G/SPS/N/AUS/4 05 
 
4 November 2016  
(16-6072) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Foods sold in Australia (both imported and domestically 
produced). Raw unprocessed swine products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Assessment summary for maximum residue limits for 
avilamycin in specific pig commodities (Application A1133) . Lang uage(s): English . 
Number of pages: 16  
6. Description of content: This Application seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand 
Food Standards Code (Code) to align maximum residue limits for the veterinary 
chemical avilamycin in specific pig commodities, with  certain limits established by Codex 
relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals. The 
document includes a summary of the scientific risk assessment and risk assessment 
methodology and proposed draft variation to the Code . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, iden tify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/MRL 2 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and 
Risk Management Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in 
Foods, 2015 . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/AUS/405  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Schedule 20)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : FSANZ Board approval anticipated 
February 2017 . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Notification to Government anticipated 
mid-February 2017 with gazettal and registration as a legislative  instrument to follow, in 
late April 2017, pending Government consideration . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Date of Gazettal and registration as a legislative instrument 
pending Governmen t consideration (see 10. above) . 
[X] Trade facilitating measure The Application includes measures to address 
differences between MRLs listed in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards 
Code and Codex. The proposed MRL variations would further align the Cod e with 
Codex and facilitate trade between international trading partners for certain food 
products.  
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 January 2017  
Agency or authority design ated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Food Standards Australia New Zealand  
PO Box 7186  
Canberra BC ACT 2610  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 627 1 2278  
E-mail: standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au  
Assessment summary available (in English) from FSANZs website at 
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/c ode/applications/Pages/A1133MRLs -for-
Avilamycin.aspx  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand website:   
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/Pages/Documents -for-public -
comment.aspx  
Copies are also available f rom: 
The Australian SPS Notification Point  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra  ACT 2601  
AUSTRALIA  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au