Pursuant to section 14 (1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, the Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry hereby gives notice that the following application has been made to register a trade name product under section 9 (1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997:
Trade Name: Suprelorin
Reference: A09158
Active Ingredient and Concentration:
Deslorelin acetate 117.6g/kg
General Use Claim:
Suprelorin is indicated for normal entire dogs
which are required to be made temporarily infertile. It can be used as an alternative to surgery, and as an aid in the control of unacceptable behaviour and androgen-induced diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Any person may make a written submission to the
Director-General under section 17 of the ACVM Act
1997 concerning any application notified above.
Such submissions:
(a) must state in full the reasons for making the submission;
(b) may state any decision sought on that application;
(c) must be received by the Director-General no later than 30 working days after the date of notification in this New Zealand Gazette; and
(d) should be forwarded to the address given below.
A copy of every submission will be forwarded to the applicant for their information.
A copy of the public information on the application may be obtained from ACVM Group, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, P.O. Box 2835, Wellington, or on the web site at:
www.nzfsa.govt.nz/acvm/
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of February 2003.
Signed:
MAREE ZINZLEY, Programme Manager (Operations) (acting under delegated authority).