Proposal to issue a new group standard for treated seed

[b]Overview[/b] The EPA is proposing to issue a new group standard for treated seed. We are also proposing a new data reporting requirement for imported treated seed. [b]Privacy statement, publishing and releasing submissions[/b] We are collecting your personal information for the purpose of developing this group standard under the HSNO Act. We will manage any personal information you supply in your submission securely and in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. Your submission and name will be made publicly available on our website at [url=http://www.epa.govt.nz/]www.epa.govt.nz[/url], but your personal contact details will not be disclosed. We may use your contact details to contact you about your submission if necessary (or in exceptional situations for other reasons permitted under the Privacy Act 2020). You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask for it to be corrected if it is wrong. If you would like to access your personal information, or have it corrected, please contact us at [url=mailto:info@epa.govt.nz]info@epa.govt.nz[/url] We also may make your submission available in response to a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). If you think there are any reasons to withhold specific information you have provided from publication on our website or from release in the event of a request under the OIA, please make this clear in your submission. Reasons may include, for example, that the information discloses commercially sensitive information. If you would like more information about how we treat confidential information, see the section “Supplying confidential information to the EPA: your rights and our obligations” on our website. [b]Disclaimer[/b] The contents of this proposal do not reflect final EPA policy. This document does not alter the laws of New Zealand. The EPA does not accept any responsibility or liability to any person, whether in contract, equity or tort, or any other legal principle, for any direct or indirect losses or damage arising from reliance on the contents of this document. Please fill in the form below, then click Continue to review your submission. At any time you may click Save and Exit so that you can return later.

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Questions on the proposed treated seed group standard and data reporting requirement
Are the views expressed on behalf of an individual or an organisation?
Please indicate which submitter group you belong to:
Are there any active ingredients you think should be added to, or excluded from, the sample list of active ingredients expected to be covered under the proposed group standard scope in Appendix 3 of the consultation document?
What are your comments on the proposed reporting requirements? Please provide details.
What are your comments on the proposed conditions of the group standard? Please provide details, including suggestions on any conditions that should be added or removed and any comments on potential barriers to compliance.
Importers and manufacturers will need to know the hazard classification(s) of the substances used to treat the seed to be able to assign the seed to the group standard. What are your comments on this?
Importers and manufacturers using the group standard will need to comply with the Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Property Controls) Notice 2017 (except for clauses 50, 51, and 54(1)). What are your comments on this, particularly in relation to clauses 60, 63, and 64 (qualification requirements)?
Do you have any comments on the proposed commencement timeframe? If yes, please explain.
What are your comments on the estimated costs of the proposal? Please provide information on any additional costs you have identified, and ways in which costs could be minimised.
What are your comments on the estimated benefits of the proposal? Please provide information on any additional benefits you have identified.
Do you have any general comments on the contents of the proposed group standard for treated seed?
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