Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 11) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 11)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 Twenty Eighth day of November 2018

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 11).

  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)

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

VP       0061 Beans, except broad bean and soya bean T0.2
VB       0440 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas 3
GC      0080 Cereal grains [except Maize; Sorghum] *0.01
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 1
SO      0691 Cotton seed *0.02
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.02
PE       0112 Eggs *0.02
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T1
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits T0.5
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 2
GC      0645 Maize *0.02
FI         0345 Mango 0.07
MM     0095 Meat (mammalian) *0.02
ML      0106 Milks *0.005
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.02
SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] *0.01
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables T0.7
GC      0651 Sorghum *0.02
SO      0702 Sunflower seed *0.02
VO      0447 Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) *0.02

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:
VD      0560 Adzuki bean (dry) T0.7
VD      0523 Broad bean (dry) [Faba bean (dry)] T0.05
VD      0524 Chick-pea (dry) T0.5
VD      0526 Common bean (dry) [navy bean] T0.7
VD      0561 Field Pea (dry) T0.05
VD      0533 Lentil (dry) T0.5
VD      0545 Lupin (dry) T0.05
VD      0536 Mung bean (dry) T0.7
SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] T*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
VD      0070 Pulses 0.3
SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] 0.01

Bifenthrin

OMIT:
FS       0013 Cherries T1
SUBSTITUTE:
FS       0013 Cherries T3

Bixafen

OMIT:
VD      0070 Pulses *0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
VD      0070 Pulses [except Lupin (dry)] *0.01
VD      0545 Lupin (dry) T0.1

Clothianidin

OMIT:
FC       0001 Citrus fruits T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 0.5

Fluensulfone

OMIT:
VR       0508 Sweet Potato T1

Fluopyram

OMIT:
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 0.2
FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 0.3
FP       0009 Pome fruits 1

Imidacloprid

OMIT:
VR       0577 Carrot T0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
VR       0577 Carrot T0.05

Phosphorous acid

OMIT:
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables T100
SUBSTITUTE:
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato] T100
VR       0589 Potato T700

Sulfoxaflor

OMIT:
FI        0331 Cherimoya T1
FI        0332 Custard apple T1
FI        0337 Ilama T1
FI        0365 Soursop T1
FI        0368 Sugar apple T1
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0331 Cherimoya T0.5
FI         0332 Custard apple T0.5
FI         0337 Ilama T0.5
FI         0365 Soursop T0.5
FI         0368 Sugar apple T0.5

Tebuconazole

OMIT:
VD      0070 Pulses [except soya bean (dry)] T1
SUBSTITUTE:
VD      0070 Pulses [except Soya bean (dry)] 1

Trifloxystrobin

OMIT:
FP       0009 Pome fruit 0.3
SUBSTITUTE:
FP       0009 Pome fruits 0.7

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Amisulbrom

VR       0589 Potato T0.3

Clothianidin

TN       0660 Almonds T0.05
GC      0080 Cereal grains [except Maize; Popcorn; Sorghum] *0.02
VB       0040 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassica 0.5
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 0.7

Cyprodinil

FB       2250 Bayberries T3
FT       2303 Bayberry, Red T3

Diafenthiuron

SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] *0.01

Dinotefuran

VD      0536 Mung bean (dry) 0.3

Ethephon

FB       0020 Blueberries T10

Fludioxinil

FB       2250 Bayberries T2
FT       2303 Bayberry, Red T2

Indoxacarb

FT       2303 Bayberry, Red T1

Phosphine

VA       0381 Garlic T*0.01

Praziquantel

WS      0952 Tuna T*0.01

Spinetoram

FT       2303 Bayberry, Red T0.5
FT       0297 Fig T0.1

Tebuconazole

VO      0447 Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) T0.7

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Thiamethoxam

VP       0061 Beans, except broad bean and soya bean T0.2
VB       0440 Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas 3
GC      0080 Cereal grains [except Maize; Sorghum] *0.01
FC       0001 Citrus fruits 1
SO      0691 Cotton seed *0.02
MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) *0.02
PE       0112 Eggs *0.02
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T1
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits T0.5
VL       0053 Leafy vegetables 2
GC      0645 Maize *0.02
FI         0345 Mango 0.07
MM     0095 Meat (mammalian) *0.02
ML      0106 Milks *0.005
PO      0111 Poultry, Edible offal of *0.02
PM      0110 Poultry meat *0.02
SO      0495 Rape seed [canola] *0.01
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables T0.7
GC      0651 Sorghum *0.02
SO      0702 Sunflower seed *0.02
VO      0447 Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) *0.02

[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:

Clothianidin

Clothianidin

SUBSTITUTE:

Clothianidin see alsoThiamethoxam

Clothianidin

OMIT:

Thiamethoxam

Commodities of plant origin: Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as Thiamethoxam

SUBSTITUTE:

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

Commodities of plant origin: Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as Thiamethoxam

(Note: the metabolite clothianidin has separate MRLs)

[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)

Thiamethoxam see also Clothianidin

AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry 7
Cotton seed hulls 0.5
AF       0080 Forage of cereal grains 1
AS       0645 Maize fodder 0.5
Rape seed forage (dry) 1
Rape seed straw and fodder *0.01
AS       0651 Sorghum straw and fodder, dry 0.1
AS       0081 Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry] *0.01
Tomato pomace, dry T3

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:
Sweet corn forage and fodder T30
Canola forage; fodder and straw T3
SUBSTITUTE:
Sweet corn forage and fodder T15
Canola forage; fodder and straw 30

Bixafen

OMIT:
Pulse forage and fodder 5
SUBSTITUTE:
Lupin forage and fodder T7
Pulse forage and fodder (except Lupin forage and fodder) 5

Clothianidin

OMIT:
AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry T1
SUBSTITUTE:
AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry 2

Fluopyram

OMIT:
Apple pomace, dry 5
SUBSTITUTE:
Apple pomace, dry 7

Prothioconazole

OMIT:
Pulse forage and fodder 7
SUBSTITUTE:
Lupin forage and fodder T15
Pulse forage and fodder (except Lupin forage and fodder) 7

Trifloxystrobin

OMIT:
Pome fruit pomace, dry 15
SUBSTITUTE:
Pome fruit pomace, dry 25

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Clothianidin

Almond hulls T5
AF       0081 Forage of cereal grains (green) [except Maize forage and Sorghum forage (green)] 0.3
AS       0081 Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder and Sorghum straw and fodder, dry] 0.7

Diafenthiuron

Canola fodder (dry) *0.01
Canola forage (green) 0.05

Dinotefuran

Mung bean forage and fodder 0.3

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Thiamethoxam

AB       0001 Citrus pulp, dry 7
Cotton seed hulls 0.5
AF       0080 Forage of cereal grains 1
AS       0645 Maize fodder 0.5
Rape seed forage (dry) 1
Rape seed straw and fodder *0.01
AS       0651 Sorghum straw and fodder, dry 0.1
AS       0081 Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains [except Maize fodder; Sorghum straw and fodder, dry] *0.01
Tomato pomace, dry T3

[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

Magnesium sulphate

{T} Use as a relaxant on abalone

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