Agricultural chemicals documents, including registration

General registration forms and guidelines

• ACVM 101: An introduction to agricultural compound regulation and registration in New Zealand [PDF, 749 KB]
• Agricultural chemical product data sheet guidance [PDF, 343 KB]
• Agricultural chemical product data sheet template (ACVM 1-3) [DOCX, 729 KB]
• Agricultural chemical registration information requirements [PDF, 322 KB]
• Agricultural chemical registration guidance document [PDF, 536 KB]
• E-files for ACVM applications guideline [PDF, 384 KB]
• Registration of an ACVM trade name product form (ACVM 1) [DOC, 480 KB]
• Labelling agricultural chemicals [PDF, 377 KB]

Specific information for registration

Biosecurity

• Biosecurity approval of imported ACVMs guideline [DOCX, 84 KB]
• Biosecurity summary of information provided form [DOCX, 2.2 MB]

Chemistry and manufacturing

• Chemistry and manufacture of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 895 KB]
• Chemistry and Manufacturing Information for Agricultural Chemicals – Q&A [PDF, 131 KB]

Data assessment

• Find assessment report templates on the data assessor web page

Data protection

• Identification of confidential information for data protection form (ACVM 1DP) [DOCX, 276 KB]
• Protection of confidential information about ACVM trade name products guideline [PDF, 383 KB]

Equivalence and cross-reference

• Deviation from information specified in ACVM registration guidance [DOCX, 799 KB]

Efficacy

• Efficacy of Urease/Nitrification Inhibitor Products [PDF, 365 KB]

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

• Renewal of registration of ACVM trade name product form (ACVM 1R) [DOC, 411 KB]

• Provisional registration in New Zealand information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
• Provisional registration product data sheet template (ACVM 21) [DOC, 492 KB]
• Research approval information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
• Research approval template (ACVM 22) [DOC, 495 KB]
• Research standard [PDF, 36 KB]
• Operating plans: see below under ‘Non-registration documents’

• Application to vary the registration of an agricultural chemical trade name product (ACVM 1V-AC) [DOCX, 127 KB]
• C1-C3 Change in chemistry and manufacturing information (ACVM 84) [DOCX, 145 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 50) [DOC, 633 KB]
• C8 Change withholding period form (ACVM 51) [DOC, 621 KB]

ACVM export certificate

Certificate of compliance request form ACVM 78 (July 2024) [DOCX, 69 KB]

Adverse event reporting

• Check the adverse events web page

Antimicrobial resistance

• Check the antimicrobial resistance web page

Class determination and exempt products

• Check the class determinations web page

Data assessor information and templates

• Check the data assessors web page

Fees

• Estimated fees for ACVM regulatory assessment of agricultural chemicals [DOCX, 84 KB]
• Fees for ACVM regulated and discretionary services [PDF, 109 KB]

Fertilisers

• Check the fertilisers web page

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, 267 KB]
• Agricultural chemicals label rates position statement [PDF, 354 KB]
• Approval to import/sell incorrectly labelled ACVM product form (ACVM 16) [DOC, 374 KB]
• Chemistry and manufacture of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 895 KB]
• Advertising and own use guidance for compounds for management of disease in beehives - Guidance [PDF, 558 KB]
• Labelling agricultural chemicals [PDF, 377 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]
• Position on pasture claims – label and residue information for agricultural chemical products [PDF, 112 KB]

Maximum residue levels (MRLs)

• Check the MRL web page

Notices under the ACVM Act

• Check the ACVM notices page

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, 269 KB]
• Operating plans for RTTOs guideline [PDF, 157 KB]

Reassessment

• Organophosphate/carbamate reassessment

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, 770 KB]

Revocation of waiver of fees, charges and levies for agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines