ERMA New Zealand has prepared a Consideration Paper for a proposed amendment to the group standards. This amendment has been requested by ACCORD Australasia Ltd (“the applicant”). The proposal affects a number of the group standards published by ERMA New Zealand on 1 July 2006.
The applicant is seeking an amendment which would extend the exemption from labelling requirements of a group standard if a substance complies with:
- The relevant current labelling requirements of Australia, USA, Canada, the European Union or any other country as approved by the Authority, as if the substances were for sale or supply in those countries, and
- The group standard requirement to provide the product name, 24 hour emergency number, information on New Zealand importer, supplier or manufacturer and directions for use.
The current exemption expires on 31 December 2010, the applicant is proposing that this date is extended to 31 December 2020.
A copy of the Consideration Paper is available here
Summary of Submissions is available here and the consultation document is available here
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