Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 6) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 6)1

I, Matthew O’Mullane, Acting Executive Director, Scientific Assessment and Chemical Review 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 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.

Matthew O’Mullane

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

Dated this Ninth day of July 2015

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 6).

  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)

Fluensulfone

All other foods 1
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.03
PE       0112 Eggs *0.03
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 2
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits 1
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.03
ML      0106 Milks *0.03
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.03
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.03

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)

Glufosinate and Glufosinate ammonium

OMIT:
FT       0295 Date T0.1
Lemon myrtle T20
Native foods [except Lemon myrtle] T0.1
GS      0659 Sugarcane T*0.2
DT       1114 Tea, Green, Black T20
SUBSTITUTE:
FT       0295 Date *0.05
Native foods *0.05
GS      0659 Sugarcane *0.2
DT       1114 Tea, Green, Black *0.05

Methomyl

OMIT:
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables other than Cucurbits 1
SUBSTITUTE:
VR       0578 Celeriac 0.1
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits [except peppers] 1
VO      0051 Peppers T2
Peppers, Chili, other cultivars T2

Methoxyfenozide

OMIT:
TN       0660 Almonds T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
TN       0660 Almonds 0.2

Spinetoram

OMIT:
TN       0675 Pistachio nut T0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
TN       0085 Tree nuts [except almonds] 0.02

Spirotetramat

OMIT:
FB       0269 Grape [excluding Wine grapes] 0.7
FB       1236 Wine-grapes T0.7
SUBSTITUTE:
PE       0112 Eggs *0.02
FB       0269 Grapes 0.7
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.02

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Ethephon

FI         0350 Papaya T1

Imidacloprid

VR       0577 Carrot T0.5
VS       0624 Celery T0.3
VP       0538 Podded Peas (young pods) [snow and sugar snap] T0.1

Spiroxamine

VP       0538 Podded pea (young pods) [snow and sugar snap] T*0.02

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESIDUE

Fluensulfone

Sum of fluensulfone, 3,4,4-trifluorobut-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid (M-3627) and 5-chloro-thiazole-2-sulfonic acid (M-3625)

[3]            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)

Carfentrazone-ethyl

OMIT:
Grass pastures 1
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities [except Cereal grain forage and fodder] 1

Glufosinate-ammonium

OMIT:
AM      0659 Sugar cane fodder T15
AV       0659 Sugar cane forage T15
SUBSTITUTE:
AM      0659 Sugar cane fodder *0.2
AV       0659 Sugar cane forage *0.2

Methoxyfenozide

OMIT:
Almond hulls T50
SUBSTITUTE:
Almond hulls 50

Spirotetramat

OMIT:
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry T7
SUBSTITUTE:
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry 7

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Spiroxamine

AL       0528 Pea vines (green) T7
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