Dear John Small

 

Thank you for your request received 11 October 2013 for information about
Roundup Transorb.  Your request is being treated in accordance with the
Official Information Act 1982, and you will receive a response as soon as
is practicable.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Madeline Smith

Senior Ministerial Advisor

Policy and International

DDI +64 4 474 5470 • Mob +64 21 113 5029

 

Environmental Protection Authority • Level 10 • 215 Lambton Quay • Private
Bag 63002 • Wellington 6140 • New Zealand • Tel +64 4 916 2426 • Fax +64 4
914 0433 •  [1]www.epa.govt.nz

 

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Dear Mr Small

Thank you for your enquiry about the application for Roundup Transorb. From your email it appears you are most interested in the matter of the stock withholding period. I am advised that the EPA does not set withholding periods for substances - this is done by the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines group within the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

If the withholding period is your interest, we propose transferring your request to MPI for a response. Could you please confirm whether you would like us to proceed with the transfer, or whether you still wish the EPA to supply all non-confidential information submitted in support of Roundup Transorb on silage crops before harvest?

Yours sincerely

[email address]

Madeline Smith
Senior Ministerial Advisor
Policy and International
DDI +64 4 474 5470 • Mob +64 21 113 5029

Environmental Protection Authority • Level 10 • 215 Lambton Quay • Private Bag 63002 • Wellington 6140 • New Zealand • Tel +64 4 916 2426 • Fax +64 4 914 0433 •  www.epa.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: John Small [mailto:[OIA #1212 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 October 2013 5:20 p.m.
To: Information Mailbox
Subject: Official Information Act request - Evidence supporting use of Roundup Transorb on silage before harvest

Dear Environmental Protection Authority,

Please supply all information submitted to the EPA in support of an
application for using Roundup Transorb on silage crops before
harvesting. I understand this application was approved and no stock
withholding period was imposed.

Since Roundup Transorb is different to generic glyphosate, there is
no commercial risk to the supplier of Roundup Transorb from
releasing this information. Any seller of another glyphosate
product could not rely on this information for its own application
to EPA.

Yours faithfully,

John Small

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Dear John Small

Thank you for your email of 11 October 2013 in which you requested all information submitted to the EPA in support of the application for Roundup Transorb on silage crops. The Environmental Protection Authority is treating your request as a request for information under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (“the OIA”).

Section 57 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“the HSNO Act”) sets out a process for dealing with a request for information under the OIA where the information may be able to be withheld under section 9(2)(b) of the OIA, or has been classified as commercially sensitive by the person who gave the information to the Authority. We notified the supplier of the information in question on 25 October 2013 and informed them of your request. In accordance with section 57(3) of the HSNO Act, that person has 10 working days from receipt of the notice in which to respond stating whether that person believes that the information should be withheld under the OIA and to provide reasons.

We will be in touch as soon as reasonably practicable regarding our decision on your request for information.

Please contact me if you have any queries.

Yours sincerely

Matthew Salter
Advisor
Hazardous Substances

-----Original Message-----
From: John Small [mailto:[OIA #1212 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 October 2013 5:20 p.m.
To: Information Mailbox
Subject: Official Information Act request - Evidence supporting use of Roundup Transorb on silage before harvest

Dear Environmental Protection Authority,

Please supply all information submitted to the EPA in support of an
application for using Roundup Transorb on silage crops before
harvesting. I understand this application was approved and no stock
withholding period was imposed.

Since Roundup Transorb is different to generic glyphosate, there is
no commercial risk to the supplier of Roundup Transorb from
releasing this information. Any seller of another glyphosate
product could not rely on this information for its own application
to EPA.

Yours faithfully,

John Small

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Dear Mr Small

I refer to your OIA request below for information about Roundup Transorb. Attached please find a response from Rob Forlong, Chief Executive.

Yours sincerely

Madeline Smith
Senior Ministerial Advisor
Policy and International
DDI +64 4 474 5470 • Mob +64 21 113 5029

Environmental Protection Authority • Level 10 • 215 Lambton Quay • Private Bag 63002 • Wellington 6140 • New Zealand • Tel +64 4 916 2426 • Fax +64 4 914 0433 •  www.epa.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: John Small [mailto:[OIA #1212 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 October 2013 5:20 p.m.
To: Information Mailbox
Subject: Official Information Act request - Evidence supporting use of Roundup Transorb on silage before harvest

Dear Environmental Protection Authority,

Please supply all information submitted to the EPA in support of an
application for using Roundup Transorb on silage crops before
harvesting. I understand this application was approved and no stock
withholding period was imposed.

Since Roundup Transorb is different to generic glyphosate, there is
no commercial risk to the supplier of Roundup Transorb from
releasing this information. Any seller of another glyphosate
product could not rely on this information for its own application
to EPA.

Yours faithfully,

John Small

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