Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 2)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 Third day of May 2013

 

 

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 2).

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

 [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)

Boscalid

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VP 0061

Beans (except broad and Soya)

T3

VB 0040

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

T2

VL 0054

Brassica leafy vegetables

T30

VR 0577

Carrot

T1

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

T15

VL 0483

Lettuce, Leaf

T15

VP 0063

Peas

T5

VR 0589

Potato

0.5

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VB 0040

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

2

Chlorothalonil

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VL 0464

Chard

T50

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except chard and spinach]

T10

 

Mizuna

T10

VL 0502

Spinach

T100

 

 

 

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

OMIT:

 

 

HH 0092

Herbs

T5

 

 

 

Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium

OMIT:

 

 

SO 0495

Rape seed

*0.05

 

 

 

Isoxaflutole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

VD 0524

Chick-pea (dry)

*0.03

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.05

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

VD 0524

Chick-pea (dry)

*0.02

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

0.1

 

 

 

Spinosad

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

GC 0080

Cereal grains

T1

PE 0112

Eggs

T0.05

ML 0106

Milks

T0.1

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

T0.05

 

Poultry fat/skin

T0.2

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.01

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

GC 0080

Cereal grains

1

PE 0112

Eggs

0.05

ML 0106

Milks

0.1

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

0.05

 

for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Abamectin

 

 

GC 0656

Popcorn

T*0.01

 

 

 

Bifenthrin

 

 

VL 0465

Chervil

T10

HS 0784

Ginger, root

T*0.01

HH 0092

Herbs

T10

 

Mizuna

T10

VL 0496

Rucola [Rocket]

T10

 

 

 

Boscalid

 

 

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables

30

VP 0060

Legume vegetables

3

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables

1

 

 

 

Chlorantraniliprole

 

 

VD 0536

Mung bean (dry)

T0.5

VD 0541

Soya bean (dry)

T0.05

 

 

 

Chlorothalonil

 

 

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except lettuce]

T100

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

HH 0092

Herbs

10

DT 1114

Tea, Green, Black

10

 

 

 

Dimethoate

 

 

OR 0305

Olive oil, refined

T0.1

 

 

 

Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, metham, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb and ziram)

HH 0092

Herbs [except Parsley]

T5

 

 

 

Fluazifop-p-butyl

 

 

FI 0030

Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits — inedible peel [except Avocado; Banana]

0.05

FI 0326

Avocado

*0.02

FI 0327

Banana

*0.02

FB 0018

Berries and other small fruits

0.2

VB 0040

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

1

VS 0624

Celery

*0.02

 

Chia

T2

FC 0001

Citrus fruit

*0.02

 

Coriander (leaves, roots and stems)

T2

FT 0295

Date

T0.2

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.05

VO 0440

Egg plant

T0.1

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.05

VC 0045

Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits

0.1

VA 0381

Garlic

0.05

HS 0784

Ginger, root

0.05

HH 0092

Herbs

T2

DH 1100

Hops, dry

0.05

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except Lettuce, Head]

T2

VA 0384

Leek

T0.5

VP 0060

Legume vegetables

0.1

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

0.05

VD 0545

Lupin (dry)

0.1

MM 0095

Meat [mammalian]

*0.05

ML 0106

Milks

0.1

SO 0088

Oilseed

0.5

VA 0385

Onion, Bulb

0.05

VA 0387

Onion, Welsh

0.05

VO 0445

Peppers, Sweet [capsicums]

*0.02

FP 0009

Pome fruits

*0.01

VR 0589

Potato

0.05

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.05

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.05

VD 0070

Pulses

0.5

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato; Sweet potato]

T1

VA 0388

Shallot

0.05

VA 0389

Spring Onion

0.05

FS 0012

Stone fruits

0.05

GS 0659

Sugar cane

T*0.1

VR 0508

Sweet potato

T0.1

DT 1114

Tea, Green, Black

T50

VO 0448

Tomato

0.1

 

 

 

Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium

 

GC 0080

Cereal grains

*0.1

SO 0088

Oilseeds [except Cotton seed]

*0.1

VD 0070

Pulses

*0.1

 

 

 

Isoxaflutole

 

 

GC 0080

Cereal grains

*0.02

 

 

 

Mandipropamid

 

 

SO 0698

Poppy seed

*0.01

 

 

 

Penflufen

 

