Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995
55APrescribed standards for supplied substances
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55A Prescribed standards for supplied substances
For the purposes of subparagraph 99(3)(j)(i) of the Code, the standard prescribed for an active constituent contained in a chemical product, or a chemical product, is: (a) for an active constituent or chemical product in respect of which a standard is specified in an order under section 7 of the Act—that standard; or (b) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a) applies) in respect of which a standard has been made under section 6E of the Code—that standard; or (c) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in item 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B in respect of which there is an established standard—the established standard for the product; or (d) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in item 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B—the established standard for the product; or (e) for a veterinary chemical product or an active constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in: (i) the British Pharmacopoeia; or (ii) the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary); or (iii) the European Pharmacopoeia; or (iv) the United States Pharmacopeia; the standard specified in the first of those publications, in the order set out in this paragraph, that applies to the product or constituent; or (f) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in the FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides—that standard; or (g) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) applies) in respect of which the APVMA approved a standard before 1 July 2014 and the approval is still in force—that standard.