AVA Submission on the 2024 APVMA Consultation on minor use guidelines

The APVMA has requested stakeholder input in relation to the proposed guidelines for determining a minor use. 

Minor use permits are issued to allow for the legal use of AgVet chemicals in situations where registration of the product would not produce sufficient economic return. A minor use may include use on a minor crop, animal or non-crop situation, or limited use on a major crop, animal or situation.

The AVA proposes that proposal that the ‘minor use permit’ include low value products as currently there is an increasing regulatory burden for registration of products. 

The AVA encourages the APVMA to also review the requirements for obtaining a minor use permit and not just the guidelines for determining a minor use. Currently it is very difficult to obtain a minor use permit, the development of clear guidelines for approval of minor use permits would assist registrants to understand what information is required, encourage registrants to apply for minor use permits for low value products and streamline the process for minor use permit approval. This would hopefully result in more registered products being available for use by Australian veterinarians rather than having to rely on using compounded veterinary medicines and the associated risks of using unregistered products.

Read the AVA submission here.