Shaleen Narayan, Acting Manager Approvals, 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: Trifix Herbicide

Reference: P009850-01

Active Ingredient and Concentration:

Contains 500g/kg Triflusulfuron-methyl in the form of a water dispersible granule

Formulation Type: WG – Water dispersible granule

General Use Claim:

For the control of broad leaf weeds in Fodder beet.

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:

FMC New Zealand Limited, 6 Clayton Street, Newmarket, Auckland. Postal Address: FMC New Zealand Limited, PO Box 64199, Botany, Auckland 2163.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2020.

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