Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 6)1
I, Matthew O’Mullane, Acting Executive Director, Scientific Assessment and Chemical Review and delegate of the Chief Executive Officer 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.
Matthew O’Mullane
Acting Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Dated this Ninth day of July 2015
1 Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 6).
2 Commencement
This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3 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)
Fluensulfone
All other foods
1
MO 0105
Edible offal (Mammalian)
*0.03
PE 0112
Eggs
*0.03
VC 0045
Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits
2
VO 0050
Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits
1
MM 0095
Meat [mammalian]
*0.03
ML 0106
Milks
*0.03
PO 0111
Poultry, Edible offal of
*0.03
PM 0110
Poultry meat
*0.03
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)
Glufosinate and Glufosinate ammonium
OMIT:
FT 0295
Date
T0.1
Lemon myrtle
T20
Native foods [except Lemon myrtle]
T0.1
GS 0659
Sugarcane
T*0.2
DT 1114
Tea, Green, Black
T20
SUBSTITUTE:
FT 0295
Date
*0.05
Native foods
*0.05
GS 0659
Sugarcane
*0.2
DT 1114
Tea, Green, Black
*0.05
Methomyl
OMIT:
VO 0050
Fruiting vegetables other than Cucurbits
1
SUBSTITUTE:
VR 0578
Celeriac
0.1
VO 0050
Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits [except peppers]
1
VO 0051
Peppers
T2
Peppers, Chili, other cultivars
T2
Methoxyfenozide
OMIT:
TN 0660
Almonds
T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
TN 0660
Almonds
0.2
Spinetoram
OMIT:
TN 0675
Pistachio nut
T0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
TN 0085
Tree nuts [except almonds]
0.02
Spirotetramat
OMIT:
FB 0269
Grape [excluding Wine grapes]
0.7
FB 1236
Wine-grapes
T0.7
SUBSTITUTE:
PE 0112
Eggs
*0.02
FB 0269
Grapes
0.7
PO 0111
Poultry, Edible offal of
*0.02
PM 0110
Poultry meat
*0.02
for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)
Ethephon
FI 0350
Papaya
T1
Imidacloprid
VR 0577
Carrot
T0.5
VS 0624
Celery
T0.3
VP 0538
Podded Peas (young pods) [snow and sugar snap]
T0.1
Spiroxamine
VP 0538
Podded pea (young pods) [snow and sugar snap]
T*0.02
[2] Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions
insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues
COMPOUND
RESIDUE
Fluensulfone
Sum of fluensulfone, 3,4,4-trifluorobut-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid (M-3627) and 5-chloro-thiazole-2-sulfonic acid (M-3625)
[3] Schedule, Table 4 - MRLs for pesticides in 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)
Carfentrazone-ethyl
OMIT:
Grass pastures
1
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities [except Cereal grain forage and fodder]
1
Glufosinate-ammonium
OMIT:
AM 0659
Sugar cane fodder
T15
AV 0659
Sugar cane forage
T15
SUBSTITUTE:
AM 0659
Sugar cane fodder
*0.2
AV 0659
Sugar cane forage
*0.2
Methoxyfenozide
OMIT:
Almond hulls
T50
SUBSTITUTE:
Almond hulls
50
Spirotetramat
OMIT:
AB 0269
Grape pomace, dry
T7
SUBSTITUTE:
AB 0269
Grape pomace, dry
7
for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)
Spiroxamine
AL 0528
Pea vines (green)
T7
1 Note
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