Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 5) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No.5)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
Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

Dated this Twenty Eighth day of April 2016

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 5).

  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

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)

Acephate see also Methamidophos

OMIT:
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 5
SO      0691 Cotton seed 2
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head 10
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf 10
VD      0541 Soya bean (dry) 1
VR       0596 Sugar beet 0.1
FT       0312 Tree tomato 0.5

Flamprop-methyl

OMIT:
VD      0545 Lupin (dry) 0.05

Mandipropamid

OMIT:
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables T20
Mizuna T20

SUBSTITUTE:

VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 30
Mizuna 30

Methamidophos

OMIT:
VS       0624 Celery 2
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 0.5
SO      0691 Cotton seed 0.1
VC      0424 Cucumber 0.5
VO      0440 Egg plant [aubergine] 1
DH      1100 Hops, dry 5
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables (except Lettuce head and Lettuce leaf) T1
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head 1
VL       0483 Lettuce, Leaf 1
VD      0545 Lupin (dry) 0.5
FS       0247 Peach 1
SO      0697 Peanut *0.02
SO      0495 Rape seed 0.1
VD      0541 Soya bean (dry) 0.1
VR       0596 Sugar beet 0.05
FT       0312 Tree tomato *0.01

Phosphine

OMIT:
FT       0026 Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – edible peel T*0.01
VA       0035 Bulb vegetables T*0.01
VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas T*0.01
FC       0001 Citrus fruits T*0.01
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T*0.01
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits T*0.01
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables [including Brassica leafy vegetables] T*0.01
FP       0009 Pome fruits T*0.01
VS       0078 Stalk and stem vegetables T*0.01
FS       0012 Stone fruits T*0.01

Spinetoram

OMIT:
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)

Azoxystrobin

VO      0040 Egg Plant T2
VO      0442 Okra T2
VO      0051 Peppers T2
Peppers, Chili, other T2
VO      1275 Sweet corn (kernels) T0.05

Chloridazon

Beetroot leaves 1
VL       0464 Chard [silver beet] 1
VL       0502 Spinach 1

Fluensulfone

VR       0508 Sweet potato T1

Meloxicam

MF      0822 Sheep fat 0.01
MO      1288 Sheep kidney 0.01
MO      1289 Sheep liver 0.01
MM     0822 Sheep meat 0.01

[2]            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)

Spinetoram

OMIT:
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)

Azoxystrobin

Fodder and forage of sweet corn T30

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Methamidophos

AL       0545 Lupin, forage (dry) 0.5
AL       0697 Peanut fodder 10
AL       1270 Peanut forage (green) 10

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