Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 2) (Cth)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No.2)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 Third day of February 2016
1 Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 2).
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
insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated foods and MRLs
| COMPOUND | FOOD | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Decoquinate | ||
| Chicken kidney | 0.8 | |
| Chicken liver | 1 | |
| PM 0840 | Chicken meat | 0.5 |
| Chicken skin / fat | 1 | |
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: | ||
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | *0.01 |
SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | T0.05 |
Bifenthrin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VB 0040 | Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flower head brassicas [except Cabbages, Head] | T1 |
| VB 0041 | Cabbages, Head | T7 |
SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| VB 0040 | Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flower head brassicas | T1 |
| VS 0624 | Celery | T*0.01 |
| Peppers, chilli, other cultivars | T0.5 | |
Maldison | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VO 0440 | Egg plant [aubergine] | 0.5 |
| Fruits except citrus fruits; currant, black; dried fruits; grapes; pears; strawberry] | 2 | |
| FP 0230 | Pear | 0.5 |
| VO 0445 | Peppers, Sweet [capsicums] | 0.5 |
| VO 0448 | Tomato | 3 |
| Vegetables [except Beans (dry); Cauliflower; Chard; Egg plant [aubergine]; Garden pea; Kale; Kohlrabi; Lentil (dry); Onion, Welsh; Peppers, Sweet [capsicums]; Root and tuber vegetables; Shallot; Spring Onion; Tomato; Turnip, Garden] | 2 | |
SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| FB 0018 | Berries and other small fruits [except grapes and strawberry] | 10 |
| VC 0424 | Cucumber | 3 |
| VO 0050 | Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits | 3 |
| Fruits [except berries and other small fruits; citrus fruits; dried fruits; stone fruits] | 2 | |
| FS 0012 | Stone fruits | 5 |
| Vegetables [except Beans (Dry); Cauliflower; Chard; Cucumber; Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits; Garden pea; Kale; Kohlrabi; Lentil (dry); Onion, Welsh; Root and tuber vegetables; Shallot; Spring Onion; Turnip, Garden] | 2 | |
| Spinetoram | ||
| DELETE: | ||
| FM 0183 | Milk fats | 0.03 |
| ML 0106 | Milks | *0.01 |
| ADD: | ||
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | *0.01 |
| FM 0183 | Milk fats | 0.2 |
| ML 0106 | Milks | 0.01 |
| VD 0070 | Pulses | 0.01 |
| GC 0651 | Sorghum | 0.2 |
for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below
| COMPOUND | FOOD | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Cyproconazole | ||
| GC 0645 | Maize | T*0.01 |
| Difenoconazole | ||
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | T0.05 |
| Ethephon | ||
| FI 0343 | Lychee | T*0.05 |
| Etoxazole | ||
| FI 0345 | Mango | T0.1 |
| Imidacloprid | ||
| VD 0526 | Common bean (dry) [navy bean] | T1 |
[2] 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) |
| Maldison | ||
| AB 0226 | Apple pomace, dry | 20 |
| Tomato pomace, dry | 10 |
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: | ||
| AS 0645 | Maize fodder | T1 |
| AF 0645 | Maize forage | T3 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| AS 0645 | Maize fodder | T6 |
| AF 0645 | Maize forage | T4 |
Spinetoram | ||
| DELETE: | ||
| Forage brassicas (green) | 0.2 | |
| ADD: | ||
| Brassica forage crops | 0.5 | |
| AF 0651 | Sorghum forage (green) | 0.2 |
| AS 0651 | Sorghum straw and fodder (dry) | 0.2 |
for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below
| COMPOUND | ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Bifenthrin | ||
| AL 0061 | Bean fodder | T20 |
| AL 1030 | Bean forage (green) | T20 |
| Cyproconazole | ||
| AS 0645 | Maize fodder | T1 |
| AF 0645 | Maize forage | T2 |
| Pyraflufen-ethyl | ||
| AF 0081 | Forage of cereal grains (green) | 2 |
[3] Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary
insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses
| SUBSTANCE | USE | ||
| ADD: | |||
| Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki exoprotein Vip3A | · Insecticide expressed in recombinant cotton | ||
| Clitoria ternatea Extract | · For use as an insecticide on food and non-food producing crops | ||
for the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below
| SUBSTANCE | USE | |
| Formic acid | · For use in bee hives for the control of Varroa mites | |
Note
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