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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995
1 Regulations 17A and 17B
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17A End dates for approvals of active constituents
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 19(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must work out the date an approval of an active constituent ends.
(2) Each approval of an active constituent must end on the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the approval took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after that approval.
17B Date after which registration of a chemical product cannot be renewed
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must work out the last renewal date for the registration of a chemical product.
(2) The last renewal date must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) either:
(i) if the last renewal date is entered in the Register when the product is registered--in which the registration took place; or
(ii) if the last renewal date is entered in the Register when the relevant particulars or conditions of the registration are varied--in which the variation took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after that registration or variation.
17BA End dates for re-approvals of active constituents
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 29J(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must work out the date the re-approval of an active constituent ends.
(2) Each re-approval of an active constituent must end on the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the re-approval took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after that re-approval.
17BB Date after which re-registration of a chemical product cannot be renewed
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 29K(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must work out the last renewal date for the registration (as re-registration) of a chemical product.
(2) The last renewal date must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the re-registration took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after that re-registration.
17BC Varying duration of approval of active constituents
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 34AE(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must vary the end date for the approval of an active constituent if the approval is affirmed on reconsideration.
(2) The end date must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the approval was affirmed; and
(b) that is 15 years after that approval was affirmed.
17BD Varying duration of registration of chemical products
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 34AE(2)(a) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must vary the last renewal date for the registration of a chemical product if the registration is affirmed on reconsideration.
(2) The last renewal date must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the registration was affirmed; and
(b) that is 15 years after that registration was affirmed.
2 Division 2.5 of Part 2
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3 Regulation 80
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"commencement time" means the time when item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Amendment Act commences.
4 Regulation 81
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81 End dates and last renewal dates for existing approvals and registrations
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 51(3)(a) of Schedule 6 to the Amendment Act, this regulation prescribes the method by which the APVMA must work out the end date for an approval of an active constituent and the last renewal date after which registration of a chemical product cannot be renewed.
(2) The end date for an approval of an active constituent must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the approval took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after the commencement time.
(3) The last renewal date for the registration of a chemical product must be the last day of the same calendar month:
(a) in which the registration took place; and
(b) that is 15 years after the commencement time.