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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/NZL/114/Add.1

Notification No.

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Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

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Title

Two year extension of transition period for inhibitor substances listed in the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) Order 2022

Objective

Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Protection of animal or plant life or health (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

46 inhibitor substances (as listed in the interim Order in Council). You can see the Order here

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Description

On 18 August 2022, New Zealand notified the TBT Committee of two interim measures and indicated its intent to bring inhibitors under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (ACVM Act) (G/TBT/N/114 refers). These interim measures included:Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) Order 2022 (the Order) that declares 46 inhibitor substances as ‘agricultural compounds’ and enables these substances to be registered under the ACVM Act; and Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2022 which provided a transition period of two years for the 46 inhibitor substances in the Order. In May 2024, Government agreed to extend the transition period for the inhibitor substances listed in the Order by two years. This will give more time for agrichemical companies to register their inhibitors under the ACVM Act. This extension of the transition period is operationalised in the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2022 Amendment Regulations 2024 (Amendment Regulations 2024).You can see the Amendment Regulations 2024 hereAs indicated, the relevant changes to the ACVM Act which will add inhibitors to the central definition of 'agricultural compound' were notified in April 2024 under G/TBT/N/NZL/132. As set out in the description, on commencement of the [Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill], the interim measure (and therefore it’s extension) will be revoked and there will be a one-year transition for agrichemical companies to register their inhibitor substances used in New Zealand under the ACVM Act.

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FR:File here

ES:File here

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