Pursuant to section 14(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 ("the Act"), the
Director-General of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority gives notice that the following application has been made to register a trade name product under section 9(1) of the Act:
Trade Name: OTHELLO OD
Reference: P8168
Active Ingredients and Concentrations:
Diflufenican 50g/l
Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 2.5g/l
Mesosulfuron-methyl-sodium 7.5g/l
Formulation Type: Oil dispersion
General Use Claim: Post-emergence herbicide for the control of certain broad-leaved and some grass weeds in wheat.
Any person may make a written submission to the
director-general concerning this application.
Under sections 16 and 17 of the Act, a written submission:
(a) must state in full the reasons for making the submission; and
(b) may state any decision sought on that application; and
(c) 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.
The following address is:
(a) where submissions on this application are to be sent; and
(b) where requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent; and
(c) where public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
(d) the director-general's address for service:
ACVM Group, New Zealand Food Safety
Authority, Level 5, South Tower, 68-86 Jervois Quay, Wellington 6011. Postal Address: PO Box 2835, Wellington 6140.
The applicant's address for service is:
Bayer New Zealand Limited, 3 Argus Place, Hillcrest, North Shore City 0627. Postal Address: PO Box 2825, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of February 2010.
MAREE ZINZLEY, Programme Manager (Operations) (acting under delegated authority), New Zealand Food Safety Authority.