Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 11)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 November 2018

 

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 11).

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)

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

 

 

VP 0061

Beans, except broad bean and soya bean

T0.2

VB 0440

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

3

GC 0080

Cereal grains [except Maize; Sorghum]

*0.01

FC 0001

Citrus fruits

1

SO 0691

Cotton seed

*0.02

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.02

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.02

VC 0045

Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits

T1

VO 0050

Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits

T0.5

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

2

GC 0645

Maize

*0.02

FI 0345

Mango

0.07

MM 0095

Meat (mammalian)

*0.02

ML 0106

Milks

*0.005

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.02

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.02

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

*0.01

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables

T0.7

GC 0651

Sorghum

*0.02

SO 0702

Sunflower seed

*0.02

VO 0447

Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)

*0.02

 

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)

Azoxystrobin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VD 0560

Adzuki bean (dry)

T0.7

VD 0523

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

T0.05

VD 0524

Chick-pea (dry)

T0.5

VD 0526

Common bean (dry) [navy bean]

T0.7

VD 0561

Field Pea (dry)

T0.05

VD 0533

Lentil (dry)

T0.5

VD 0545

Lupin (dry)

T0.05

VD 0536

Mung bean (dry)

T0.7

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

T*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VD 0070

Pulses

0.3

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

0.01

 

 

 

Bifenthrin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FS 0013

Cherries

T1

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FS 0013

Cherries

T3

 

 

 

Bixafen

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VD 0070

Pulses

*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VD 0070

Pulses [except Lupin (dry)]

*0.01

VD 0545

Lupin (dry)

T0.1

 

 

 

 

Clothianidin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FC 0001

Citrus fruits

T0.2

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FC 0001

Citrus fruits

0.5

 

 

 

Fluensulfone

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VR 0508

Sweet Potato

T1

 

 

 

Fluopyram

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

0.2

FP 0009

Pome fruits

0.5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

0.3

FP 0009

Pome fruits

1

 

 

 

Imidacloprid

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VR 0577

Carrot

T0.5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VR 0577

Carrot

T0.05

 

 

 

Phosphorous acid

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables

T100

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato]

T100

VR 0589

Potato

T700

 

 

 

Sulfoxaflor

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FI 0331

Cherimoya

T1

FI 0332

Custard apple

T1

FI 0337

Ilama

T1

FI 0365

Soursop

T1

FI 0368

Sugar apple

T1

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FI 0331

Cherimoya

T0.5

FI 0332

Custard apple

T0.5

FI 0337

Ilama

T0.5

FI 0365

Soursop

T0.5

FI 0368

Sugar apple

T0.5

 

 

 

Tebuconazole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VD 0070

Pulses [except soya bean (dry)]

T1

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VD 0070

Pulses [except Soya bean (dry)]

1

 

 

 

Trifloxystrobin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

FP 0009

Pome fruit

0.3

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

FP 0009

Pome fruits

0.7

 


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

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Amisulbrom

 

 

VR 0589

Potato

T0.3

 

 

 

Clothianidin

 

 

TN 0660

Almonds

T0.05

GC 0080

Cereal grains [except Maize; Popcorn; Sorghum]

*0.02

VB 0040

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

0.5

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

0.7

 

 

 

Cyprodinil

 

 

FB 2250

Bayberries

T3

FT 2303

Bayberry, Red

T3

 

 

 

Diafenthiuron

 

 

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

*0.01

 

 

 

Dinotefuran

 

 

VD 0536

Mung bean (dry)

0.3

 

 

 

Ethephon

 

 

FB 0020

Blueberries

T10

 

 

 

Fludioxinil

 

 

FB 2250

Bayberries

T2

FT 2303

Bayberry, Red

T2

 

 

 

Indoxacarb

 

 

FT 2303

Bayberry, Red

T1

 

 

 

Phosphine

 

 

VA 0381

Garlic

T*0.01

 

 

 

Praziquantel

 

 

WS 0952

Tuna

T*0.01

 

 

 

Spinetoram

 

 

FT 2303

Bayberry, Red

T0.5

FT 0297

Fig

T0.1

 

 

 

Tebuconazole

 

 

VO 0447

Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)

T0.7

 

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Thiamethoxam

 

 

VP 0061

Beans, except broad bean and soya bean

T0.2

VB 0440

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

3

GC 0080

Cereal grains [except Maize; Sorghum]

*0.01

FC 0001

Citrus fruits

1

SO 0691

Cotton seed

*0.02

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.02

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.02

VC 0045

Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits

T1

VO 0050

Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits

T0.5

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

2

GC 0645

Maize

*0.02

FI 0345

Mango

0.07

MM 0095

Meat (mammalian)

*0.02

ML 0106

Milks

*0.005

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.02

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.02

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

*0.01

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables

T0.7

GC 0651

Sorghum

*0.02

SO 0702

Sunflower seed

*0.02

VO 0447

Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)

*0.02

 [2] Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

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:

 

Clothianidin

Clothianidin

SUBSTITUTE:

 

Clothianidin see also Thiamethoxam

Clothianidin

 

 

OMIT:

 

Thiamethoxam

Commodities of plant origin: Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as Thiamethoxam

SUBSTITUTE:

 

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

Commodities of plant origin: Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as Thiamethoxam

(Note: the metabolite clothianidin has separate MRLs)

 

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

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY

MRL (mg/kg)

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

 

 

AB 0001

Citrus pulp, dry

7

 

Cotton seed hulls

0.5

AF 0080

Forage of cereal grains

1

AS 0645

Maize fodder

0.5

 

Rape seed forage (dry)

1

 

Rape seed straw and fodder

*0.01

AS 0651

Sorghum straw and fodder, dry

0.1

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry]

*0.01

 

Tomato pomace, dry

T3

 

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)

Azoxystrobin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Sweet corn forage and fodder

T30

 

Canola forage; fodder and straw

T3

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Sweet corn forage and fodder

T15

 

Canola forage; fodder and straw

30

 

 

 

Bixafen

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Pulse forage and fodder

5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Lupin forage and fodder

T7

 

Pulse forage and fodder (except Lupin forage and fodder)

5

 

 

 

Clothianidin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

AB 0001

Citrus pulp, dry

T1

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

AB 0001

Citrus pulp, dry

2

 

 

 

Fluopyram

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Apple pomace, dry

5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Apple pomace, dry

7

 

 

 

Prothioconazole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Pulse forage and fodder

7

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Lupin forage and fodder

T15

 

Pulse forage and fodder (except Lupin forage and fodder)

7

 

 

 

Trifloxystrobin

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Pome fruit pomace, dry

15

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

 

Pome fruit pomace, dry

25

 

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

 

 

 

Almond hulls

T5

AF 0081

Forage of cereal grains (green) [except Maize forage and Sorghum forage (green)]

0.3

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder and Sorghum straw and fodder, dry]

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diafenthiuron

 

 

 

Canola fodder (dry)

*0.01

 

Canola forage (green)

0.05

 

 

 

Dinotefuran

 

 

 

Mung bean forage and fodder

0.3

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY

MRL (mg/kg)

Thiamethoxam

 

 

AB 0001

Citrus pulp, dry

7

 

Cotton seed hulls

0.5

AF 0080

Forage of cereal grains

1

AS 0645

Maize fodder

0.5

 

Rape seed forage (dry)

1

 

Rape seed straw and fodder

*0.01

AS 0651

Sorghum straw and fodder, dry

0.1

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry]

*0.01

 

Tomato pomace, dry

T3

 

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

insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses

 

SUBSTANCE

USE

Magnesium sulphate

{T} Use as a relaxant on abalone

 


 

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