G/SPS/N/AUS/358  
 
22 May 2015  
(15-2682)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pork and pork commodities 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposal: M1012 Amendments to Standard 1.4.2  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 13 
6. Description of content: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food 
Standards Code to consider introducing certain temporary maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals that may occur in food, in order to align standards with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 
Authority (APVMA) temporary MRLs for coumat etralyl and warfarin in pork commodities. 
The document includes a summary of the sci entific risk assessment and risk assessment 
methodology. 
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 st andard? 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 fo r Veterinary Drugs in Food 2011; 
 CAC/MRL 3 Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) 2001; and 
 subsequent variations to relevant st andards 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 this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/AUS/358 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Proposed limits conform to the APVMA s temporary limits for 
coumatetralyl and warfarin in pork commodities. MRLs for coumatetralyl and warfarin 
are not specifically established by other regulatory authorities, however some 
international pesticide databases list default MRLs that apply to any chemical/food combination, including coumatetralyl and warfarin. 
The scientific methodology 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 prac tice (GVP) applicable to their region. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : FSANZ Board approval anticipated August 
2015. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Notification to Government anticipated 
August 2015 with gazettal and registration as a legislative instrument to follow in 
October 2015, 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 Government consideration (see 10. above). 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The Proposal includes measures to address certain 
anomalies between the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and Codex or trading partner standards. This should assist in the facilitation of trade for certain food products. Refer section 1.2.1 and Attachment A of the assessment summary.
 
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 July 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
P.O. Box 7186 Canberra BC  ACT  2610 Australia 
E-mail: standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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/ proposals/Pages/ M1012-MRLs.aspx  
Copies are also available from: 
The Australian SPS Notification Point GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT  2601 
Australia 
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au