Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 5) 2021 (Cth)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 5) 2021
I, Sheila Logan, Delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, make the following instrument.
Dated 26 May 2021
Sheila Logan
Delegate
1 Name
This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 5) 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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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) |
| Bromoxynil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VA 0385 | Onion, bulb | T*0.01 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| VA 0385 | Onion, bulb | *0.01 |
| Pyriproxyfen | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VP 0061 | Beans, except broad bean and soya bean | T0.5 |
| VP 0544 | Yard-long bean (pods) | T0.5 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| VP 2060 | Beans with pods | T0.3 |
| Saflufenacil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| SO 00088 | Oilseed | *0.03 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| SO 0693 | Linseed | T0.5 |
| Oilseed {except Linseed} | *0.03 |
For each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below:
| COMPOUND | FOOD | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Isopyrazam | ||
| TN 0660 | Almonds | *0.01 |
| Isoxaflutole | ||
| FI 0353 | Pineapple | *0.02 |
| Mesotrione | ||
| GC 0447 | Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) | T*0.01 |
| Methomyl | ||
| FI 2540 | Pitaya [dragon fruit] | T0.2 |
| Metribuzin | ||
| FI 0353 | Pineapple | *0.01 |
| Oxathiapiprolin | ||
| FB 0264 | Blackberries | T0.5 |
| FB 0272 | Raspberries, red, black | T0.5 |
2 Schedule 1, Table 4—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) |
| Ethofumesate | ||
| Pasture | 500 |
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) |
| Saflufenacil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| Oilseed fodder | *0.1 | |
| Oilseed forage (fresh weight) | *0.1 | |
| Primary Feed Commodities {except Legume animal feeds; Oilseed Fodder; Oilseed forage (fresh weight); Rice forage (fresh weight); Rice straw and fodder, dry; Sorghum forage (fresh weight); Sorghum straw and fodder, dry} | 1 | |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| Linseed forage and fodder | T5 | |
| Oilseed fodder {except Linseed fodder} | *0.1 | |
| Oilseed forage (fresh weight) {except Linseed forage} | *0.1 | |
| Primary Feed Commodities {except Legume animal feeds; Linseed forage and fodder; Oilseed Fodder; Oilseed forage (fresh weight); Rice forage (fresh weight); Rice straw and fodder, dry; Sorghum forage (fresh weight); Sorghum 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) |
| Isopyrazam | ||
| Almond Hulls | 100 | |
| Mesotrione | ||
| Sweet corn forage and fodder | T*0.01 | |
| Pyriproxyfen | ||
| AL 1030 | Bean forage (green) | T15 |
| Sethoxydim | ||
| Linseed forage and fodder | 10 |
3 Schedule 1, Table 5—MRLs not necessary
Insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses:
| SUBSTANCE | USE |
| Glycolic acid | As a disinfectant for animal and poultry houses, associated equipment and feedstuff areas |
| Potassium Peroxymonosulfate | For the control of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens in prawn and shrimp aquaculture |
| Sodium chloride | For the control of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens in prawn and shrimp aquaculture |
| Sulfamic acid | For the control of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens in prawn and shrimp aquaculture |
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: | |
Potassium salts of fatty acids | · Insecticide on fruit, nuts, vegetables, herbs and cotton |
| SUBSTITUTE: | |
Potassium salts of fatty acids | · Insecticide on cotton, fruit, herbs, nuts, pastures and vegetables |
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