The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is considering an application for the registration of the product Actavan® Bio Plant Defence Elicitor, containing 900 g/L of sugar beet extract, as a soluble concentrate (SL) formulation. The product is for use in wine and table grape, to enhance the plant defences, increasing their resistance to botrytis infection.
We invite comment from 10 February to 10 March 2026 on whether registration of the product should be granted.
The APVMA is able to consider comments relating to the legislative grounds, including:
- occupational health and safety
- public health
- chemistry and manufacture
- residues in food
- environmental safety
- trade
- efficacy and target crop safety
Download the public release summary on the evaluation of Actavan® Bio Plant Defence Elicitor.
For more information see page 29 to 32, APVMA Gazette No. 3, Tuesday 10 February 2026.
Please note: Submissions will be published on the APVMA’s website, unless you have asked for the submission to remain confidential (see public submission coversheet).
Please lodge your submission with a public submission coversheet, which provides options for how your submission will be published. Note that all APVMA documents are subject to the access provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and may be required to be released under that Act should a request for access be made.
Please send your written submission by email:
Case Management Team – Pesticides
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 574
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6770 2300
Email: casemanagement@apvma.gov.au