• Minor use permits

    A minor use permit application is made under an Item 21 application. Minor use permits are issued to legalise the use of an agricultural or veterinary (agvet) chemical product or active constituent in a use situation considered to…

  • There are various types of permits:

    Minor use permit – for minor use situations where no relevant registered products or use patterns exist and registering the use pattern would not produce sufficient economic return Emergency use permit –…
  • Contents Agricultural chemical products and approved labels – 1 Veterinary chemical products and approved labels – 10 Approved active constituents – 16 Amendments to the APVMA MRL Standard – 18 Proposal to amend Schedule 20 in the…
  • Contents Agricultural chemical products and approved labels – 1 Veterinary chemical products and approved labels – 11 Approved active constituents – 17 Notice of cancellation at the request of the holder – 20
  • The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has finished 2020–21 with a performance high, finalising 94% of product, active and permit applications within timeframe, ahead of the 88% recorded in 2019–20.

    This included…

  • The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (DAWE) consultation on proposed changes to regulations for agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals closes 27 August 2021.

    For more information about the proposed changes and how…

  • Contents Agricultural chemical products and approved labels – 1 Veterinary chemical products and approved labels – 14 Approved active constituents – 19 Notice of cancellation at the request of the holder – 21
  • Modern product labels contain spray drift restraints, which may include mandatory buffer zones (also known as ‘no spray zones’). These are determined by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) using the maximum use…