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Types of authorisation

There are 4 types of authorisation for veterinary medicines under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997. All have conditions of authorisation.

Registration of veterinary medicine

Registration authorises a specific trade name product for import, manufacture, sale, and use in New Zealand.

Registering a veterinary medicine under the ACVM Act

Provisional registration of veterinary medicine

Provisional registration lets you do trial work in New Zealand with a product that fits the definition of a trade name product. It can be used to help you decide if you should register the product in New Zealand , or allow you to perform trials to support registration of the product in another country.

Provisional registration of a veterinary medicine

Exemption from veterinary medicine registration

Certain product types or groups are exempted from registration, subject to conditions in the ACVM regulations.

Veterinary medicines exempt from ACVM registration

Authorisation of veterinary medicine under special circumstances

This allows veterinary medicines to be used under strict conditions without registration or provisional registration. Approval to do trial work on a product that does not fit the definition of a trade name product would be done as an authorisation under special circumstances.

Authorisation of veterinary medicine under special circumstances

Conditions of veterinary medicine authorisation

When your veterinary medicine has been authorised, you must comply with any conditions on that authorisation. These conditions may affect some activities when:

Who to contact

If you have questions about veterinary medicines, email info@mpi.govt.nz

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