Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No.8)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 Ninth day of August 2018

 

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No.8).

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)

Chlorantraniliprole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

TN 0660

Almonds

T0.05

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

TN 0660

Almonds

0.1

Clothianidin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FB 01236

Wine-grapes

*0.02

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FB 01236

Wine-grapes

0.07

Maldison

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VO 0050

Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits

3

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VO 0050

Fruiting vegetables, other the Cucurbits (except Peppers, Sweet [capsicums])

3

VO 0445

Peppers, Sweet [capsicums]

T5

Methomyl

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FI 0352

Persimmon, American

T0.2

FT 0307

Persimmon, Japanese

T0.2

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FP 0307

Persimmon, Japanese

T0.05

 

 

 

Sulfoxaflor

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

DF 0269

Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas)

T10

FB 0269

Grapes [except Wine-grapes]

T3

FB 1236

Wine-grapes

*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FB 0269

Grapes

*0.01

 

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

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Cypermethrin

 

 

SO 0697

Peanut

T*0.05

Flamprop-methyl

 

 

VD 0524

Chick-pea (dry)

*0.01

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.01

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.01

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.01

Pymetrozine

 

 

VD 0523

Broad bean (dry) [Faba bean (dry)]

T0.02

VD 0545

Lupin (dry)

T0.02

Quintozene

 

 

VP 0061

Beans, except broad bean and soya bean

0.01

VB 0040

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

0.2

VP 0522

Broad bean (green pods and immature seeds)

0.01

VD 0526

Common bean (dry) [navy bean]

0.2

SO 0691

Cotton seed

0.03

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.1

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.03

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

0.3

VL 0483

Lettuce, Leaf

0.3

MM 0095

Meat [mammalian][in the fat]

*0.2

ML 0106

Milks

*0.02

VR 0589

Potato

0.2

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.1

PM 0110

Poultry meat [in the fat]

*0.1

VO     0448

Tomato

0.1

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Permethrin

 

 

 

Coriander (leaves and stems)

30

HH 0092

Herbs

30

 

Kaffir lime leaves

30

 

Lemon balm

30

 

Lemon grass

30

Tebuthiuron

 

 

GS 0659

Sugarcane

T0.2

 

[2] 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)

Chlorantraniliprole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Almond hulls

T5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Almond hulls

10

Propiconazole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

AS 0645

Maize fodder

T10

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except maize]

T5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains

T5

Cypermethrin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Primary feed commodities

5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Forage and fodder of cereal grains

T15

AL 1270

Peanut forage (green)

T15

 

Primary feed commodities [except canola (rape) forage (green) and fodder, chick-pea fodder; chick-pea forage, cotton fodder (dry), lentil fodder; lentil forage (green), peanut forage (green)]

5

for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below

 

COMPOUND

ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY

MRL (mg/kg)

Clothianidin

 

 

AB 0269

Grape pomace, dry

0.7

Flamprop-methyl

 

 

AL 0524

Chick-pea fodder

1

 

Chick-pea forage

2

Pymetrozine

 

 

 

Broad bean [Faba bean] forage (green)

T3

AL 0545

Lupin forage (green)

T3

 

Straw and fodder (dry) of Broad beans [Faba bean]

T0.1

 

Straw and fodder (dry) of Lupins

T0.1

Quintozene

 

 

 

Tomato pomace, dry

0.2

Tebuthiuron

 

 

 

Pastures (mixed grasses/leguminous)

20

 

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

insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses

 

SUBSTANCE

USE

Quintozene

As a drench for apple seedlings at planting

 

1 Note

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