G/SPS/N/AUS/448  
 
1 May 2018  
(18-2703) 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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Foods in general  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Variation to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand 
Food Standards Code  (24 April 2018) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/gazette/food -standards/gazette_24042018 -
page25 -32.pdf  
6. Description of content: Schedule 20 of the Australian New Zealand Food Standards Code  
has been varied to establish new or higher Maximum Residue Limits for Abamectin, 
Afidopyropen, Azoxystrobin, Bifenthrin, Buprofezin, Cyantraniliprole, Cyazofamid, 
Cyhalothrin, Dithiocarbamates, Endothal, Florpyrauxifen -benzyl, Fludioxonil, Flupicolide, 
Fluroxypyr, Imazalil, Isopyrazam, Metribuzin, Myclobutanil, Oxathiapiprolin, Propamocarb, 
Prosulfocarb and Pydiflumetofen.  
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, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 CAC/MRL 1 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides 2009  
 CAC/MRL 2 Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food 2009  
 CAC/MRL 3 Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) 2001 and subsequent 
variations to  relevant standards as adopted or revoked by the Commission  
[ ] 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 t his proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N/AUS/448  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Certain proposed limits may differ from Codex limits.  
The scientific meth odology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with 
international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice 
(GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and 
veterinary chemi cal use patterns differ between different production regions and countries 
as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for 
agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. Australia's 
residues assessment processes for agricultural chemicals are available at: 
https://apvma.gov.au/node/1037 . Australia's residues assessment processes for 
veterinary chemicals are available at: https://apvma.gov.au/node/719 . 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Australia 
New Zealand Food Standards Code : https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2015L00468  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adoption anticipated April 2018.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Publication anticipated April 2018.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : April 2018.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated 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 5423  
KINGSTON ACT 2604  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6271 2278  
E-mail: standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 
website:  
https://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/gazette /food-standards/gazette_24042018 -
page25 -32.pdf  
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au