Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 5) (Cth)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 5)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 Second day of May 2018

1                Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2018 (No. 5).

  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)

Amicarbazone

MO      0105 Edible offal (Mammalian) 0.7
MM     0095 Meat [mammalian] 0.01
ML      0106 Milks *0.01
GS      0659 Sugarcane 0.1

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)

Abamectin

OMIT:
DF       0269 Dried grapes (= Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) T0.03
FB       0269 Grapes T0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
DF       0269 Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) 0.03
FB       0269 Grapes 0.01

Bixafen

OMIT:
GC      0640 Barley T0.02
GC      0080 Cereal grains (except Barley and Wheat) *0.01
GC      0654 Wheat T0.02
SUBSTITUTE:
GC      0080 Cereal grains *0.01

Cypermethrin

OMIT:
FI         0352 Persimmon, American T2
FT       0307 Persimmon, Japanese T2
SUBSTITUTE:
FI         0352 Persimmon, American T0.2
FT       0307 Persimmon, Japanese T0.2

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

COMPOUND FOOD MRL (mg/kg)

Cyromazine

VB       0400 Broccoli T1
VC      0045 Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits T0.7
VO      0050 Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits [except Mushrooms, Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)] T1
VP       0060 Legume vegetables T1
VL       0482 Lettuce, Head T8
VR       0075 Root and tuber vegetables T1
VS       0078 Stalk and stem vegetables T7

Halosulfuron-methyl

GC      0649 Rice T*0.05

Sulfoxaflor

FI         0343 Litchi T3
FI         0345 Mango T0.7
FI         0350 Papaya T0.7
FI         0351 Passionfruit T1

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues

COMPOUND RESIDUE

Amicarbazone

Sum of amicarbazone, N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide (DA MKH 3586) and N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide (iPr-2-OH DA MKH 3586), expressed as amicarbazone

[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)

Amicarbazone

AM      0659 Sugarcane fodder 5

Cyromazine

Tomato pomace, dry T1

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)

Abamectin

OMIT:
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry T0.07
SUBSTITUTE:
AB       0269 Grape pomace, dry
Primary feed commodities [except Fodder and forage of sweet corn; Legume animal feeds, Maize fodder and Maize forage] *0.01

Bixafen

OMIT:
Fodder and forage of cereal grains T3
SUBSTITUTE:
Fodder and forage of cereal grains 2

Florasulam

OMIT:
AF       0650 Rye forage (green) 0.3
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities ([except Forage of cereal grains [fresh weight] and straw and fodder of cereal grain (dry)]) 0.3

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

COMPOUND ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY MRL (mg/kg)

Halosulfuron-methyl

AS       0649 Rice straw and fodder, dry T0.5

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

for each of the following substances, omit the associated uses listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated uses listed under 'substitute' (if any)

SUBSTANCE USE
OMIT:

E-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate

In slow release dispensers for mating disruption of Epiphyas postvittana 

SUBSTITUTE:

E-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate

For mating disruption of Epiphyas postvittana

OMIT:

E,E-9,11-tetradecadien-1-yl-acetate

In slow release dispensers for mating disruption of Epiphyas postvittana

SUBSTITUTE:

E-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate

For mating disruption of Epiphyas postvittana

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