Gazette.govt.nzI, Shaleen Narayan, Acting Manager Approvals, of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), acting under delegated authority from the Director-General of MPI, give notice, under section 14(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (“Act”), that a decision has been made to reassess the following trade name products under section 29 of the Act:
Purpose of Reassessment
The purpose of the reassessment is to re-evaluate the restriction on labels regarding soil residue management of the contaminant hexachlorobenzene in the active ingredient chlorothalonil.
The trade name products to be reassessed are:
| Registration Number | Trade Name | Active Ingredient(s) and Presentation | Applicant and Address |
| P004877 | CHLOROTEK | chlorothalonil 500g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Lonza NZ Limited, Hudson Road, New Plymouth |
| P005947 | Barrachlor 720 | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Lonza NZ Limited, Hudson Road, New Plymouth |
| P007065 | Bravo Weatherstik | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd, Tower 2, Level 7, 110 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010 |
| P007088 | Max Cl | metalaxyl 50g/litre and chlorothalonil 375g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Lonza NZ Limited, Hudson Road, New Plymouth |
| P007346 | Cavalry Fungicide | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Adama New Zealand Limited, Level 1, 93 Bolt Road, Tahunanui, Nelson 7011 |
| P007960 | FOLIO GOLD | chlorothalonil 400g/litre and metalaxyl-m 40g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd, Tower 2, Level 7, 110 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010 |
| P008330 | AGPRO Chlorothalonil 720 | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Agpro (NZ) Ltd, 10 Polaris Place, East Tamaki, Auckland |
| P008408 | Thalonil | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Agri Solutions Ltd, Level 1, 26 Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021 |
| P008583 | Defendo 720SC | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Adria New Zealand Ltd, 407 State Highway 16, RD 2, Kumeu, Auckland |
| P008841 | Cleaner | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Shandong Rainbow International Co., Ltd., 19th & 20th Floor, Hanyu Financial Centre, Building A3–4, No. 7000 East Jingshi Road, Jinan 250101, China |
| P008849 | Blizzard 720SC | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Agsin Pte Ltd, Zagro Global Hub, 5 Woodlands Terrace, 738430, Singapore |
| P009805 | WYNCA Chlorothalonil 720SC | chlorothalonil 720g/litre formulated as a suspension concentrate | Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Co. Ltd., 93 Daqiao Rd, Xinanjiang, Jiande, Zhejiang 311600, China |
Further information about the trade name products listed above, including details of their approved uses and target species, can be found on the ACVM Register at https://eatsafe.nzfsa.govt.nz/web/public/acvm-register.
Any person may make a written submission to the director-general concerning this application.
Each submission must state the trade name product(s) to which the submission pertains.
Under sections 16 and 17 of the Act, a written submission:
- must state in full the reasons for making the submission; and
- may state any decision sought on that application; and
- must be received by the director-general no later than 30 working days after the date of notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
Under section 18 of the Act, a copy of every submission will be forwarded to the applicant for the applicant’s information.
If you wish to provide a submission, please email your submission to ACVM.consultation@mpi.govt.nz. MPI encourages respondents to forward comments by email.
If you wish to forward a submission by post, the following address is:
- where submissions on this application are to be sent; and
- where requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent; and
- where public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
- the director-general’s address for service:
ACVM Programmes and Appraisals, New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries. Postal Address: PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of March 2021.
SHALEEN NARAYAN, Acting Manager Approvals, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).