Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 7) 2020 (Cth)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 7) 2020
I, Jason Lutze, Delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, make the following instrument.
Dated 31 August 2020
Jason Lutze
Delegate
1 Name
This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 7) 2020.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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) |
| Ametryn | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | 0.05 |
| FP 0009 | Pome fruits | 0.1 |
Clothianidin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| TN 0660 | Almonds | T0.05 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| TN 0660 | Almonds | 0.05 |
Cyfluthrin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VB 0040 | Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, head cabbages, flowerhead brassicas | 0.5 |
| FT 0289 | Carambola | T0.1 |
| GC 0080 | Cereal grains | 2 |
| SO 0691 | Cotton seed | 0.01 |
| OC 0691 | Cotton seed oil, crude | 0.02 |
| VO 0440 | Egg plant [aubergine] | T0.2 |
| VP 0060 | Legume vegetables | 0.5 |
| Lemon aspen | T1 | |
| VO 0442 | Okra | T0.2 |
| TN 0672 | Pecan | T0.05 |
| VO 0445 | Peppers, sweet [capsicum] | T0.2 |
| VD 0070 | Pulses | 0.5 |
| SO 0495 | Rape seed [canola] | *0.05 |
| VO 0448 | Tomato | 0.2 |
| CM 0654 | Wheat bran, unprocessed | 5 |
Fluralaner | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| MF 0812 | Cattle fat | T*0.06 |
| Cattle muscle | T*0.005 | |
| MO 1280 | Cattle, kidney | T*0.025 |
| MO 1281 | Cattle, liver | T*0.05 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| MF 0812 | Cattle fat | T0.7 |
| Cattle muscle | T0.07 | |
| MO 1280 | Cattle, kidney | T0.25 |
| MO 1281 | Cattle, liver | T0.6 |
Hexazinone | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| FI 0353 | Pineapple | 1 |
Metribuzin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VR 0075 | Root and tuber vegetables {except Carrot; Potato} | T*0.05 |
| HS 0784 | Ginger, root | T*0.05 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| HS 0784 | Ginger, root | T*0.01 |
Pyraflufen-ethyl | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| VD 0523 | Broad bean (dry) [faba bean (dry)] | *0.02 |
| VD 0561 | Field pea (dry) | *0.02 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| VD 0070 | Pulses | *0.02 |
Saflufenacil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| GC 0080 | Cereal grains | 0.2 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| GC 0080 | Cereal grains {except Rice} | 0.2 |
| GC 0649 | Rice | *0.01 |
Terbacil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| TN 0660 | Almonds | 0.5 |
| FP 0009 | Pome fruits | *0.04 |
| FS 0012 | Stone fruits | *0.04 |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| FP 0226 | Apple | *0.04 |
| FS 0247 | Peach | *0.04 |
For each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below:
| COMPOUND | FOOD | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Cypermethrin | ||
| FB 0020 | Blueberries | T0.5 |
| Imidacloprid | ||
| VR 0582 | Galangal, lesser | T0.05 |
| Ginger, Japanese | T0.05 |
2 Schedule 1, 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: | |||
Bicyclopyrone | Bicyclopyrone and its structurally related metabolites determined as the common moieties SYN503780 and CSCD68648 and expressed as bicyclopyrone | ||
| SUBSTITUTE: | |||
Bicyclopyrone | Bicyclopyrone and its structurally related metabolites determined as the common moieties SYN503780 and CSCD686480 and expressed as bicyclopyrone | ||
3 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) |
| Clothianidin | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| Almond hulls | T5 | |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| Almond hulls | 15 | |
Saflufenacil | ||
| OMIT: | ||
| Forage and fodder of cereal grains {except Sorghum forage (fresh weight); Sorghum straw and fodder, dry} | 1 | |
| SUBSTITUTE: | ||
| 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 | |
| Rice forage (fresh weight) | *0.01 | |
| AS 0649 | Rice straw and fodder, dry | *0.01 |
Omit each of the following compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs:
| COMPOUND | ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Cyfluthrin | ||
| Broad bean, dry [faba bean] forage | 5 | |
| Chick-pea forage | 5 | |
| Common Bean, dry [navy bean] forage and fodder | 1 | |
| Field pea forage | 5 | |
| AF 0081 | Forage of cereal grains (green) | 5 |
| Grass pastures | 2 | |
| Legume pastures {except Vetch} | 3 | |
| AL 0545 | Lupin, forage | 2 |
| Rape seed [canola] fodder, dry | 2 | |
| Rape seed [canola] forage | 1 | |
| AF 0651 | Sorghum forage (green) | 0.5 |
| AS 0081 | Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains | 5 |
4 Schedule 1, Table 5—MRLs not necessary
For the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below:
| SUBSTANCE | USE |
| D-Limonene | When used as an insecticide |
| Hydrogen peroxide | {T} For use in fish and fish eggs |
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