Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 3)1
 
 
 
I, Kareena Arthy, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, acting in accordance with my powers under subsection 32(1) and 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 paragraph 14(5)(f) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
 
 
 
 
 
Kareena Arthy
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Dated this Eleventh day of June 2013
 
 
1                Name of Instrument
                  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (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
 
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)

Fipronil
 
 

OMIT:
 
 

FS       0012
Stone fruits
T*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:
 
 

FS       0012
Stone fruits
0.01

 
 
 

Fluazifop-butyl
 
 

OMIT:
 
 

VA       0384
Leek
T0.7

 
 
 

Fluazifop-p-butyl
 
 

OMIT:
 
 

VA       0384
Leek
T0.5

SUBSTITUTE:
 
 

VA       0384
Leek
T0.7

 
 
 

Phosphorous acid
 
 

OMIT:
 
 

HS      0783
Galangal, rhizomes
T5

HH      0092
Herbs
T5

 
Kaffir lime leaves
T5

 
Lemon grass
T5

DT       1111
Lemon verbena
T5

SUBSTITUTE:
 
 

HS      0783
Galangal, rhizomes
T100

HH      0092
Herbs
T150

 
Kaffir lime leaves
T150

 
Lemon grass
T150

DT       1111
Lemon verbena
T150

 
for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below
 
COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)

Cyprodinil
 
 

VO      0448
Tomato
T1

 
 
 

Fludioxonil
 
 

VO      0448
Tomato
T1

 
 
 

Phosphorous acid
 
 

 
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)
T150

 
Lemon balm
T150

 
Mizuna
T150

 
Rose and dianthus (edible flowers)
T150

HS      0794
Turmeric, root
T100

 
 
[2]            Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary
for the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below
 
SUBSTANCE
USE

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)
·         As a fungicide on non-bearing nursery stock date palm

 
1        Note
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