G/SPS/N/AUS/447  
 
1 May 2018  
(18-2702) Page: 1/3 
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: Amendment of the Australia New Zealand Food 
Standards Code  to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) with existing 
national regulations . Language(s): English.  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food 
Standards Code  to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various 
agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national 
regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals:  
[1] The tab le to section S20 –3 in Schedule 20 is varied by  
[1.1] omitting from each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs  
Agvet chemical: Endothal  
Permitted residue: Endothal  
Potato  0.1 
[1.3] omitting for each of the following chemicals, the maximum residue limit for the 
food and substituting  
Agvet chemical: Clothianidin  
Permitted residue: Clothianidin  
Cherimoya  T0.1 
Custard apple  T0.1 
Ilama  T0.1 
Olives  T0.3 
Soursop  T0.1 
Sugar apple  T0.1 
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.  G/SPS/N/AUS/447  
 
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  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 su bsequent 
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 this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Certain proposed limits may differ from Codex li mits. 
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 practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricult ural and 
veterinary chemical 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 s tandards. 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://apv ma.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 July 2018.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Publication anticipated July 2018.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Entry into force anticipated July 2018.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) 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  G/SPS/N/AUS/447  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Australian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT  2601 
Australia  
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au