Pursuant to section 79 (5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“the Act”), the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it approved on
25 September 2006, the Code of Practice: Product Labelling and Documentation Guide for Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Hazardous Substances Regulations for identification of hazardous substances issued under the Act.
These requirements are principally contained in Part 1 of the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001, Part 2 of the Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001, and Regulations 11 and 12 of the Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001.
This code can be inspected from 2 October 2006, at the Wellington office of ERMA New Zealand, Level One, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, and will be able to be purchased from the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council, P.O. Box 5069, Wellington, or downloaded from the Agcarm web site:
www.agcarm.co.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.