Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5)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 thirtieth day of April 2014

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5).

  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

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:
VP       0061 Beans (except broad bean and soya bean) T3
VL       0054 Brassica leafy vegetables T10
VB       0400 Broccoli T0.5
VB       0402 Brussels sprouts T0.5
VA       0036 Bulb Vegetables (except fennel and bulb onions) T7
VB       0404 Cauliflower T0.5
FC       0001 Citrus fruits T2
VR       0583 Horseradish T3
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head T15
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf T15
VP       0063 Peas T3
VR       0494 Radish 0.3
VL       0496 Rucola [rocket] T50
TN       0085 Tree nuts (except almonds) T0.02
SUBSTITUTE:
VP       0061 Beans, except broad bean and soya bean 2
VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas 0.7
VL       0054 Brassica leafy vegetables [except mizuna] 2
VA       0036 Bulb Vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Onion, Bulb] 2
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 3
VR       0583 Horseradish 0.5
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head 15
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf 15
VP       0063 Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds) 2
VR       0494 Radish 0.5
TN       0085 Tree nuts [except Almonds] 2

Ethephon

OMIT:
FT       0305 Olives T7
SUBSTITUTE:
FT       0305 Olives T5

Fluazifop-p-butyl

OMIT:
VO      0440 Egg plant T0.1
VA       0384 Leek T0.7
VR       0508 Sweet potato T0.1
VR       0600 Yams T0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
VO      0440 Egg plant T0.7
VA       0384 Leek T1
VR       0508 Sweet potato T0.3
VR       0600 Yams T0.3

Fludioxonil

OMIT:
FI         0345 Mango T3
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0345 Mango 3
FI         0355 Pomegranate 5

Paraquat

OMIT:
Vegetables [except potato; pulses] *0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
VR       0463 Cassava T*0.05
Vegetables [except Cassava; Potato; Pulses] *0.05

Pymetrozine

OMIT:
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T0.1
VO      0445 Peppers, Sweet T*0.02
SUBSTITUTE:
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T0.3
VO      0445 Peppers, Sweet T0.3
VO      0447 Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) T*0.01

Trifloxystrobin

OMIT:
VS       0624 Celery T1
VL       0464 Chard [silver beet] T0.7
VL       0469 Chicory leaves T0.7
VL       0476 Endive T0.7
VL       0502 Spinach T0.7
SUBSTITUTE:
VS       0624 Celery T5
VL       0464 Chard [Silver beet] T1
VL       0469 Chicory leaves T1
VL       0476 Endive T1
VL       0502 Spinach T1

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Abamectin

VO      0450 Mushrooms T0.05

Azoxystrobin

FB       0264 Blackberries T5
FB       0277 Cloudberry T5
FB       0266 Dewberries (including Boysenberry and Loganberry) T5
FB       0272 Raspberries, Red, Black T5

Bifenthrin

FB       0264 Blackberries T3
FB       0020 Blueberries T3
FB       0277 Cloudberry T3
FB       0266 Dewberries (including Boysenberry and Loganberry) T3
FB       0268 Gooseberry T3
FB       0272 Raspberries, Red, Black T3

Carbaryl

VR       0463 Cassava T0.1

Carfentrazone-ethyl

VR       0589 Potato *0.05

Methomyl

VR       0463 Cassava T1

Milbemectin

MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.002
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] [in the fat] *0.002
FM      0183 Milk fats *0.0005
ML      0106 Milks *0.0005
FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.02

Tebuconazole

FP       0009 Pome fruits *0.01
FS       0012 Stone fruits *0.01

[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:
Milbemectin Sum of milbemycin MA3 and milbemycin MA4 and their photoisomers, milbemycin (Z) 8,9-MA3 and (Z) 8,9Z-MA4
SUBSTITUTE:
Milbemectin Sum of milbemycin MA3 and milbemycin MA4 and their photoisomers, milbemycin (Z) 8,9-MA3 and (Z) 8,9-MA4

[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)

Milbemectin

AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry 0.1

Trifluralin

Cassava leaves and tops T1

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:
Almond hulls 5
AL       0061 Bean fodder T10
AL       1030 Bean forage (green) T10
AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry T10
AL       0072 Pea hay or Pea fodder (dry) T10
AL       0528 Pea vines (green) T10
SUBSTITUTE:
Almond hulls 7
AL       0061 Bean fodder 50
AL       1030 Bean forage (green) 50
AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry 5
AL       0072 Pea hay or Pea fodder (dry) 50
AL       0528 Pea vines (green) 50

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Carbaryl

Cassava leaves and tops T300

Methomyl

Cassava leaves and tops T80

Pymetrozine

Sweet corn forage and fodder T1
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