Maree Zinzley, 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: Harvista 1.3 SC

Reference: P9757-01

Active Ingredient and Concentration:

contains 17g/L 1-methylcyclopropene in the form of a suspension concentrate

Formulation Type: Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)

General Use Claim:

A preharvest treatment for the control of ethylene production and related maturity factors on specific fruits

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:

AgroFresh New Zealand Limited, Tower 1, Level 1 Stanway Business Park, 646 Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland. Postal Address: PO Box 74614, Greenlane, Auckland.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of December 2019.

MAREE ZINZLEY, Manager Approvals Operations, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).