This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register an anticoccidial in
poultry, or to vary the conditions on a registered anticoccidial in poultry. It also
incorporates guidelines, which are intended to provide more detailed information and
guidance to applicants to assist them in complying with the standard.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register a zinc prophylactic
product for facial eczema, or to vary the conditions on a registered zinc prophylactic
product for facial eczema. It also incorporates guidelines, which are intended to provide
more detailed information and guidance to applicants to assist them in complying with
the standard.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register a vaccine, or to
vary the conditions on a registered vaccine. It also incorporates guidelines, which are
intended to provide more detailed information and guidance to applicants to assist them
in complying with the standard.

Efficacy of a veterinary medicine is understood to be the degree to which the medicinal
claims made by the applicant have been justified and are likely to be attained under
practical field conditions within New Zealand. The need for an efficacy standard arises
from section 4 of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinay Medicines (ACVM) Act
1997, which provides for prevention or management of risks associated with the use of
agricultural compounds:
• risks to trade in primary produce; and
• risks to animal welfare; and
• risks to agricultural security.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register an emetic, or to
vary the conditions on a registered emetic. It also incorporates guidelines, which are
intended to provide more detailed information and guidance to applicants to assist them
in complying with the standard.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register a corticosteroid or
to vary the conditions on a registered corticosteroid. It also incorporates guidelines,
which are intended to provide more detailed information and guidance to applicants to
assist them in complying with the standard.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register an antispasmodic
product, or to vary the conditions on a registered antispasmodic product. It also
incorporates guidelines, which are intended to provide more detailed information and
guidance to applicants to assist them in complying with the standard.

This document specifies the minimum study and reporting requirements, i.e. the standard,
for efficacy studies submitted in support of an application to register an antihistamine
product, or to vary the conditions on a registered antihistamine product. It also
incorporates guidelines, which are intended to provide more detailed information and
guidance to applicants to assist them in complying with the standard.

This document provides guidelines for veterinarians to use when issuing veterinary operating instructions (VOIs) for non-veterinarians to use for restricted veterinary medicines (RVMs) or veterinary medicines that are exempt from registration subject to veterinary control. It also includes an appendix with specific guidelines relating to RVMs for deer velvet antler removal.

The purpose of this operational interpretation is to state the rules to be used when classifying
veterinary medicines in regard to:
• who can authorise them for purchase and use
• who can sell them
• who can use them.
This operational interpretation should be read in conjunction with Operational Interpretation 183:
Classification of veterinary medicines in regard to sale, purchase and use.

This document explains the information needed to support an application to register an anthelmintic product under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997.

An internationally accepted set of guidelines that describe proven systems/procedures for the production of quality for ACVM products.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has developed this User Guide (the “Guide”) in consultation with industry representatives, to assist manufacturers, retailers and Food Act Officers interpret and apply the:
• requirements for the mandatory addition of iodised salt to bread; and
• permissions for the voluntary addition of folic acid to bread

This guide has been published to assist beekeepers, packers and exporters of honey to comply with the Food Standard: Tutin in Honey. The standard has been developed to ensure that dangerous levels of tutin do not occur in honey sold in New Zealand or exported.

This guideline is provided to assist the Recognised Agencies (RAs) to perform Loadout checks on export consignments of dairy material and dairy product. Additionally it serves to reiterate the obligations of Exporters of Dairy Material and Dairy Product to the EU as
prescribed in section 2.1 of the European Union, Animal Products: Overseas Market Access Requirements.