Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2019 (No. 2)1

 

 

 

I, Jason Lutze, Executive Director, Risk Assessment Capability 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 first day of February 2019

 

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2019 (No. 2).

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)

Cyfluthrin

 

 

OMIT

 

 

 

Chia

T0.5

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

GC 3084

Chia

T*0.05

 

 

 

Cyprodinil

 

 

OMIT

 

 

VA 0036

Bulb vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Garlic; Onion, Bulb]

T3

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

VA 0036

Bulb vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Onion, Bulb]

T3

 

 

 

Fludioxonil

 

 

OMIT

 

 

VA 0036

Bulb vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Garlic; Onion, Bulb]

T3

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

VA 0036

Bulb vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Onion, Bulb]

T3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phosphorous acid

 

 

OMIT

 

 

FI 0030

Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – inedible peel (except avocado)

T100

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

FI 0030

Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – inedible peel (except avocado and passionfruit

T100

FI 0351

Passionfruit

T500

 

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

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Acetamiprid

 

 

FI 0326

Avocado

0.05

DF 0269

Dried grapes (= Currants, Raisins and Sultanas

0.2

FB 0269

Grapes

0.05

TN 0669

Macadamia nuts

*0.01

FI 0345

Mango

0.05

 

 

 

Haloxyfop

 

 

SO 0700

Sesame seed

T0.1

 

 

 

Metolachlor

 

 

SO 0700

Sesame seed

T*0.02

 

 

 

Penthiopyrad

 

 

FB 2250

Bayberries

T5

FT 2303

Bayberry, red

T5

 

 

 

Pirimicarb

 

 

SO 0700

Sesame seed

T0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyriproxyfen

 

 

FI 0326

Avocado

0.05

DF 0269

Dried grapes (= Currants, Raisins and Sultanas)

0.05

FB 0269

Grapes

0.02

TN 0669

Macadamia nuts

*0.01

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Haloxyfop

 

 

OMIT

 

 

VA 0381

Garlic

T0.05

 

Guar bean (dry)

T2

GS 0659

Sugarcane

T0.03

 

[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)

Flumioxazin

 

 

OMIT

 

 

 

Primary feed commodities [except alfalfa fodder [Lucerne]; alfalfa forage (green) [Lucerne]; forage of cereal grains [except wheat forage][fresh weight]; forage of oil seeds [fresh weight]; forage and fodder of pulses; oil seed straw and fodder; straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains; sugar cane fodder; sugar cane forage and wheat forage]

 

 

10

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

 

Primary feed commodities [except alfalfa fodder [Lucerne]; alfalfa forage (green) [Lucerne]; forage of cereal grains [except wheat forage][fresh weight]; forage of oil seeds [fresh weight]; forage and fodder of pulses; oil seed straw and fodder; straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains; sugar cane fodder; sugar cane forage and wheat forage]

20

 

 

 

Haloxyfop

 

 

OMIT

 

 

 

Guar bean fodder

T0.5

 

Guar bean forage

T5

SUBSTITUTE

 

 

 

Sesame seed forage

T10

 

Sesame seed fodder

T0.5

 

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

 

COMPOUND

ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY

MRL (mg/kg)

Acetamipirod

 

 

AB 0269

Grape pomace,, dry

2

 

 

 

Pyripoxyfen

ADD

 

 

AB 0269

Grape pomace,, dry

1

 

 

 

 

1  Note

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