Import or manufacture a pesticide Application Form

Import or manufacture a pesticide

Application Form

August 2020 | EPA0316

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Privacy

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Information provided as part of this application is collected by the EPA for the purpose of administering the issue and

management of applications. This includes informing the public of applications. We may also contact you for feedback

on the application process using a third party provider.

Send your application to the EPA Hazardous Substances Applications team:

preferably by email to: [email protected]

or by post to: Environmental Protection Authority, Private Bag 63002, Wellington 6140

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the application pathway is determined.

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For advice on preparing your application, please contact one of our applications advisors:

by email: [email protected]

Freephone (within New Zealand): 0800 429 7827 (0800 HAZSUBS)


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4.2. Active ingredient number two

Active ingredient (Common name):

Chemical name (IUPAC):

Molecular formula:

Structural formula:

Manufacturer development codes:

CIPAC No:

CAS No:

Function:

☐Herbicide ☐Fungicide ☐Insecticide

☐ Other, eg plant growth regulators (specify):

Pending approval(s):


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4.3. Active ingredient number three



Molecular formula:

Structural formula:


CIPAC No:

CAS No:

Function:


☐ Other, eg plant growth regulators (specify):



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4.4. Active ingredient number four



Molecular formula:

Structural formula:


CIPAC No:

CAS No:

Function:


☐ Other, eg, plant growth regulators (specify):



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Mixing/loading: ready-to-use ☒ mixing/loading ☐

Please provide any additional

information relating to the packaging of

your formulated substance:

Purpose designed PET containers containing the ready to use bait

as a flowable powder.

6.3. Storage

Provide details of how the substance will

be stored, and the facilities (including

warehouse storage) it will be stored in:

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL

Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage or disposal.

Pesticide Storage: Keep this product in its tightly closed original

container when not in use. Store in a cool, well-ventilated, dry

(preferably locked) area that is inaccessible to children and

animals. Do not store this product under wet conditions.

Pesticide Disposal: Wastes resulting from the use of this

product may be disposed of on-site or at an approved waste

disposal facility.

Container Handling: Non-refillable container. Do not reuse or

refill this container. If Empty: Place in trash or offer for recycling if

available. If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency for

disposal instructions.

Warehouse Storage: Keep this product in its tightly closed

original container when not in use. Store in a cool, well-ventilated,

dry (preferably locked) area that is inaccessible to children and

animals. Do not store this product under wet conditions.

6.4. Disposal

Disposal of damaged packaging,

contaminated absorbents and other

materials:

Environmental Precautions

Keep spilled material and any rinsate from contaminating soil or

from entering sewage and drainage systems and bodies of water.

Methods for Containment:

Isolate the spill area. Keep unnecessary and unprotected

personnel from entering. Avoid generation of dust. Remove all

sources of ignition.

Methods for Clean-up:

Place contaminated material in appropriate container for disposal.

After removal, flush contaminated area thoroughly with water.

Pick up wash liquid with additional absorbent and place in a

disposable container. Do not put spilled material back in the

original container.


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Detailed instructions for safe disposal of

the formulated substance and its

packaging:

Methods for Clean-up:

Place contaminated material in appropriate container for disposal.

After removal, flush contaminated area thoroughly with water.

Pick up wash liquid with additional absorbent and place in a

disposable container. Do not put spilled material back in the

original container.

When possible, triple rinse the container and offer for recycling if

available.


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dishwashers, other installed appliances and sinks, around window and door frames, and in attics and crawl spaces. Any powder visible after application must be brushed

into cracks and crevices or removed.

OUTDOOR TREATMENTS

Use for control of ants (excluding fire, pharaoh, harvester, and carpenter ants), crickets, earwigs, ground beetles, pillbugs and sowbugs. Inject into cracks and crevices

around windows and doors, porches, screens, eaves, patios, garages, under stairways and in crawl spaces as well as under siding or exterior construction elements.

RESTRAINTS

Do not apply where children (or domestic animals) are likely to come in frequent contact with treated areas. Any powder visible after application is complete should be

brushed into cracks or crevices or removed by cleaning the area with a cloth and mild detergent solution No generalized dusting should be done in household areas

accessible to children or pets.

Do not apply to humans, animals, clothing or bedding.

Do not use on or contaminate fruit, vegetables or other food or feed crops.

Do not contaminate feed or food products or food preparation surfaces, dishes, kitchen utensils and food containers.

Do not dispense this product with power dusters in confined areas (i.e. attics, hot water heater closets, furnace rooms, etc.) in the presence of open flames, such

as pilot lights.

Do not use metal straw/tube/application injector when working around electrical equipment.


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Other considerations:

Off target effects

Bees and other beneficial terrestrial invertebrates.

The product is toxic to bees and other terrestrial invertebrates as indicated by the 9.4B classification.

However, the use situation as an urban pest control product means that its placement is targeted and

precise and its application is generally in urban areas which are not frequented by bees. The sealing of

cracks after application further limits any potential for exposure by foraging bees.

The principal mode of toxicity of indoxacarb to bees is via direct contact (e.g. during a spray application) it is

only minimally toxic via the oral route (e.g. foraging bees).


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10.2. Effects on public health

The overall effects on public health in approving this substance will be beneficial from the point of view that

the product controls pest infestations in public, industrial and commercial premises.

The use pattern of the product is such that it is used in a targeted way in cracks, creases and voids which

are not easily accessible to adults, children or workers.

The low overall human toxicity profile and the low usage rates mean that potential exposure is highly

unlikely and were it to occur any effects would be negligible and transient.


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10.3. Effects on the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu, valued flora and fauna, and other taonga

The applicant recognises the role of Māori in relation to cultural, spiritual, ethical and socio-economic values

pertaining to the use of hazardous substances in the environment however the applicant is unaware of any

adverse impacts the approval of this substance would have on these values primarily because of the

proposed use pattern which confined to targeted crack and crevice treatments and hence is not wide

dispersive use.

The active ingredient in Doxem Precsie ®, Indoxacarb, has already been approved by the authority in a

variety of different trade name products having the same or a similar use pattern. None of these

applications or EPA decisions identified any significant risks to Māori when these products were used as

intended.

It is the applicants view that the controlled use of Doxem Precise® will not breach the principles of the

Treaty of Waitangi.


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10.4. New Zealand’s international obligations

This application will not affect NZ international obligations. The use situations and use patterns proposed

are consistent with similar products available to commercial and domestic users of pest control products.

When used in food producing establishments which service export markets, the product must be approved

or recognised by MPI for the intended use pattern.

An application for this use pattern will be submitted to NZ Food Safety/MPI in due course for uses in dairy

maintenance and non-dairy maintenance compounds.

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Import or manufacture a pesticide Application Form