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Agricultural chemicals documents, including registration
Use these forms, templates, and guidelines for agricultural chemical registration, and for other agricultural chemical requests under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997.
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Register a new trade name product
Application forms and guidance to register a new product or renew registration.
General registration forms and guidelines
- Agricultural chemical product data sheet guidance [PDF, 481 KB]
- Agricultural chemical product data sheet template (ACVM 1-3) [DOC, 853 KB]
- Agricultural chemical registration information requirements [PDF, 90 KB]
- E-files for ACVM applications guideline [PDF, 384 KB]
- Registration of an ACVM trade name product form (ACVM 1) [DOC, 485 KB]
- Labelling agricultural chemicals [PDF, 562 KB]
Specific information for registration
Biosecurity
- Biosecurity approval of imported ACVMs guideline [PDF, 226 KB]
- Biosecurity summary of information provided form [DOCX, 2.2 MB]
Chemistry and manufacturing
- Chemistry and manufacture of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 211 KB]
Data assessment
Data protection
- Identification of confidential information for data protection form (ACVM 1DP) [DOCX, 338 KB]
- Protection of confidential information about ACVM trade name products guideline [PDF, 383 KB]
Equivalence and cross-reference
Microbial products
- Microbial agricultural chemicals [PDF, 401 KB]
Residues
- Residue data for agricultural chemical registration – Guidance [PDF, 502 KB]
- Residue data for agricultural chemicals – Q&As [PDF, 183 KB]
- Maximum residue levels (MRLs)
Registration renewal
Get a provisional registration or research approval
Application forms and guidance.
- Provisional registration in New Zealand information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
- Provisional registration product data sheet template (ACVM 4) [DOC, 568 KB]
- Research approval information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
- Research approval template (ACVM 5) [DOC, 563 KB]
- Research standard [PDF, 36 KB]
- Operating plans: see below under ‘Non-registration documents’
Vary an existing registration
Forms to vary your registration.
- Variation to registration of ACVM trade name product form (ACVM 1V) [DOC, 490 KB]
- C1 Change formulation form (ACVM 6) [DOC, 699 KB]
- C2 Change or add manufacturer active form (ACVM 7) [DOC, 697 KB]
- C2 Change or add manufacturer formulated product form (ACVM 8) [DOC, 712 KB]
- C2 Change manufacturing (ACVM 9) [DOC, 393 KB]
- C3 Change packaging form (ACVM 10) [DOC, 416 KB]
- C3 Change shelf life form (ACVM 11) [DOC, 398 KB]
- C4/C5 Change crops, species, diseases, conditions form (ACVM 12) [DOC, 706 KB]
- C6/C7 Change dose regime, application rate, timing, method form (ACVM 13) [DOC, 691 KB]
- C8 Change withholding period form (ACVM 14) [DOC, 679 KB]
Non-registration documents
Includes operating plans, class determinations, special circumstances approvals.
Adverse event reporting
Antimicrobial resistance
Class determination and exempt products
- Class determination request form [DOCX, 341 KB]
- Class determination request guideline [PDF, 226 KB]
- Obligations under the ACVM Regulations guideline [PDF, 418 KB]
- Products regulated under the ACVM Act guideline [PDF, 465 KB]
- Regulation of ACVM products in New Zealand overview [PDF, 322 KB]
Data assessor information and templates
Fees
- Estimated fees for ACVM regulatory assessment of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 219 KB]
- Fees for ACVM regulated and discretionary services [PDF, 158 KB]
- Revocation of waiver of fees, charges and levies for agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines [PDF, 136 KB]
Fertilisers
Import declaration form
- Declaration imported product not to be sold or used as an agricultural compound form (ACVM 22) [DOCX, 74 KB]
Manufacturing, sale, and use
- Advertising registered ACVM products guideline [PDF, 165 KB]
- Agricultural chemicals label rates position statement [PDF, 354 KB]
- Approval to import/sell incorrectly labelled ACVM product form (ACVM 16) [DOC, 435 KB]
- Chemistry and manufacture of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 211 KB]
- Advertising and own use guidance for compounds for management of disease in beehives - Guidance [PDF, 558 KB]
- Labelling agricultural chemicals [PDF, 562 KB]
- Management of Sheep Grazing in Vineyards or Orchards Contaminated with Hexachlorobenzene – Guidance [PDF, 163 KB]
- Position on the change from a nil to a 1-day withholding period for agricultural chemicals [PDF, 112 KB]
- Separating off portions of registered trade name products policy [PDF, 65 KB]
Maximum residue levels (MRLs)
Notices under the ACVM Act
Operating plans
- Operating plans relevant to the ACVM Act guideline [PDF, 126 KB]
- Operating plan template for RTTOs (ACVM 26) [DOC, 678 KB]
- Operating plan application form for RTTOs (ACVM 26A) [DOCX, 334 KB]
- Operating plans for RTTOs guideline [PDF, 157 KB]
Reassessment
- Organophosphate/carbamate reassessment [PDF, 246 KB]
Risk management
- Post-ACVM authorisation risk management overview [PDF, 446 KB]
- Risk management under the ACVM Act overview [PDF, 269 KB]
Special circumstances approvals
- Approval to import ACVM product in special circumstances information guideline [PDF, 297 KB]
- Approval to import ACVM product in special circumstances form (ACVM 3) [DOC, 761 KB]
Revocation of waiver of fees, charges and levies for agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines
