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Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines (ACVM)

Ngā matū ahuwhenua me ngā rongoā kararehe (ACVM)

If you want to import, manufacture, sell or use an agricultural compound or veterinary medicine (ACVM) in New Zealand, you must make sure it's authorised under the ACVM Act 1997.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

What is an ACVM?

Class determinations and self-determinations

Authorisation of ACVMs

ACVMs exempt from registration

Adverse events with ACVMs

ACVM data assessors

Agricultural chemicals: making, selling, and using

Veterinary medicines and the ACVM Act 1997

Controlling and preventing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

ACVM non-compliance and recalls

Maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds

Vertebrate toxic agents

Fertilisers and the ACVM Act

ACVM registration for inhibitor applicants

ACVM news and resources

ACVM registers and lists

ACVM requirements for pet food and animal feed

Exporting ACVMs

Importing ACVMs

MPI business units