Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 8)1
I, Rajumati Bhula, 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.
Rajumati Bhula
Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Dated this Second day of September 2015
1 Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 8).
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)
Dinotefuran
SO 0691
Cotton seed
0.1
MO 0105
Edible offal (Mammalian)
*0.02
PE 0112
Eggs
*0.02
MM 0095
Meat [mammalian]
*0.02
ML 0106
Milks
*0.02
PO 0111
Poultry, Edible offal of
*0.02
PM 0110
Poultry meat
*0.02
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)
Bifenazate
OMIT:
VP 0063
Peas
T0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
VP 0538
Podded pea (young pods)[snow and sugar snap]
T1
Cypermethrin
OMIT:
SO 0698
Poppy seed
T*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
SO 0698
Poppy seed
T*0.05
Dimethoate
OMIT:
SO 0088
Oilseed except peanut
T0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
SO 0088
Oilseed except peanut
0.2
Imidacloprid
OMIT:
SO 0697
Peanut
T0.5
SUBSTITUTE:
SO 0697
Peanut
*0.05
Omethoate
OMIT:
SO 0088
Oilseed
*0.05
SUBSTITUTE:
SO 0088
Oilseed
0.05
Phosphorous acid
OMIT:
FB 0018
Berries and other small fruit
T50
SUBSTITUTE:
FB 0018
Berries and other small fruit [except strawberry]
T50
FB 0275
Strawberry
T500
Thiamethoxam
OMIT:
FI 0345
Mango
T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
FI 0345
Mango
0.07
for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)
Abamectin
FB 0009
Pome fruits [except apple and pear]
T0.01
Cyflufenamid
FB 0275
Strawberry
T*0.01
Emamectin
Chia
T0.05
Fluazifop-p-butyl
FT 0305
Olives
T0.05
Pyraclostrobin
VD 0524
Chick-pea (dry)
T0.5
VD 0533
Lentil (dry)
T0.5
Sethoxydim
GC 0648
Quinoa
T0.5
Spirotetramat
Chia
T1
[2] Schedule, Table 3 – Residue definitions
insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues
COMPOUND
Resdiue
Dinotefuran
Commodities of plant origin for enforcement: Dinotefuran
Commodities of plant origin for dietary exposure assessment: Sum of dinotefuran, 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) urea (UF) and 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) guanidium dihydrogen (DN) expressed as dinotefuran.
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of Dinotefuran and 1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl) urea (UF) expressed as dinotefuran
[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)
Dinotefuran
Cotton seed hulls
0.2
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)
Dimethoate
OMIT:
Primary feed commodities
T30
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities
40
Pyraclostrobin
OMIT:
Mung bean forage
T2
Mung bean fodder
T2
SUBSTITUTE:
AL 0157
Legume animal feeds
T5
for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)
Bifenazate
AL 0528
Pea vines (green)
T10
Sethoxydim
Quinoa forage and fodder
T10
Terbutryn
Plantain pasture
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