Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 4) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 4)1

I, Rajumati Bhula, Executive Director, Pesticides and delegate of the Chief Executive Officer 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 paragraph 14(5)(f) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

Rajumati Bhula

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

Dated this Nineteenth day of July 2013

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 4).

  1. Commencement

This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. 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)

Sulfoxaflor

VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas [except Cauliflower] 3
VB       0404 Cauliflower 0.1
GC      0080 Cereal grains *0.01
FS       0013 Cherries 3
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 0.7
SO      0691 Cotton seed 0.3
DF       0269 Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) 10
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 0.5
PE       0112 Eggs *0.01
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.5
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits 1
FB       0269 Grapes [except Wine-grapes] 3
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables [except Lettuce, Head] 5
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head 1
MM     0095 Meat (mammalian) 0.2
ML      0106 Milks 0.1
FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.5
VR       0589 Potato 0.01
PM      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.01
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.01
SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] *0.01
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato] 0.05
VD      0541 Soya bean (dry) 0.3
FS       0012 Stone fruits [except Cherries] 1
FB       1236 Wine-grapes *0.01

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)

Abamectin

OMIT:
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf T1

Azoxystrobin

OMIT:
Bergamot T10
VL       0465 Chervil T10
Coriander (leaves, stem and roots) T10
HS      0779 Coriander seed T10
HS      0730 Dill seed T10
HS      0731 Fennel seed T10
HH      0726 Herbs T10
Kaffir lime leaves T10
Lemon grass T10
DT       1111 Lemon verbena (dry leaves) T10
Rose and dianthus (edible flowers) T10
VL       0496 Rucola (rocket) T10
HH      4731 Salad burnett T10
SUBSTITUTE:
Bergamot T50
Burnet, Salad T50
VL       0465 Chervil T50
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) T50
HS      0779 Coriander, seed T50
HS      0730 Dill seed T50
HS      0731 Fennel, seed T50
HH      0092 Herbs T50
Kaffir lime leaves T50
Lemon grass T50
DT       1111 Lemon verbena (dry leaves) T50
Rose and dianthus (edible flowers) T50
VL       0496 Rucola [rocket] T50

Imidacloprid

OMIT:
HS      0784 Ginger, root T0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
HS      0784 Ginger, root T0.3

Indoxacarb

OMIT:
VO      0448 Tomato 0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
VO      0448 Tomato T0.5

Linuron

OMIT:
VA       0384 Leek T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
VA       0384 Leek *0.02

Methomyl

OMIT:
FI         0345 Mango T*0.05

Oxytetracycline

OMIT:
WC     0979 Shrimps of Prawns T0.2

Praziquantel

OMIT:
Fish muscle/skin T*0.01

Pyraclostrobin

OMIT:
FI         0351 Passion fruit T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0351 Passion fruit T1

Tilmicosin

OMIT:
ML      0812 Cattle milk T*0.025

Trichlorfon

OMIT:
Fish muscle T*0.01

Uniconazole-p

OMIT:
FI         0332 Custard apple T1
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0332 Custard apple T*0.01

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Abamectin

VP       0063 Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds) T0.5

Acetamiprid

FT       0295 Date T5

Azoxystrobin

Mexican tarragon T50
Mizuna T50
DT       1114 Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) T20

Boscalid

FS       0013 Cherries T3

Clothianidin

FS       0240 Apricot T2

Etoxazole

VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T0.1
Ivy gourd T0.1
Pointed gourd T0.1

Imidacloprid

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) T5
FT       0295 Date T1
TN       0666 Hazelnuts T*0.01
HH      0092 Herbs T5
Kaffir lime leaves T5
Lemon balm T5
Lemon grass T5
Mizuna T5
Rose and dianthus (edible flowers) T5
DT       0171 Teas (Tea and Herb teas) T10
HS      0794 Turmeric, root T0.05

Methoxyfenozide

VC      0424 Cucumber T2
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf T30

Paclobutrazol

VB       0400 Broccoli T*0.01

Prochloraz

FI         0332 Custard apple T2

Pyraclostrobin

FS       0013 Cherries T1

Spirotetramat

DF       0269 Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) T3
FB       0269 Grapes T0.7
FP       0009 Pome fruits T0.5
FS       0012 Stone fruits T1

Trifloxystrobin

VO      0448 Tomato 0.7

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESIDUE

Sulfoxaflor

Sulfoxaflor

[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)

Sulfoxaflor

AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry 2
Canola fodder (dry) 3
Canola forage (green) 3
AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry 5
Cotton seed meal and hulls 0.5
AF       0081 Forage of cereal grains (green) 2
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry 20
AL       0541 Soya bean fodder 5
AL       1265 Soya bean forage (green) 5
Soya bean hulls 0.5
AS       0081 Straw and fodder of cereal grains (dry) 1
Tomato pomace, dry 20

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Spirotetramat

AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry T2
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry T1

[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:

Sulphur

·   Fungicide on fruit, vegetables, herbs, spices and edible flowers

SUBSTITUTE:

Sulphur

·   Fungicide on cereals, fruit, vegetables, herbs, spices and edible flowers

  1. Note

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