 

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

*0.01

 

 

 

Spinosad

 

 

FM 0183

Milk fats

0.7

PM 0110

Poultry meat [in the fat]

0.5

CM 0654

Wheat bran, unprocessed

2

 

 

 

Terbuthylazine

 

 

SO 0691

Cotton seed

T0.01

 

 

 

Trifloxystrobin

 

 

SO 0495

Rape seed [canola]

*0.02

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated foods and MRLs

 

COMPOUND

FOOD

MRL (mg/kg)

Fluazifop-butyl

 

 

FI 0030

Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits — inedible peel [except avocado and banana]

0.05

FI 0326

Avocado

*0.02

FI 0327

Banana

*0.02

FB 0018

Berries and other small fruits

0.2

VB 0040

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

1

VS 0624

Celery

*0.02

 

Chia

T2

FC 0001

Citrus fruit

*0.02

 

Coriander (leaves, roots and stems)

T2

FT 0295

Date

T0.2

MO 0105

Edible offal (Mammalian)

*0.05

VO 0440

Egg plant

T0.1

PE 0112

Eggs

*0.05

VC 0045

Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits

0.1

VA 0381

Garlic

0.05

HS 0784

Ginger, root

0.05

HH 0092

Herbs

T2

DH 1100

Hops, dry

0.05

VL 0053

Leafy vegetables [except Lettuce, Head]

T2

VA 0384

Leek

T0.5

VP 0060

Legume vegetables

0.1

VL 0482

Lettuce, Head

0.05

VD 0545

Lupin (dry)

0.1

MM 0095

Meat [mammalian]

*0.05

ML 0106

Milks

0.1

SO 0088

Oilseed

0.5

VA 0385

Onion, Bulb

0.05

VA 0387

Onion, Welsh

0.05

VO 0445

Peppers, Sweet [capsicums]

*0.02

FP 0009

Pome fruits

*0.01

VR 0589

Potato

0.05

PO 0111

Poultry, Edible offal of

*0.05

PM 0110

Poultry meat

*0.05

VD 0070

Pulses

0.5

VR 0075

Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato; Sweet potato]

T1

VA 0388

Shallot

0.05

VA 0389

Spring Onion

0.05

FS 0012

Stone fruits

0.05

GS 0659

Sugar cane

T*0.1

VR 0508

Sweet potato

T0.1

DT 1114

Tea, Green, Black

T50

VO 0448

Tomato

0.1

 


[2] Schedule, 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:

 

Isoxaflutole

The sum of isoxaflutole, 2-cyclopropylcarconyl-3-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile and 2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid expressed as isoxaflutole

SUBSTITUTE:

 

Isoxaflutole

The sum of isoxaflutole and 2-cyclopropylcarbonyl-3-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile expressed as isoxaflutole

 

omit each of the following compounds and associated residues

 

COMPOUND

RESIDUE

Fluazifop-butyl

Fluazifop-butyl

 

 [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)

Boscalid

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

 

Primary feed commodities

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isoxaflutole

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

AL 0524

Chick-pea fodder

0.03

 

Chick pea forage (fresh weight)

0.3

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

AL 0524

Chick-pea fodder

*0.02

 

 

 

Penflufen

 

 

OMIT:

 

 

AF 0080

Forage of cereal grains

3

SUBSTITUTE:

 

 

AF 0080

Forage of cereal grains

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)

Boscalid

 

 

AL 0157

Legume animal feeds

70

 

Primary feed commodities [except Legume animal feeds]

15

 

 

 

Glufosinate-ammonium

 

AF 0081

Forage of cereal grains (green)

2

 

Forage of pulse crops (green)

2

 

Oilseed fodder [except canola straw and fodder (dry)]

0.5

 

Oilseed forage [except canola forage]

2

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains

0.5

 

Straw and fodder (dry) of pulse crops

0.5

 

 

 

Isoxaflutole

 

 

 

Cereal forage (fresh weight)

*0.02

 

Chick-pea forage

0.5

AS 0081

Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains

*0.02

 

 

 

Penflufen

 

 

 

Rape seed [canola] forage, fodder and straw

*0.05

 

 

 

Spinosad

 

 

 

Rice hulls

4

 

 

 

Trifloxystrobin

 

 

 

Rape seed [canola] forage, fodder and straw

*0.02

 

 

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