Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 3)1

 

 

 

I, Kareena Arthy, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, acting in accordance with my powers under subsection 32(1) and having regard to s 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, make this instrument for the purposes of subsection 6(1) and the reference in paragraph 14(5)(f) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

 

 

 

 

Kareena Arthy

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated this Eleventh day of June 2013

 

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 3).

2 Commencement

  This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012

  Schedule 1 to this Instrument amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Section 3)

[1] Schedule, Table 1 - MRLs of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and associated substances in food commodities

 

for each of the following compounds, omit the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'substitute' (if any)

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Fipronil

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FS 0012

Stone fruits

T*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FS 0012

Stone fruits

0.01

 

 

 

Fluazifop-butyl

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VA 0384

Leek

T0.7

 

 

 

Fluazifop-p-butyl

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VA 0384

Leek

T0.5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VA 0384

Leek

T0.7

 

 

 

Phosphorous acid

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

HS 0783

Galangal, rhizomes

T5

HH 0092

Herbs

T5

 

Kaffir lime leaves

T5

 

Lemon grass

T5

DT 1111

Lemon verbena

T5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

HS 0783

Galangal, rhizomes

T100

HH 0092

Herbs

T150

 

Kaffir lime leaves

T150

 

Lemon grass

T150

DT 1111

Lemon verbena

T150

 

for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Cyprodinil

 

 

VO 0448

Tomato

T1

 

 

 

Fludioxonil

 

 

VO 0448

Tomato

T1

 

 

 

Phosphorous acid

 

 

 

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T150

 

Lemon balm

T150

 

Mizuna

T150

 

Rose and dianthus (edible flowers)

T150

HS 0794

Turmeric, root

T100

 


[2] Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary

for the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below

 

SUBSTANCE

USE

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

  • As a fungicide on non-bearing nursery stock date palm

 

1 Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au