Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No 7)1

 

 

 

I, Jason Lutze, Executive Director, Scientific Assessment and Chemical Review and delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, 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 subparagraph 5A(3)(b)(iii) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Lutze

Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

 

 

Dated this Twenty Eighth day of June 2018

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No.7).

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

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated foods and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Flupyradifurone

 

 

TN 0669

Macadamia nuts

*0.01

Metamitron

 

 

FP 0226

Apple

0.01

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.05

MM 0095

Meat [mammalian]

*0.05

ML 0106

Milks

*0.05

 

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)

Diafenthiuron

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

SO     0697

Peanut

T0.1

 

Emamectin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VR 0574

Beetroot

T0.05

VO 0440

Egg plant

T0.1

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except lettuce and mizuna]

T0.5

 

Mizuna

T0.5

VR 0588

Parsnip

T0.05

VO 0445

Peppers, sweet [Capsicums]

0.01

VP 0538

Podded pea (young pods [snow and sugar snap]

T0.02

VR 0494

Radish

T0.05

FB 0275

Strawberry

T0.1

VR 0497

Swede

T0.05

VO 0448

Tomato

0.01

VR 0506

Turnip, Garden

T0.05

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VC 0045

Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits

0.01

VO 0050

Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits [except mushrooms and sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)]

0.1

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head and lettuce, leaf]

0.3

VP 0060

Legume vegetables

0.1

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables [except potato]

*0.01

FB 0275

Strawberry

0.05

 

 

 

Etoxazole

OMIT:

 

 

VP      0538

Podded pea (young pods)[snow and sugar snap]

T0.1

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VP       0538

Podded pea (young pods)[snow and sugar snap]

T*0.02

 

 

 

Flamprop-methyl

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

SO     0699

Safflower seed

*0.05

 

 

 

Olaquindox

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

        PO    0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

0.3

        PM     0110

Poultry meat

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Flumioxazin

 

 

VR 0577

Carrot

T*0.05

Fluxapyroxad

 

 

FI 0327

Banana

0.7

Sedaxane

 

 

VR 0589

Potato

0.1

 

 [2] Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

 

COMPOUND

RESIDUE

Flupyradifurone

For enforcement for commodities of plant and animal origin: Flupyradifurone

For dietary exposure assessment for commodities of plant and animal origin: Sum of flupyradifurone and difluoroacetic acid, expressed as flupyradifurone

Metamitron

Metamitron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for each of the following compounds, omit the associated residue listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated residue listed under 'substitute'

 

COMPOUND

RESIDUE

OMIT:

 

Olaquindox

 

Sum of olaquindox and all metabolites which reduce to 2-(N-2-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl)-3-methyl quinoxalone, expressed as olaquindox

SUBSTITUTE:

 

Olaquindox

Sum of olaquindox and all metabolites which reduce to 2-(N-2-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl)-3-methyl quinoxaline, expressed as olaquindox

 

[3] Schedule, Table 4 - MRLs for pesticides in animal feed commodities

 

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

 

COMPOUND

ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY

MRL (mg/kg)

Emamectin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

AL 0528

Pea vines (green) [fresh weight]

T*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

AL 0157

Legume animal feeds

0.1

 

Tomato pomace, dry

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

SUBSTANCE

USE

OMIT:

 

Adrenaline

Bupivacaine hydrochloride

Cetrimide

Lignocaine hydrochloride

When used in calves for pain relief following castration

When used in calves for pain relieve during castration

                                                                                                      When used in calves for pain relief following castration

When used in calves for pain relieve during castration

SUBSTITUTE:

 

Adrenaline

                                    Bupivacaine hydrochloride 

Cetrimide

                                 Lignocaine hydrochloride

When used in calves for pain relief following castration, dehorning or disbudding

When used in calves for pain relief following castration, dehorning or disbudding

When used in calves for pain relief following castration, dehorning    or disbudding 

When used in calves for pain relief following castration, dehorning or disbudding                                                                                                                                 

 

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

 

SUBSTANCE

USE

1-Methylcyclopropene

For pre-harvest foliar treatment of apples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Note

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