Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 9)1

 

 

 

I, Andrew Loch, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Loch

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

 

 

Dated this Twenty Second 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. 9).

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)

Fluopicolide

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VB 0040

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

T5

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except Lettuce, Head and Lettuce, Leaf]

T30

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

30

VL 0483

Lettuce, Leaf

30

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VB 0040

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

5

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

30

Propamocarb

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VB  0040

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

T30

VL  0053

Leafy vegetables [except Lettuce, Head and Lettuce, Leaf]

T70

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

70

VL 0483

Lettuce, Leaf

70

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VB 0040

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

30

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

70

Terbuthylazine

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

GC     0080 

Cereal grains [except Maize]

*0.01

GC  0645

Maize

T*0.02

VO     0447

Sweet corn (corn on the cob)

T*0.02

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

GC  0080

Cereal grains

*0.01

VO     0447

Sweet corn (corn on the cob)

*0.01

 

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

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Chlorantraniliprole

 

 

SO 0697

Peanut

T0.02

Difenoconazole

 

 

FB 1236

Wine-grapes

0.02

Fluvalinate

 

 

VR 0577

Carrot

T*0.01

 

 [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)

Terbuthylazine

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Forage and fodder of sweet corn

T*0.1

AS 0645

Maize fodder

T*0.1

AF 0645

Maize forage

T*0.1

 

Primary feed commodities [except Alfalfa fodder [Lucerne], Alfalfa forage (green) [Lucerne], Fodder and forage of sweet corn; Maize fodder; Maize forage; Rape seed (canola) fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry; Straw and fodder of pulse crops (dry)]

  5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Fodder of sweet corn

0.02

AS 0645

Maize fodder

0.02

 

Primary feed commodities [except Alfalfa fodder [Lucerne], Alfalfa forage (green) [Lucerne], Fodder of sweet corn; Maize fodder; Rape seed (canola) fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry; Straw and fodder of pulse crops (dry)]

  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)

Difenoconazole

 

 

AB 0269

Grape pomace, dry

0.1

 

 [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

Potassium silicate

When used as a fungicide

 

 

1 Note

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