Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1) (Cth)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No.1)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 Eighth day of January 2016
1 Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1).
Commencement
This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
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) |
| Abamectin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VL 0465 | Chervil | T0.5 |
| VC 0424 | Cucumber | 0.02 |
| VO 0440 | Egg plant | 0.02 |
| VC 0045 | Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits [except cucumber and squash, summer] | T*0.01 |
| VL 0482 | Lettuce, Head | 0.05 |
| VA 0387 | Onion, Welsh | T0.05 |
| VO 0051 | Peppers | T0.1 |
| VR 0589 | Potato | T*0.01 |
| VA 0388 | Shallot | T0.05 |
| VA 0389 | Spring onion | T0.05 |
| VC 0431 | Squash, Summer | 0.02 |
| VO 0448 | Tomato | 0.05 |
| VL 0473 | Watercress | T0.5 |
SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| Beetroot leaves | 0.5 | |
| VA 0035 | Bulb vegetables | T0.05 |
| VB 0041 | Cabbages, Head | T0.05 |
| VS 0624 | Celery | T0.05 |
| VC 0424 | Cucumber | T0.05 |
| VC 0045 | Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits [except cucumber and squash, summer] | 0.02 |
| VO 0050 | Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits [except Mushrooms, Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)] | T0.1 |
| VL 0053 | Leafy vegetables (except Lettuce, Leaf) | T0.5 |
| VP 0060 | Legume vegetables [except Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds)] | T0.1 |
| VR 0075 | Root and tuber vegetables | T*0.01 |
| VC 0431 | Squash, Summer | T0.05 |
Sethoxydim | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VL 0054 | Brassica leafy vegetables | T2 |
| VL 0464 | Chard [silverbeet] | T*0.1 |
| VL 0469 | Chicory leaves | T2 |
| VO 0440 | Egg plant | T*0.1 |
| VL 0476 | Endive | T2 |
| VP 0063 | Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds) | T2 |
| VO 0051 | Peppers | T0.7 |
| Radicchio | T2 | |
| VL 0496 | Rucola [rocket] | T2 |
| VL 0502 | Spinach | *0.1 |
SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| VO 0440 | Egg plant | T0.1 |
| VL 0053 | Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head and lettuce, leaf] | T0.5 |
| VP 0063 | Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds) | T0.7 |
| VO 0051 | Peppers | T2 |
| Peppers, Chili, other cultivars | T2 | |
| Radicchio | T0.5 | |
[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: | |
| Abamectin | Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b |
| SUBSTITUTE: | |
| Abamectin | Avermectin B1a |
[3] Schedule, Table 4 - MRLs for pesticides in animal feed commodities
for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below
| COMPOUND | ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Abamectin | ||
| Tomato 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: | |||
| (S)-Methoprene | · As a bait for the control of Fire Ants in fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs and spices in situations where direct contact will not occur with the crop | ||
| SUBSTITUTE: | |||
| (S)-Methoprene | · As a bait for the control of Fire Ants in fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, spices, cereal grain crops and sugar cane in situations where direct contact will not occur with the crop or the crop will be washed after harvest | ||
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