Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 8) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 8)1

I, Rajumati Bhula, 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.

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

Dated this Second day of September 2015

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 8).

  1. Commencement

    This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

  2. 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)

Dinotefuran

SO      0691 Cotton seed 0.1
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.02
PE       0112 Eggs *0.02
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.02
ML      0106 Milks *0.02
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat *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)

Bifenazate

OMIT:
VP       0063 Peas T0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
VP       0538 Podded pea (young pods)[snow and sugar snap] T1

Cypermethrin

OMIT:
SO      0698 Poppy seed T*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
SO      0698 Poppy seed T*0.05

Dimethoate

OMIT:
SO      0088 Oilseed except peanut T0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
SO      0088 Oilseed except peanut 0.2

Imidacloprid

OMIT:
SO      0697 Peanut T0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
SO      0697 Peanut *0.05

Omethoate

OMIT:
SO      0088 Oilseed *0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
SO      0088 Oilseed 0.05

Phosphorous acid

OMIT:
FB       0018 Berries and other small fruit T50
SUBSTITUTE:
FB       0018 Berries and other small fruit [except strawberry] T50
FB       0275 Strawberry T500

Thiamethoxam

OMIT:
FI         0345 Mango T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0345 Mango 0.07

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Abamectin

FB       0009 Pome fruits [except apple and pear] T0.01

Cyflufenamid

FB       0275 Strawberry T*0.01

Emamectin

Chia T0.05

Fluazifop-p-butyl

FT       0305 Olives T0.05

Pyraclostrobin

VD      0524 Chick-pea (dry) T0.5
VD      0533 Lentil (dry) T0.5

Sethoxydim

GC      0648 Quinoa T0.5

Spirotetramat

Chia T1

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 – Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESDIUE
Dinotefuran

Commodities of plant origin for enforcement: Dinotefuran

Commodities of plant origin for dietary exposure assessment: Sum of dinotefuran, 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) urea (UF) and 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) guanidium dihydrogen (DN) expressed as dinotefuran.

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of Dinotefuran and 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) urea (UF) expressed as dinotefuran

[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)

Dinotefuran

Cotton seed hulls 0.2

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)

Dimethoate

OMIT:
Primary feed commodities T30
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities 40

Pyraclostrobin

OMIT:
Mung bean forage T2
Mung bean fodder T2
SUBSTITUTE:
AL       0157 Legume animal feeds T5

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Bifenazate

AL       0528 Pea vines (green) T10

Sethoxydim

Quinoa forage and fodder T10

Terbutryn

Plantain pasture 75
  1. Note

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