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 Act 1997:
Trade Name: Cue-Mare
Reference: A009703
Active Ingredient and Concentration: Progesterone 107.5g/kg
General Use Claims: The device is used to deliver progesterone to achieve therapeutic effect for:
(a) inducing cyclical ovarian activity in spring transitional mares; and
(b) controlling the oestrous cycle in cycling mares.
Any person may make a written submission to the director-general, under section 17 of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines 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 the 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.
The address below is:
(a) where submissions and requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent;
(b) where the public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
(c) the director-general’s address for service:
ACVM Group, New Zealand Food Safety Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 68-86 Jervois Quay
(P.O. Box 2835), Wellington.
The applicant’s address for service is:
Bioniche Life Sciences Inc, 231 Dundas St. E., Belleville, Ontario K8N 5J2, Canada.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 2006.
WARREN HUGHES, Programme Manager (Approvals and ACVM Standards) (acting under delegated authority).