Maree Zinzley, 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: Curanto

Reference: P009946

Active Ingredient and Concentration:

Contains 480g/litre METALAXYL-M in the form of a soluble liquid

Formulation Type: Soluble Concentrate

General Use Claim:

For the control of phytophthora spear rot in asparagus, late blight in potatoes, late blight and botrytis in outdoor tomatoes and downy mildew in onions and brassica seedbeds.

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. Email: acvm.consultation@mpi.govt.nz.

The applicant’s address for service is:

Almandine Corporation SA, c/o Technical Compliance Consultants (NZ) Limited, PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, Auckland 0753.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of April 2022.

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