Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ("HSNO Act"), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises that it approved on
19 July 2011, the Code of Practice HSNOCOP 52 version 1.0 Fumigation at Northport (Marsden Point).
This code has been developed by Northport Limited and provides a practical means to implement a buffer zone while undertaking fumigation of ships at Marsden Point wharf.
It is a means of compliance with clause 6(4) of the controls for methyl bromide as reassessed HRC08002 on 28 October 2010.
Pursuant to section 80(1) of the HSNO Act, this code may be inspected on request at the Wellington office of the Environmental Protection Authority, Level 1, BP House,
20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington.
Pursuant to section 80(1)(b) of the Act, the code can be downloaded free of charge from the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection Authority.