Shaleen Narayan, Acting Manager Approvals Operations, of the Ministry for Primary Industries (“MPI”), acting under delegated authority from the Director-General of MPI, gives notice under section 14(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (“Act”) that the following application has been made to register a trade name product under section 9(1) of the Act:

Trade Name: Semintra 10mg/mL Oral Solution for Cats

Reference: A011739

Active Ingredient and Concentration:

Telmisartan 10mg/mL

Formulation Type: Aqueous Solution

General Use Claim:

For the treatment of systemic hypertension in cats. For the reduction of proteinuria in cats with chronic kidney disease.

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:

1. must state in full the reasons for making the submission;
2. may state any decision sought on that application; and
3. 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:

1. where submissions on this application are to be sent;
2. where requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent;
3. where public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
4. the director-general’s address for service:

ACVM Group, Ministry for Primary Industries, Charles Fergusson Building, 34–38 Bowen Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Postal Address: PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140.

The applicant’s address for service is:

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health NZ Ltd, 2 Osterley Way, Manukau, Auckland 2104. Postal Address: PO Box 76211, Manukau City, Auckland 2241.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of August 2019.

SHALEEN NARAYAN, Acting Manager Approvals Operations, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).