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New ZealandWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

Fertilizers, Pesticides and other agrochemicals

Official title

Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill, Clause 4(1)

New Zealand issued a correction on 20 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/132. The measure was first notified on 12 April 2024. The comment period closed on 9 May 2024.

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At a glance

Products

All agricultural inhibitor substances sold and used in New Zealand applied to plants or animals to mitigate adverse impacts on the environment or to mitigate emissions that contribute to climate change

Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Withdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/132Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/132/Add.1/Corr.1
ICS classification
  • 65.080 Fertilizers
  • 65.100 Pesticides and other agrochemicals
  • 65.120 Animal feeding stuffs

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 May 2024
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Clause 4(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill (the Bill) adds inhibitor substances to the central definition of ‘agricultural compound’ in the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (ACVM Act), thereby subjecting inhibitors to the requirements of the ACVM Act. The ACVM regulates veterinary medicines, pesticides, animal feeds, fertilisers and other ‘agricultural compounds’ used for specific purposes in the management of plants and animals. The key requirements under the ACVM Act that are relevant under this notification are: Authorisation requirements for importation of inhibitors; Conformity assessment procedures, including to assess the product’s formula, the efficacy of its claims and what residues it leaves in food and for the health of plants and animals; Labelling requirements, including approval of labels in relation to the claims made; If registration is granted, appropriate conditions will be placed on the registration to manage certain risks This proposed measure replaces the ‘interim measure’ that New Zealand notified on 18 August 2022 (G/TBT/N/NZL/114), however the associated policy intent remains unchanged. On commencement of the Bill, clauses 16 and 17 revoke the interim measure. Clauses 2(1 and 3) and 13 of the Bill amend the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 to provide a one-year transition for agricultural compound companies to register their…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/NZL/132/Add.1/Corr.1

    Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill, Clause 4(1)

    The link to the text of the final measure is not accessible in the original addendum. It can be found at the following link

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/132/Add.1

    Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill, Clause 4(1)

    On 18 August 2022, New Zealand notified the TBT Committee of two interim measures and indicated its intent to bring inhibitors under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (ACVM Act) (G/TBT/N/114 refers). These interim measures included: Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) Order 2022 (the Order) that declares 46 inhibitor substances as 'agricultural compounds' and enables these substances to be registered under the ACVM Act; and; Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2022 which provided a transition period of two years for the 46 inhibitor substances in the Order. This measure was extended for two years in July 2024 (G/TBT/N/NZL/114/Add.1 refers) and for one year in July 2026. In April 2024, New Zealand notified under G/TBT/N/NZL/132 that the changes to the ACVM Act to add inhibitors to the central definition of 'agricultural compound' would be included in the [Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill]. The Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Act 2026 came into force on 10 July 2026. As set out in G/TBT/N/NZL/132, on commencement of the Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Act 2026, the interim measure (and therefore its extension) was revoked. From 10 July 2026, a one-year transition period is in place for agrichemical companies to register their inhibitor substances used in New Zealand under the ACVM Act…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/132

    Comment deadline: Closed on 9 May 2024

    Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill, Clause 4(1)

    Clause 4(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill (the Bill) adds inhibitor substances to the central definition of ‘agricultural compound’ in the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (ACVM Act), thereby subjecting inhibitors to the requirements of the ACVM Act. The ACVM regulates veterinary medicines, pesticides, animal feeds, fertilisers and other ‘agricultural compounds’ used for specific purposes in the management of plants and animals. The key requirements under the ACVM Act that are relevant under this notification are: Authorisation requirements for importation of inhibitors; Conformity assessment procedures, including to assess the product’s formula, the efficacy of its claims and what residues it leaves in food and for the health of plants and animals; Labelling requirements, including approval of labels in relation to the claims made; If registration is granted, appropriate conditions will be placed on the registration to manage certain risks This proposed measure replaces the ‘interim measure’ that New Zealand notified on 18 August 2022 (G/TBT/N/NZL/114), however the associated policy intent remains unchanged. On commencement of the Bill, clauses 16 and 17 revoke the interim measure. Clauses 2(1 and 3) and 13 of the Bill amend the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 to provide a one-year transition for agricultural compound companies to register their…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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