Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 3)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 Ninth day of April 2015
1 Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 3).
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)
Coumatetralyl
MO 0818
Pig, Edible offal of [except liver]
T0.003
MF 0818
Pig fat
T*0.001
MO 1285
Pig, liver
T0.004
MM 0818
Pig meat
T*0.001
Fenpyrazamine
DF 0269
Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas)
20
MO 0105
Edible offal (Mammalian)
*0.01
PE 0112
Eggs
*0.01
MM 0095
Meat [mammalian]
*0.01
ML 0106
Milks
*0.005
PO 0111
Poultry, Edible offal of
*0.01
PM 0110
Poultry meat
*0.01
FB 1235
Table-grapes
5
FB 1236
Wine-grapes
0.05
Warfarin
MO 0818
Pig, Edible offal of [except liver]
T0.007
MF 0818
Pig fat
T0.007
MO 1285
Pig, liver
T0.04
MM 0818
Pig meat
T0.007
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)
Abamectin
OMIT:
VC 0046
Melons, except watermelons
T0.02
VC 0432
Watermelon
T0.02
SUBSTITUTE:
VC 0045
Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits [except cucumbers and squash, summer]
T*0.01
FI 0343
Litchi
T0.05
Azoxystrobin
OMIT:
GC 0640
Barley
*0.02
GC 0654
Wheat
*0.02
SUBSTITUTE:
GC 0640
Barley
0.2
GC 0647
Oats
0.1
GC 0654
Wheat
0.1
Cyfluthrin
OMIT:
FI 0343
Litchi
T0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
FI 0343
Litchi
T0.3
Difenoconazole
OMIT:
HH 0749
Parsley
T*0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
Coriander (leaves, stems and roots)
T20
HH 0749
Parsley
T20
Fluopyram
OMIT:
FI 0327
Banana
T0.1
DF 0269
Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas)
T15
FB 1235
Table-grapes
T2
SUBSTITUTE:
FI 0327
Banana
0.1
DF 0269
Dried grapes (=Currants, Raisins and Sultanas)
15
FB 1235
Table-grapes
2
for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)
Mandipropamid
VL 0053
Leafy vegetables
T20
Mizuna
T20
Sulfoxaflor
FT 0307
Persimmon, Japanese
T1
[2] Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions
insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues
COMPOUND
RESIDUE
Coumatetralyl
Coumatetralyl
Fenpyrazamine
For enforcement: Fenpyrazamine
For dietary exposure assessment: Sum of fenpyrazamine and 5-amino-1,2-dihydro-2-isopropyl-4-(o-tolyl)pyrazol-3-one (S-2188-DC), expressed as fenpyrazamine
Warfarin
Warfarin
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:
Fluopyram
{T} Commodities of plant origin: Fluopyram.
{T} Commodities of animal origin for enforcement: Sum of fluopyram and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-benzamide, expressed as fluopyram.
{T} Commodities of animal origin for dietary exposure assessment: sum of fluopyram, 2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide and the combined residues of N-{(E)-2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethenyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide and N-{(Z)-2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethenyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide, all expressed as fluopyram.
SUBTITUTE:
Fluopyram
Commodities of plant origin: Fluopyram
Commodities of animal origin for enforcement: Sum of fluopyram and 2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide, expressed as fluopyram
Commodities of animal origin for dietary exposure assessment: Sum of fluopyram, 2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide and the combined residues of N-{(E)-2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethenyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide and N-{(Z)-2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethenyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide, all expressed as fluopyram
[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)
Fenpyrazamine
AB 0269
Grape pomace, dry
1
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)
Abamectin
OMIT:
Almond hulls
T0.1
SUBSTITUTE:
Almond hulls
0.1
Prosulfocarb
OMIT:
AL 0157
Legume animal feeds
T*0.01
SUBSTITUTE:
AL 0157
Legume animal feeds
0.2
Thiamethoxam
OMIT:
Tomato pomace, dry
0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
Tomato pomace, dry
T3
Triallate
OMIT:
Forage and fodder of cereal grains
3
Pulse forage and fodder
2
Pulse straw
1
Straw of cereal grains
1
SUBSTITUTE:
Primary feed commodities
30
Trinexapac-ethyl
OMIT:
AF 0081
Forage of cereal grains
T0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
AF 0081
Forage of cereal grains
2
AS 0081
Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains
0.5
for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below
COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)
Azoxystrobin
AF 0647
Oat forage (green)
7
AS 0647
Oat straw and fodder, dry
3
Bifenthrin
Almond hulls
T5
Methoxyfenozide
Sweet corn, fodder and forage
T200
[4] Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary
insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses
SUBSTANCE
USE
(9Z,11E)-Tetradeca-9,11,13-trienal
· In slow-release dispensers for mating disruption of carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae) in almond orchards
(9Z,11E)-Tetradeca-9,11-dienal
· In slow-release dispensers for mating disruption of carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae) in almond orchards
(9Z)-Tetradeca-9-enal
· In slow-release dispensers for mating disruption of carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae) in almond orchards
1 Note
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