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Gazette APVMA 4, 3 April 2007 - Page 21
NOTICE
Solid Termite Barriers – Registration Requirements
On 27 September 1996 the APVMA registered Kordon Manufacturing Concentrate (product number 48772). The product is used to manufacture Kordon Termite Blanket and the product label contains instructions to use Kordon Termite Blanket for the prevention of termite infestations. In addition, the APVMA has also registered Plasmite Manufacturing Concentrate (56176) which has similar label instructions in allowing production of a solid termite barrier product.
After careful consideration, the APVMA now considers that the solid termite barrier products impregnated with the manufacturing concentrate and not the manufacturing concentrate itself is the product that requires registration. This is because the barrier product is the product that is used to protect a ‘place or thing’ (in this case a structure) as is described in section 4 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Definition of an Agricultural Chemical Product).
The APVMA has already registered a number of termite barrier products in line with this decision, eg, Trithor Termite Protection System (59139) and Homegaurd Termite Moisture Barrier (59621).
The result of this notice is that any termite barrier products (ie products used to protect a place or a thing other than itself), that are manufactured using another APVMA registered product or contain a substance that has termiticidal or termite repellant properties do require registration under the Agvet Codes.
To ensure those companies who have been compliant with the APVMA’s registration requirements for these products prior to this notice are not disadvantaged by this decision, the APVMA has issued a permit (PER8925) to allow the currently unregistered Kordon Termite Blanket and Plasmite Termite Blanket to be supplied and used. The APVMA currently has applications for registration for both of these products.
Without this permit it would be an offence under the Agvet Codes for a person to possess, supply and use the unregistered barrier products. Only those products specifically mentioned in this permit can be possessed, supplied and used in accordance with this permit’s instructions.
This permit only applies to termite barrier products where the APVMA has assessed and registered the pesticide concentrate used to manaufacture the barrier product, including label instructions allowing the product to be used to manufacture a termite barrier product.
A company or person that intends to supply a product which fits the description of a solid termite barrier products impregnated with a contain a substance that has termiticidal or termite repellant properties, must apply to the APVMA to register the product before supplying it for use. The APVMA is unlikely to issue permits to any other persons to allow supply and use of these products as registration is the appriopriate regulatory mechanism.
For more information please contact:
Gavin Hall
Manager Insecticides, Pesticides Program
Ph: 02 6210 4761
Email: gavin .hall@apvma.gov.au