Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00202:reg:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00202
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 5198–7216

the Agvet Code Act;
Agvet Code Act means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994;
extraneous residue limit (ERL) refers to a pesticide residue arising from environmental sources (including former agricultural uses) other than the use of the chemical directly or indirectly on the food, agricultural commodity or animal feed.  ERL means the maximum concentration of the pesticide residue that is recommended to be legally permitted or recognised as acceptable in or on a food, agricultural commodity or animal feed;
feed additive means any substance or agent added to the basic feed mix for continuous long-term administration to livestock for specific purposes, for example, enhancing production or maintenance or health above the levels obtained from the basic feed, improvement of storage qualities or the palatability of the basic feed mix;
good agricultural practice means the nationally recommended, authorised or registered use-pattern of chemicals, that is necessary for effective and reliable pest control under actual conditions at any stage of production, storage, transport, distribution and processing of food commodities and animal feed;
maximum residue limit (MRL) means the maximum concentration of a residue resulting from the registered use of an agricultural or veterinary chemical which is legally permitted or recognised as acceptable to be present in or on a food, agricultural commodity or animal feed;
the MRL Standard means the MRL Standard ‑ Maximum Residue Limits in Food and Animal Feedstuff as set out in the Schedule;
primary feed commodity means a pasture, grain, forage or fodder in, or nearly in, its natural state intended for use by:
 (a) farmers as stockfeed for use without further processing for livestock animals, or after silaging or similar farm processes; or
 (b) stockfood manufacturers as a raw material for preparing compound feeds.
residue definition means the residue to which the MRL or ERL applies for each chemical as set out in Table 3 of the Schedule.