Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 4) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No.4)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 Thirty First day of March 2016

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 4).

  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)

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, thiram, zineb and ziram)

TN       0660 Almonds 3
VS       0621 Asparagus T1
FI         0326 Avocado 7
FI         0327 Banana T15
VP       0061 Beans, except broad bean and soya bean 2
VR       0574 Beetroot 1
FB       0018 Berries and other small fruits [except strawberries] T10
VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassica 2
VP       0522 Broad bean (green pods and immature seeds) 2
VA       0035 Bulb vegetables (except garlic, bulb onions) T10
VR       0577 Carrot 1
VS       0624 Celery 5
GC      0080 Cereal grains 0.5
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 0.2
TN       0665 Coconut 5
SB       0716 Coffee beans 5
VP       0526 Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds) 2
SO      0691 Cotton seed 10
FI         0332 Custard Apple 5
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 2
PE       0112 Eggs *0.5
FT       0297 Fig 3
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 2
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits [except roselle] 3
VA       0381 Garlic 4
HH      0092 Herbs [except Parsley] T5
DH      1100 Hops T10
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 5
FI         0343 Litchi 5
TN       0669 Macadamia nuts *0.2
FI         0345 Mango 7
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.5
ML      0106 Milks *0.2
FT       0305 Olives T2
VA       0385 Onion, Bulb 4
FI         0350 Papaya 5
HH      0740 Parsley 5
VR       0588 Parsnip T1
FI         0351 Passion fruit [including Granadilla] 3
SO      0697 Peanut 0.2
VP       0063 Peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds) 2
FT       0307 Persimmon, Japanese 3
TN       0675 Pistachio nut T3
FP       0009 Pome fruits 3
FI         0355 Pomegranate 3
SO      0698 Poppy seed *0.2
VR       0589 Potato 1
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.5
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.5
VD      0070 Pulses 0.5
VR       0494 Radish T1
VS       0627 Rhubarb 2
VO      0446 Roselle [Rosella] 5
FS       0012 Stone fruits 3
FB       0275 Strawberry 5
SO      0702 Sunflower seed T*0.05
VR       0497 Swede T1
FT       0312 Tree tomato T5
VR       0506 Turnip, Garden T1
TN       0678 Walnuts T*0.2
Wasabi T2

Propineb

VS       0624 Celery 2
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 10
DF       0269 Dried grapes 30
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.05
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 2
FB       0269 Grapes 20
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head 10
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf 10
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.05
ML      0106 Milks *0.05
VA       0385 Onion, Bulb 2
VR       0589 Potato 0.3
VO      0448 Tomato 5

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)

Bixafen

OMIT:
PE       0112 Eggs T*0.02
ML      0106 Milks T*0.02
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of T*0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat [in the fat] T*0.02
SO      0495 Rape seed T*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

PE       0112 Eggs *0.02
ML      0106 Milks *0.02
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat [in the fat] *0.02
SO      0495 Rape seed *0.01

Difenoconazole

OMIT:
VR       0574 Beetroot T0.5
VS       0624 Celery T5

SUBSTITUTE:

VR       0574 Beetroot 0.5
VS       0624 Celery 3
DF       0269 Dried grapes (= Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) 6
FB       1235 Table-grapes 2

Milbemectin

OMIT:
FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.02

SUBSTITUTE:

FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.03

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Fenvalerate

FT       0305 Olives T1
OR      0305 Olive oil, refined T7

Imazapic (formerly known as Imazameth)

GC      0640 Barley 0.02

Imazapyr

PE       0112 Eggs *0.01
PM      0110 Poultry meat [in the fat] *0.01
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.01

Quinoxyfen

GC      0640 Barley *0.01
PE       0112 Eggs *0.01
FM      0183 Milk fats 0.2
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.01
PM      0110 Poultry meat [in the fat] *0.01

