health products for dogs and horses
Schedule 3C—Reserved Schedule
- Part 1—Preliminary
- Part 2—Reserved chemical products
- Part 3—Active constituents in reserved chemical products
  - Division 3.1—Agricultural chemical products
    - Subdivision 3.1.1 Disinfectants
  - Division 3.2—Veterinary chemical products
Schedule 4—Restricted chemical products
Schedule 5A—Infringement notices
Schedule 6—Application fees and assessment periods
- Part 1—Preliminary
- Part 2—Assessment periods and fees
  - 2.1 Table of assessment periods and fees
Schedule 7—Table of fees and periods for completion of modules, levels and types of assessments
Schedule 8—Logo of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
- Endnotes

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995

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