{"id":"F2016L01387","name":"Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 12)","slug":"f2016l01387","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":352170,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01387-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 12)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAgricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016(No. 12)1\n\nI, Alan Norden, Executive Director, Registration Management and Evaluation and delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, having regard to s 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, make this instrument for the purposes of subsection 6(1) and the reference in subparagraph 5A(3)(b)(iii) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.\n\nAlan Norden\n\nDelegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\n\nDated this First day of September 2016\n\n1 Name of Instrument\n\nThis Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 12).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Amendment of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012\n\nSchedule 1 to this Instrument amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(section 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Schedule, Table 1 - MRLs of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and associated substances in food commodities\n\nfor each of the following compounds, omit the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'substitute' (if any)\n\n| COMPOUND    | FOOD                                                 | MRL (mg/kg) |\n| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| Metribuzin  |                                                      |             |\n| OMIT:       |                                                      |             |\n| VR 0075     | Root and tuber vegetables [except potato]            | T*0.05      |\n| SUBSTITUTE: |                                                      |             |\n| VR 0577     | Carrot                                               | T0.3        |\n| VR 0075     | Root and tuber vegetables [except Carrot and Potato] | T*0.05      |\n|             |                                                      |             |\n| Spinetoram  |                                                      |             |\n| OMIT:       |                                                      |             |\n| TN 0085     | Tree nuts [except almonds]                           | 0.02        |\n| SUBSTITUTE: |                                                      |             |\n| TN 0669     | Macadamia nuts                                       | *0.01       |\n\nfor each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below\n\n| COMPOUND     | FOOD                                                                                       | MRL (mg/kg) |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| Captan       |                                                                                            |             |\n| FC 0003      | Mandarins                                                                                  | T3          |\n|              |                                                                                            |             |\n| Cypermethrin |                                                                                            |             |\n| VO 0050      | Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits [except Sweet corn (corn on the cob) and Tomato] | T1          |\n|              | Peppers, Chili, other cultivars                                                            | T1          |\n\n\\[2\\] Schedule, Table 4 - MRLs for pesticides in animal feed commodities\n\nfor the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below\n\n| COMPOUND | ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY | MRL (mg/kg) |\n| -------- | --------------------- | ----------- |\n| Captan   |                       |             |\n| AB 0001  | Citrus pulp, dry      | T15         |\n\n\\[3\\] Schedule, Table 5 - Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary\n\nfor the following substances, insert in alphabetical order the associated uses listed below\n\n| SUBSTANCE       | USE                    |\n| --------------- | ---------------------- |\n| Sodium chlorate |                        |\n|                 | {T} Defoliant on maize |\n\n> Note: 1 Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation kept under the Legislation Act 2003. See https://www.legislation.gov.au/","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment instrument does not change the scope of the MRL Standard. It is a routine, incremental update — adding, removing, and refining specific chemical-commodity entries in existing tables. The parent instrument's purpose (setting maximum residue limits for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food and feed) remains entirely intact. All changes are squarely within the original mandate of the MRL Standard."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical scope — purely a table amendment with no new policy concepts","Relies on understanding of food commodity classification codes (e.g. VR 0075, TN 0085) defined elsewhere in the parent instrument","Cross-references multiple parent instruments and two Acts (Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 and Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994)","Use of shorthand notations (T, T*, *) that are defined in the parent instrument rather than this amendment, requiring readers to consult external documents","Nested commodity exclusions (e.g. 'fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits [except Sweet corn and Tomato]') create layered carve-outs that require careful parsing","No definitions, no conditional logic, no operative provisions beyond the schedule — structurally very simple"],"plain_english_summary":"This technical amendment to Australia’s Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) Standard, signed by an APVMA delegate, updates permitted chemical residue levels for specific foods, a feed ingredient, and an exemption. It revises MRLs for metribuzin (carrots), spinetoram (macadamia nuts), captan (mandarins and dry citrus pulp feed), and cypermethrin (certain fruiting vegetables and chillies), and adds a sodium chlorate exemption for maize defoliation. The changes affect food safety, trade compliance and on‑farm chemical use."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2016l01387","history":"/api/acts/f2016l01387/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2016l01387/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2016l01387/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2016l01387/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2016l01387/documents"}}