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Captan

Pitaya (dragon fruit) T20

Chlorpyrifos

Pitaya (dragon fruit) T*0.05

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

TN       0660 Almonds 3
VS       0621 Asparagus T1
FI         0326 Avocado 7
FI         0327 Banana T15
VP       0061 Beans, except broad bean and soya bean 2
VR       0574 Beetroot 1
FB       0018 Berries and other small fruits [except strawberries] T10
VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassica 2
VP       0522 Broad bean (green pods and immature seeds) 2
VA       0035 Bulb vegetables (except garlic, bulb onions) T10
VR       0577 Carrot 1
VS       0624 Celery 5
GC      0080 Cereal grains 0.5
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 0.2
TN       0665 Coconut 5
SB       0716 Coffee beans 5
VP       0526 Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds) 2
SO      0691 Cotton seed 10
FI         0332 Custard Apple 5
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 2
PE       0112 Eggs *0.5
FT       0297 Fig 3
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 2
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits [except roselle] 3
VA       0381 Garlic 4
HH      0092 Herbs [except Parsley] T5
DH      1100 Hops T10
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 5
FI         0343 Litchi 5
TN       0669 Macadamia nuts *0.2
FI         0345 Mango 7
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.5
ML      0106 Milks *0.2
FT       0305 Olives T2
VA       0385 Onion, Bulb 4
FI         0350 Papaya 5
HH      0740 Parsley 5
VR       0588 Parsnip T1
FI         0351 Passion fruit [including Granadilla] 3
SO      0697 Peanut 0.2
VP       0063 Peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds) 2
FT       0307 Persimmon, Japanese 3
TN       0675 Pistachio nut T3
FP       0009 Pome fruits 3
FI         0355 Pomegranate 3
SO      0698 Poppy seed *0.2
VR       0589 Potato 1
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.5
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.5
VD      0070 Pulses 0.5
VR       0494 Radish T1
VS       0627 Rhubarb 2
VO      0446 Roselle [Rosella] 5
FS       0012 Stone fruits 3
FB       0275 Strawberry 5
SO      0702 Sunflower seed T*0.05
VR       0497 Swede T1
FT       0312 Tree tomato T5
VR       0506 Turnip, Garden T1
TN       0678 Walnuts T*0.2
Wasabi T2

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESIDUE

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, thiram, zineb and ziram)

Total dithiocarbamates, determined as CS2 evolved during acid digestion and expressed as mg CS2/kg.

(Note: Propineb has separate MRLs)

Propineb

For enforcement: Propylenediamine (PDA), expressed as propineb.

For dietary exposure assessment: Propineb plus propylenethiourea (PTU).

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:

Bixafen

{T} Commodities of plant origin for enforcement: Bixafen

{T} Commodities of plant origin for dietary exposure assessment: Sum of bixafen and N-(3',4'-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (bixafen-desmethyl), expressed as bixafen

{T} Commodities of animal origin: Sum of bixafen and N-(3',4'-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (bixafen-desmethyl), expressed as bixafen

SUBSTITUTE:

Bixafen

Commodities of plant origin for enforcement: Bixafen

Commodities of plant origin for dietary exposure assessment: Sum of bixafen and N-(3',4'-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (bixafen-desmethyl), expressed as bixafen

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of bixafen and N-(3',4'-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (bixafen-desmethyl), expressed as bixafen

omit each of the following compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESIDUE

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

Total dithiocarbamates, determined as CS2 evolved during acid digestion and expressed as mg CS2/kg.

Propineb see Dithiocarbamates

[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)

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, thiram, zineb and ziram)

Primary feed commodities 50
AL       1029 Vetch T0.5

Quinoxyfen

Barley forage (green) 5
AS       0640 Barley straw and fodder, dry 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)

Imazapic (formerly known as Imazameth)

OMIT:
Cereal stubble (fresh weight) 0.5
AS       0654 Wheat straw and fodder, dry *0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
AS       0081 Straw and fodder (fresh weight) of cereal grains 0.5

Imazapyr

DELETE:
Primary feed commodities [maize fodder (dry), maize forage (green)[fresh weight], canola fodder (dry), canola forage (green), forage and fodder of cereal grains and straw of cereal grains, dry] 15
ADD:
Primary feed commodities [except maize fodder (dry), maize forage (green)[fresh weight], canola fodder (dry), canola forage (green), forage and fodder of cereal grains and straw of cereal grains, dry] 15

Milbemectin

DELETE:
AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry 0.1
ADD:
AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry 0.3

omit each of the following compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

Primary feed commodities 50
AL       1029 Vetch T0.5

[4]            Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary

insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses

SUBSTANCE USE

Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108

·     For use as a fungicide and as a biological soil amendment on food producing crops

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