Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 10) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No.10)1

I, Jason Lutze, Executive Director, Scientific Assessment and Chemical Review and delegate 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.

Jason Lutze

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

Dated this Sixteenth day of October 2018

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 10)

  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

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)

Fluesulfone

OMIT:
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.03
PE       0112 Eggs *0.03
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 2
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.03
ML      0106 Milks *0.03
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.03
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.03
SUBSTITUTE:
GC      0080 Cereal grains 0.05
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.01
PE       0112 Eggs *0.01
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.5
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.01
ML      0106 Milks *0.01
SO      0088 Oilseeds 0.05
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.01
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.01
VD      0070 Pulses 0.05
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables 2
GS      0659 Sugar cane *0.03

Imazapyr

OMIT:
GC      0640 Barley *0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
GC      0640 Barley 0.7
Linuron
OMIT:
VL      0465 Chervil T1
Coriander (leaves, stems and roots) T1
HH      0092 Herbs T1
Lemon grass T1
         DT      1111 Lemon Verbena T1
Mizuna T1
         VL       0496  Rucola [rocket] T1
SUBSTITUTE:
HH      0740 Parsley T1

Paclobutrazol

OMIT:
VO      0448 Tomato T*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits T*0.01
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits [except fungi; mushrooms; sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)] T*0.01

Spiroxamine

OMIT:
GC      0640 Barley T*0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
GC      0640 Barley 0.03
PE      0112 Eggs *0.02
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.05
PM     0110 Poultry, Meat *0.05

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Fenhexamid

FB     0020 Blueberries T5

Fipronil

VD     0541 Soya bean (dry) T*0.01

Indoxacarb

TN       0669 Macadamia nuts T*0.01

Hexythiazox

MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.01
        MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] *0.01
ML     0106 Milks *0.01

Halosulfuron-methyl

PE       0112 Eggs *0.01

Sulfoxaflor

FB       0264 Blackberries T0.7
FB       0020 Blueberries T0.7

Tebuconazole

FI         0355 Pomegranate T*0.01

[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:
Fluensulfone Sum of fluensulfone, 3,4,4-trifluorobut-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid (M-3627) and 5-chloro-thiazole-2-sulfonic acid (M-3625)
SUBSTITUTE:
Fluensulfone

Commodities of plant origin for enforcement: Sum of fluensulfone and 3,4,4-trifluorobut-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid (M-3627), expressed as fluensulfone

Commodities of plant origin for dietary exposure assessment: Fluensulfone

Commodities of animal origin: Fluensulfone

[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)

Fluensulfone

Primary feed commodities [except Sugar cane forage and fodder] 10
Sugar cane forage and fodder *0.03
Tomato pomace, dry 2

Hexythiazox

AB       0226 Apple pomace, dry 5

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)

Imazapyr

OMIT
Forage and fodder of cereal grains [except maize fodder and maize forage] 0.7
SUBSTITUTE::
Forage and fodder of cereal grains [except maize fodder and maize forage] 1

Spiroxamine

OMIT
Barley forage T1
AS       0640 Barley straw and fodder, dry T1
SUBSTITUTE::
Barley forage 5
AS       0640 Barley straw and fodder, dry 1

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Fipronil

AL       0541 Soya bean fodder T*0.01
AL       1265 Soya bean forage (green) [fresh weight] T*0.01

[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

Azoxystrobin

As a fungicide on myrtaceous seeds

Triadimenol

As a fungicide on myrtaceous seeds

for the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below

SUBSTANCE USE

Cypermethrin

As a fungicide on myrtaceous seeds

Fludioxonil

As a fungicide on myrtaceous seeds

omit the following substances and associated uses

SUBSTANCE USE
Fumagillin Treatment of Nosema disease in bees
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