Approval to import or manufacture a substance in a contained location
If you are importing or manufacturing a hazardous substance in a contained location in New Zealand, you need a containment approval.
If you are importing or manufacturing a hazardous substance in a contained location in New Zealand, you need a containment approval.
Containment approvals cover the manufacture or import of a hazardous substance for:
A containment approval is for a specific purpose, such as the use of a chemical as a test standard or a field trial of a pesticide. The key condition is that the substance will be contained adequately.
If you intend to import or manufacture a Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) to be used as an analytical standard or for research in any laboratory, then you'll need a different application form.
Important: If you intend to use or release the substance outside of the contained area, you must make an application for a release approval.
More information about release approval applications
Applications should be sent to us by:
We need to understand how you intend to manage the substance or substances you are seeking approval for. Complete the containment approval application form, and include full details about the containment system you intend to use and the substances you intend to test.
Containment approval application form (DOCX, 370KB)
Confidential appendix for hazardous substances applications (DOCX, 360KB)
Applications for a containment approval are processed via the 'non-notified application pathway'. This means we do not notify the general public about the application.
The application will be processed within 30 working days between the formal receipt of your application and the paperwork going to the decision maker.
A containment approval must be obtained from us by any laboratory that currently holds, or wishes to import or manufacture, certain POPs for use as an analytical standard or for research. The POPs include:
All relevant sections of the application form must be completed, and a management plan must be provided which outlines how the laboratory intends to comply with the recommended controls. The recommended controls for containing these substances is provided in Appendix 1 of the form.
The timeframe for processing applications is 30 working days, after which time you will be notified of our decision.