Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 2) 2021 (Cth)

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 2) 2021

I, Sheila Logan, Delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, make the following instrument.

Dated                                       17 February 2021

Sheila Logan

Delegate

1  Name

This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 2) 2021.

2  Commencement

(1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 6(2), for the purposes of subparagraph 5A(3)(b)(iii) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code, as scheduled to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Instrument 2019

1  Schedule 1, Table 1—MRLs 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)
Dimethomorph
OMIT:
VR 0574	Beetroot	T0.3
VL 0053	Leafy vegetables {except Lettuce, head}	T10
VA 0384	Leek	0.5
VL 0482	Lettuce, head	0.3
VA 0385	Onion, bulb	0.05
VA 0387	Onion, Welsh	2
VA 0388	Shallot	0.5
VA 0389	Spring onion	2
SUBSTITUTE:
VR 0574	Beetroot	0.3
VA 2031	Bulb onions	0.5
VA 2032	Green onions	2
VL 0053	Leafy vegetables	15
Fipronil
OMIT:
VR 0577	Carrot	T0.05
SO 0495	Rape seed [canola]	*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
VR 0577	Carrot	T*0.01
SO 2090	Rape seeds	*0.01

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

COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
Ametoctradin
VR 0574	Beetroot	0.3
VA 2031	Bulb onions	0.7
VC 0045	Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits	2
VA 2032	Green onions	3
VL 0053	Leafy vegetables	50
SO 0698	Poppy seed	0.7
Afidopyropen
FB 2005	Cane berries	T0.3
Chlorantraniliprole
GC 0649	Rice	T0.3
Cyantraniliprole
VO 0526	Common beans (pods and/or immature seeds)	T1
Cyprodinil
HH 0722	Basil	T5
HH 0727	Chives	T3
HH 0092	Herbs {except Basil; Chives}	T50
DH 0170	Dried herbs	T200
Fludioxonil
HH 0092	Herbs	T20
DH 0170	Dried herbs	T70

COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
Flumioxazin
HH 0738	Mints	T*0.02
DH 1100	Hops, dry	T*0.05
Haloxyfop
SO 0698	Poppy seed	T0.1

Omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs:

COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
Carbofuran
GC 0640	Barley	0.2
MO 0105	Edible offal (mammalian)	*0.05
PE 0112	Eggs	*0.05
MM 0095	Meat (mammalian)	*0.05
ML 0106	Milks	*0.05
PM 0110	Poultry meat	*0.05
PO 0111	Poultry, edible offal of	*0.05
GC 0649	Rice	0.2
GS 0659	Sugar cane	*0.1
GC 0654	Wheat	0.2
Methidathion
FP 0226	Apple	0.2
FI 0326	Avocado	0.5
GC 0080	Cereal grains	*0.01
FC 0001	Citrus fruits {except Mandarins}	2
SB 0716	Coffee beans	*0.01
FI 0332	Custard apple	0.2
VO 0440	Egg plant [aubergine]	0.1
PE 0112	Eggs	*0.05
VA 0381	Garlic	*0.01
FB 0269	Grapes	0.5
VP 0060	Legume vegetables	0.1

COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
FI 0343	Litchi	T0.1
TN 0669	Macadamia nuts	*0.01
FC 0003	Mandarins	5
FI 0345	Mango	2
MM 0095	Meat (mammalian) [in the fat]	0.5
ML 0106	Milks [in the fat]	0.5
SO 0088	Oilseed	1
VA 0385	Onion, bulb	*0.01
FI 0351	Passion fruit	0.2
FP 0230	Pear	0.2
VO 0051	Peppers	T0.1
Peppers, chili, other cultivars	T0.1
FI 0352	Persimmon, American	0.5
FT 0307	Persimmon, Japanese	0.5
VR 0589	Potato	*0.01
PM 0110	Poultry meat	*0.05
PO 0111	Poultry, edible offal of	*0.05
FS 0012	Stone fruits	*0.01
VO 0448	Tomato	0.1
OR 0172	Vegetable oils, edible	0.1
Propoxur
VR       0589	Potato	10

4  Schedule 1, Table 4—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)
Chlorantraniliprole
OMIT:
Primary feed commodities {except Legume animal feeds; Maize cereals forage and fodder; Sweet corn forage and fodder}	0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
Rice hulls	T0.7
AS           0649	Rice straw and fodder, dry	T10
Primary feed commodities {except Legume animal feeds; Maize cereals forage and fodder; Rice straw and fodder, dry; Sweet corn forage and fodder}	0.5
Cyantraniliprole
OMIT:
Primary feed commodities	1
SUBSTITUTE:
AL 0157	Legume animal feeds	T30
Primary feed commodities {except Legume animal feeds}	1
Fipronil
OMIT:
Rape seed [canola] forage	*0.01
Rape seed [canola] straw and fodder	*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
Rape seeds forage and fodder	*0.01

Omit each of the following compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs:

COMPOUND	ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY	MRL (mg/kg)
Carbofuran
Primary feed commodities	2