Medicines and Customs Rules




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72 — 18 AUGUST 2016

Every reference to a medicine in this notice applies whether the medicine is synthetic in origin or is from biological or mineral sources.

Unless specific reference is made otherwise, every reference applies also to medicines that are:

a. preparations and admixtures containing any proportion of any substance listed in the notice.

b. salts and esters of any substance listed in the notice.

c. preparations or extracts of biological materials listed in the notice.

d. salts or oxides of elements listed in the notice.

Unless specific reference is made otherwise, every reference to a medicine applies:

i. if the medicine is in an injection or eye preparation, to any concentration of that medicine; and

ii. if the medicine is not in an injection or eye preparation, only if the concentration of the medicine is greater than 10 milligrams per litre or per kilogram.

Where any reference is modified by a statement of the strength of the medicine, the strength is calculated using the free acid, base, alcohol or element unless specifically stated otherwise.

Schedule 1

Prescription Medicines

Alirocumab
Mepolizumab
Olaparib

Dated this 11th day of August 2016.

CHRIS JAMES, Acting Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health.

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Notice of the Making of Rules Under Section 288 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996

Pursuant to sections 288(1)(e) and (12) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, notice is hereby given of the making of the Customs (Export Entry) Amendment Rules 2016, which shall come into force on 1 October 2016.

CAROLYN TREMAIN, Chief Executive.

Copies of these rules are available for inspection on the Customs Service website www.customs.govt.nz or at any of the following Customs offices:

Auckland – The Customhouse, 50 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City

Christchurch – The Customhouse, 6 Orchard Road, Christchurch Airport

Dunedin – The Customhouse, 32 Portsmouth Drive

Wellington – The Customhouse, 1 Hinemoa Street, Harbour Quays

Copies of these rules may be purchased from the Corporate Support Unit, New Zealand Customs Service, Private Bag 1928, Dunedin.

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Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Classification of Medicines (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 August 2016
Medicines Act 1981, Prescription Medicines, Schedule 1, Alirocumab, Mepolizumab, Olaparib
  • CHRIS JAMES, Acting Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health

🏭 Customs Export Entry Amendment Rules 2016

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Customs and Excise Act 1996, Export Entry, Amendment Rules
  • CAROLYN TREMAIN, Chief Executive

🏥 Consent to Distribution of New Medicines

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Medicines Act 1981, New Medicines, Distribution Consent