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New ZealandUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

Pesticides and other agrochemicals – New Zealand

Official title

Application for reassessment an approval – APP204919 application to reassess bifenthrin. 29 pages. English. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances. 78 pages. English.

New Zealand issued an addendum on 11 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/154. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 26 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Pesticides containing the active ingredient bifenthrin

Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/154Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/154/Add.1
ICS classification
  • 65.100 Pesticides and other agrochemicals
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 August 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/NZL/154/Add.1; it can take them up with New Zealand.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NZL/154/Add.1⁩, 11 August 2026)

Application for reassessment an approval – APP204919 application to reassess bifenthrin. 29 pages. English. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances. 78 pages. English.

The EPA has extended the consultation period under Section 59 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act in order to allow for additional time for submitters to assess information and prepare submissions.

The EPA is proposing to make changes to the approvals for substances containing bifenthrin. The approvals under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 for the import and manufacture for release for bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances are proposed to be reviewed and the restrictions applied to their use changed. The EPA is proposing to prohibit the use of wide dispersive methods to apply of bifenthrin (e.g. via boom and airblast sprayer and by broadcast aerial sprayers), with the exception of the use of these substances for biosecurity where a permit from the EPA will be required. There are non-negligible risks to the environment, in particular the aquatic environment associated with exposure when the substances are applied with wide dispersive application methods. The EPA therefore proposes that these application methods should be prohibited with a 6 month phase out period from the date of decision. Additional restrictions on the use of bifenthrin containing substances are proposed to manage risks from bifenthrin which may occur when the substance is applied through targeted spot spraying.

Notices on this measure

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

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/154/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 August 2026

    Application for reassessment an approval – APP204919 application to reassess bifenthrin. 29 pages. English. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances. 78 pages. English.

    The EPA has extended the consultation period under Section 59 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act in order to allow for additional time for submitters to assess information and prepare submissions.

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

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/154

    Comment deadline: Closed on 21 July 2026

    Application for reassessment an approval – APP204919 application to reassess bifenthrin. 29 pages. English. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances. 78 pages. English.

    The EPA is proposing to make changes to the approvals for substances containing bifenthrin. The approvals under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 for the import and manufacture for release for bifenthrin and bifenthrin containing substances are proposed to be reviewed and the restrictions applied to their use changed. The EPA is proposing to prohibit the use of wide dispersive methods to apply of bifenthrin (e.g. via boom and airblast sprayer and by broadcast aerial sprayers), with the exception of the use of these substances for biosecurity where a permit from the EPA will be required. There are non-negligible risks to the environment, in particular the aquatic environment associated with exposure when the substances are applied with wide dispersive application methods. The EPA therefore proposes that these application methods should be prohibited with a 6 month phase out period from the date of decision. Additional restrictions on the use of bifenthrin containing substances are proposed to manage risks from bifenthrin which may occur when the substance is applied through targeted spot spraying.

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

Sources

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