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, 475 KB]
• Labelling agricultural chemicals [PDF, 562 KB]

Specific information for registration

Biosecurity

• Biosecurity approval of imported ACVMs guideline [PDF, 378 KB]
• Biosecurity summary of information provided form [DOC, 1.4 MB]

Chemistry and manufacturing

• Chemistry and manufacture of agricultural chemicals [PDF, 211 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, 336 KB]
• Protection of confidential information about ACVM trade name products guideline [PDF, 505 KB]

Equivalence and cross-reference

• Deviation from information specified in ACVM registration guidance [PDF, 107 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, 460 KB]

• Provisional registration in New Zealand information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
• Provisional registration product data sheet template (ACVM 4) [DOC, 538 KB]
• Research approval information requirements [PDF, 91 KB]
• Research approval template (ACVM 5) [DOC, 534 KB]
• Research standard [PDF, 36 KB]
• Operating plans: see below under ‘Non-registration documents’

• Variation to registration of ACVM trade name product form (ACVM 1V) [DOC, 481 KB]
• C1 Change formulation form (ACVM 6) [DOC, 698 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, 392 KB]
• C3 Change packaging form (ACVM 10) [DOC, 415 KB]
• C3 Change shelf life form (ACVM 11) [DOC, 398 KB]
• C4/C5 Change crops, species, diseases, conditions form (ACVM 12) [DOC, 705 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]

Adverse event reporting

• Check the adverse events web page

Antimicrobial resistance

• Check the antimicrobial resistance web page

Class determination and exempt products

• Class determination request form [DOCX, 340 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

• Check the data assessors web page

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

• 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, 72 KB]

Manufacturing, sale, and use

• Advertising registered ACVM products guideline [PDF, 129 KB]
• Agricultural chemicals label rates position statement [PDF, 354 KB]
• Approval to import/sell incorrectly labelled ACVM product form (ACVM 16) [DOC, 429 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]
• 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)

• 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, 675 KB]
• Operating plan application form for RTTOs (ACVM 26A) [DOC, 431 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, 752 KB]

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