Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 
No. APVMA 23, Tuesday, 15 November 2016  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994  19 
Proposal to Amend Schedule 20 in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  
In the previous  notice,  the APVMA  gazetted amendments  which  it has approved varying  maximum  residue limits  (MRLs)  
for substances  contained in agricultural  and veterinary  chemical  products  as set out as in the APVMA’ s MRL  Standard,  
have been made.  
Under  section 82 of the Food  Standards  Australia New Zealand Act 1991,  the APVMA is proposing to incorporate those 
variations  (Agricultural  and Veterina ry Chemicals  Code  Instrument  No. 4 (MRL  Standard)  Amendment  Instrument  2016 
(No. 15)) to MRLs  into Schedule  20–Maximum  residue  limits  in the Australia New Zealand  Food Standards  Code . 
MRLs  contained in Schedule 20 provide  the limits  for residues  of agricultural  and veterinary  chemicals  that may 
legitimately  occur  in foods.  By this means,  Schedule  20 permits  the sale of treated  foods  and protects  public  health and 
safety  by minimising  residues  in foods  consistent  with the effective  control  of pests  and diseases.  
The APVMA and FSANZ  are satisfied,  based on dietary  exposure assessments  and current  health standards,  that the 
proposed limits  are not harmful  to public  health.   
The Agreement  between the Government  of Australia  and the Government  of New Zeala nd concerning a Joint  Food  
Standards  System,  excludes  MRLs  for agricultural  and veterinary  chemicals  in food from the system setting  joint food 
standards.  Australia  and New Zealand independently  and separately  develop MRLs  for agricultural  and veterinary  
chemicals  in food.   
Food Standards  Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)  will make  a Sanitary  and Phytosanitary  (SPS) notification  to the World  
Trade Organization (WTO).   
The APVMA invites  comment  on these  proposals.  Details  on how to make  a submission  appear  near the end of this 
notice,  below  the details  of the proposed  amendment.   
The APVMA will consider  any public  comments  made  in response to this proposal.  If the APVMA decides  to proceed  
with the proposal,  it will further  notify  any variations  it makes  to Schedu le 20 in the APVMA Gazette . The variations  will 
take effect as from the date of that subsequent  notice.  
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT (AGRICULTURAL AND VET ERINARY CHEMICALS CO DE INSTRUMENT NO. 4 (MRL 
STANDARD)  AMENDMENT INSTRUMENT  2016 (NO. 15 )) 
Note: Subsection 82(2) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 provides that variations to standards 
are legislative instruments, but are not subject to disallowance or sunsetting.  
 
To commence: on gazettal of variation  
 
[1] The table to secti on S20– 3 in Schedule 20 is varied by  
[1.1] omitting from each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs  
Agvet chemical:  Abamectin  
Permitted residue:  Avermectin B1a  
Apple  0.01 
Pear  0.01 
Pome fruits [except apple; pear]  T0.01  
[1.2] inserting for each of the following chemicals the foods and associated MRLs in alphabetical order  
Agvet chemical:  Abamectin  
Permitted residue:  Avermectin B1a  
Pome fruits  0.01 
 
Agvet chemical:  Boscalid  
Permitted residue— commodities of plant origin:  
Boscalid  
Chick -pea (dry)  T3 
Lentil (dry)  T3 
 
Agvet chemical:  Cypermethrin  
Permitted residue:  Cypermethrin, sum of isomers  
Lentil (dry)  T0.05  
 
Agvet chemical:  Cyprodinil  
Permitted residue:  Cyprodinil  
Broad bean (dry)  T0.2 
Chick -pea (dry)  T0.2 
Eggs  T*0.01  
Litchi  T2 
Poultry, edible offal of  T*0.01  
Poultry meat  T*0.01  
 
Agvet chemical:  Dithiocarbamates  
Permitted residue:  Total dithiocarbamates, 
determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid 
digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon 
disulphide per kilogram of food  
Ginger, root  T3 
 
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Agvet chemical:  Fludioxonil  
Permitted residue— commodities of animal origin:  
Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, 
expressed as fludioxonil  
Permitted residue— commodities of plant origin:  
Fludioxonil  
Litchi  T2 
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Invitation for Submissions  
Written submissions are invited from interested individuals and organisations to assist the APVMA in considering the 
proposal to vary Schedule 20 –Maximum residue limits in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.  Submissions 
should be strictly confined to relevant matters that the APVMA must consider (such as public health and safety) which are associated with the occurrence of the proposed residues in foods. Comments received outside these grounds will not be considered by the APVMA. Claims made in submissions should be supported wherever possible by referencing or 
including relevant studies, research findings, trials, surveys etc. Technical i nformation should be in sufficient detail to 
allow independent scientific assessment.  
Please note that FSANZ will make a SPS notification to the WTO and submissions related to impacts on international trade should be made to FSANZ in response to that noti fication .  
Submissions must be made in writing and should be clearly marked as a ‘submission on the proposed amendment to 
Schedule 20’  and quote the correct amendment number.  
DEADLINE  FOR  PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS:  6 pm (AEDT ) 13 December  2016  
SUBMISSIONS  RECEIVED  AFTER  THIS  DEADLINE  WILL  ONLY  BE CONSIDERED BY PRIOR  ARRANGEMENT  
Submissions received after this date will only be considered if agreement for an extension has been given prior to this 
closing date. Agreement to an extension of time will only be given if extraordinary circumstances warrant an extension to the submission period.  
For further information please contact:  
MRL Contact Officer  
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority  
PO Box 6182 
KINGSTON ACT 2604  
 Phone:  +61 2 6210 4897 
Fax: +61 2 6210 4840 
Email:  enquiries@apvma.gov.au 
 
Proposal to amend Schedule 20 in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code