When the request relates to a food group: State the commodities captured in this food group that will be imported. Provide import data to support your request, as above. Note whether the food group is listed in Attachment 2, Table A1 – Commodities in food groups (described in Schedule 22 of Standard 1.4.2) that have potential to have a high impact on dietary exposure within the food group, as import data are particularly useful to support the commodities listed in this table. Section 3.5 General examples: Example number m) Commodity or commodities intended to be imported using this MRL, including any processed commodities associated with this request. n) Is the requested commodity (or commodities) currently being imported into Australia? (y/n). Include details on form, potential for import and exporting country (as required) 1 Fresh peas, dried peas Yes – dried peas are imported from Canada 2 Fresh grapes (both table and wine); wine Yes – imported from the United States 3 Frozen potato, dehydrated potato Yes – fresh potato is imported from the United States 4 Nectarine Yes – being imported from the United States
Section 3.5 (o) Example of detailed import data: Example number o) i. Information on volumes of individual commodities imported to Australia over the past 3-5 year period. For requests to align with MRLs from a source other than Codex, import data should be provided from the country/region in which the MRL is established. Tonnes preferred over dollars. Include source of this information. o) ii. Other details to support this request and enable the DEA to take market share of imported produce into account where relevant. May include: size of Australian market (by volumes or by amount in dollars will be accepted if volume data is not available); details on the Australian market and details on cost impacts of a lack of harmonised MRL. Include sources for this information. 2 Fresh grapes exported from California to Australia Source: XXX Wine exported from the United States to Australia Source: XXX In 2012, Australia consumed XXX tonnes of grapes. Source XXX. Grapes used in the production of beverages including wine amounted to XX tonnes in 2012. Source XX. XX tonnes of table grapes were sold throughout major supermarket chains in Australia during the period 2011-2012. Domestic grape production contributed $ XX to economy for this time period. Australia imports XX% of grapes from overseas markets including (list countries) and is valued at $XX for this time period. 3.6 Data to support the dietary exposure assessment The following needs to be completed in the Technical information worksheet of Attachment 1. Further information is at Attachment 2, hyperlinked at: Item 6 The dietary exposure assessment process State Highest Residue (HR) and Supervised Trial Median Residue (STMR), or equivalent The requestor may provide HR or STMR data to support the DEA, if available. When the request relates to a food group: HR and STMR data for specific foods are particularly useful to support commodities listed in Attachment 2 Table A1 – Commodities in food groups (described in Schedule 22 of Standard 1.4.2) that have potential to have a high impact on dietary exposure within the food group.