• Manufacturers’ Licensing Scheme

    The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) administers the Manufacturers’ Licensing Scheme to manage the issue of licences to Australian-based sites to manufacture veterinary chemical products and the ongoing maintenance of…

  • Audits

    Audits are used by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to confirm that manufacturing facilities of veterinary chemical products comply with our Manufacturing Principles and the Australian Code of Good Manufacturing…

  • The legislative basis for the APVMA’s role in manufacturing quality and licensing

    The Agvet Code requires that all chemical products manufactured in Australia are manufactured in compliance with their registered particulars and any with applicable standards. The Agvet Code also requires products to be manufactured in premises…

  • Chemical product registration

    An application for registration of an agricultural or veterinary chemical product, approval or variation of an active constituent, or approval or variation of a registered product or approved label, is required to be made through the Australian…

  • Performing release for supply

    Performing release for supply of veterinary chemical products can be undertaken in a variety of ways – depending on how and where the product is produced.

    Manufacturers performing release for supply are responsible for deciding…

  • Release for supply

    Release for supply is the process of ensuring a batch of finished veterinary chemical product meets all required quality standards and is suitable to be released for sale.

    Release for supply is a step of manufacture involving a…

  • Responsibilities in contract manufacture

    Contract manufacturers and registrants have ongoing responsibilities under the Agvet Code.

    This includes the responsibility to provide appropriate information to other parties involved in the product’s manufacture. They also…

  • Technical assessment

    Processes, benefits and applicable fees and timeframes for technical assessments.

  • External advice

    We routinely use technical experts from Commonwealth, state and territory government departments to provide advice on particular aspects of agvet chemicals in determining our satisfaction against the statutory criteria:

    for an approval,…

  • Which products/chemicals require registration

    <p>Use our self-assessment tool to help determine if your veterinary or agricultural chemical product requires registration. Outlines arrangements for novel products, products of low regulatory concern and reserved chemical products, and explains…