2 July 2010
Media Release
The Environmental Risk Management Authority recently removed the expiry date from alternative labelling provisions for substances regulated under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act group standards.
The provisions, which allow the labelling requirements of countries such as Australia, the United States, Canada and the European Union to be used as alternatives to those required under the HSNO group standards, were due to expire later this year.
Removing the expiry date means the alternative provisions can continue to be used by both New Zealand-based and overseas manufacturers.
The group standards have now been updated and are available on our website here:
www.ermanz.govt.nz/hs/groupstandards/index.html
For further information, contact:
Sarah Kenward, Senior Communications Advisor, ERMA New Zealand.
• Telephone +64 -4 -918 4813 • Mobile 021 976 853
• Facsimile +64- 4 -914 0433 • sarah.kenward@ermanz.govt.nz
Last Updated July2010