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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Please send written submissions on matters relevant to the inquiry to one of the addresses below by 13 November 1996.

Labelling requirements for fermented comminuted meat products (P146). The authority prepared this proposal to introduce new labelling requirements for fermented comminuted meat products.

The authority did not seek submissions on this matter; it has made a full assessment, and prepared draft variations to Standard C1—Meat, Game Meat and Related Products.

Please send written submissions on matters relevant to the inquiry to one of the addresses below by 30 October 1996.

Matters Before Council

The authority has completed an inquiry into the following application and has recommended that the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Council adopt a draft variation to the Food Standards Code.

Residues in Food (A283). This application from the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals sought to establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for a number of new chemicals and to delete certain chemicals. The authority prepared draft variations to Standard A14—Residues in Food.

The recommendations, if approved by council, will vary Standard A14 by:

• including MRLs for the new chemicals bromochloromethane, clodinafop-propargyl, clodinafop acid, cloquintocet-mexyl, cloquintocet acid, 4-6 diamino-2-cyclopropylamino-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, doramectin, 2-1-(ethoxyimino) propyl-3-hydroxy-5-(3-butyrilmesityl) cyclohex-2-enone, fluquinconazole, fluoxofenim, S-hydroprene, lufenuron, metolachlor, pyrithiobac sodium;
• including new MRLs for the chemicals bromoxynil, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, gibberellic acid, imidacloprid, ioxynil, moxidectin, triadimenol, virginiamycin;
• including changes to existing MRLs for the chemicals cyhalothrin, difenoconazole, glyphosate and pyridaben; and
• deleting the chemicals cloquintocet and piroxofop.

Papers

The authority periodically publishes discussion and options papers on matters before it to which it seeks written comment. It also publishes policy papers, codes of practice and survey results. All papers are available from the addresses below.

A policy document which provides a broad outline of the use of risk assessment and management practices at the authority is now available. The document, called Framework for the assessment and management of food-related health risks, provides an overview of the decision-making processes used for the protection of public health and safety in relation to the consumption of food. These processes are considered to be an integral part of the development of a safe and health food system.

Inquiry into transitional arrangements for the Australia New Zealand Food Standards System

The authority completed a full assessment of proposal P137 in June 1996. It prepared a draft standard (T1) to implement the transitional arrangements Australia and New Zealand agreed to which establish a system for developing joint food standards.

The authority published a notice on 19 June 1996, stating that it had recommended that the (then) National Food Standards Council adopt Standard T1 as a matter of urgency so the promotion of fair trade in food and the promotion of trade and commerce in the food industry was not compromised.

The council adopted Standard T1, without the authority holding an inquiry. The authority (under section 37 of the Act) must now hold an inquiry into the draft variation—namely Standard T1.

The transitional arrangements in Standard T1 will mean that foods imported from New Zealand, which comply with the New Zealand Food Regulations 1984, can be sold in Australia. They must, however, meet Australian requirements concerning residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and Australian requirements concerning maximum levels of cadmium. These arrangements came into force on 1 July 1996.

Standard T1 also contains some temporary provisions to ensure Australian industry is not disadvantaged by the transitional arrangements while the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is being developed. All aspects of the transitional arrangements, including these temporary provisions, are being reviewed as part of the inquiry.

The authority invites written submissions, from interested individuals and organisations, which will help the authority conduct the inquiry by 30 October 1996.

Please send all correspondence, including requests for further information, to:

Standards Liaison Officer
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 7186
CANBERRA MAIL CENTRE ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Tel: (00 61 06) 271 2219
Fax: (00 61 06) 271 2278

or

Standards Liaison Officer
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 10-559
The Terrace
WELLINGTON 6036
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: (04) 473 9942
Fax: (04) 473 9855

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Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

Public Notice

The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986

This notice concerns land at Grattan Road, Te Aroha, and Maori claims under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

The land at Grattan Road, Te Aroha, is described in legal terms as all that parcel of land containing 1012 square metres, more or less, being Lot 4 (four), Deposited Plan 34911 (Town of Te Aroha Extension No. 14), and being part Section 10, Block IX, Aroha Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 911, folio 254 (Auckland Registry).

The land was once owned by the Crown. It was transferred to a State-owned enterprise under the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.

There is a special notice or “memorial” on the certificate