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This instrument is made under section 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

Contents

Preamble to Schedule

I Name

II Authority

III Background

IV Definitions

Schedule 1—The MRL Standard

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Explanation

2 Meat and milk [in the fat]

Part 2—The tables

1 Table 1—MRLs in food commodities

2 Table 2—Commodity portions

3 Table 3—Residue definitions

4 Table 4—Animal Feed Commodities

5 Table 5—MRLs not necessary

Table 1—MRLs in food commodities

Table 2—Portion of the commodity to which the MRL applies (and which is analysed)

Table 3—Residue definitions

Table 4—MRLs for pesticides in animal feed commodities

Table 5—Uses of substances where MRLs are not necessary

Preamble to Schedule

I Name

This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (MRL Standard for Residues of Chemical Products) Instrument 2023.

II Authority

This instrument is made under section 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

III Background

(1) The MRL Standard set out in the Schedule lists MRLs of substances which may arise from the approved use of those substances or other substances, and provides the relevant residue definitions to which these MRLs apply. (2) The APVMA sets MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in agricultural produce, particularly produce entering the food chain. These MRLs are set at levels which are not likely to be exceeded if the agricultural or veterinary chemicals are used in accordance with their approved label instructions. At the time the MRLs are set the APVMA undertakes a dietary exposure evaluation to ensure the levels do not pose an undue hazard to human health. (3) In addition to the MRLs set by the APVMA (and its predecessor, the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (NRA)), the MRL Standard includes recommendations made by the former Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals Standing Committee (PACSC) of the National Health and Medical Research Council. (4) The MRL Standard also includes recommendations by the former Chemicals Safety Unit (CSU) of the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health. The CSU was responsible for recommending MRLs for agricultural chemicals in food and animal feedstuffs, and for maintaining the MRL Standard, from the disbandment of the PACSC until 30 June 1994, when this function was formally transferred to the then NRA on 1 July 1994. From 15 March 1994, the then NRA has set MRLs for agricultural chemicals in food and animal feedstuffs and has maintained the MRL Standard. On 30 July 2004 the name of the NRA was changed to the APVMA. Prior to the making of this Instrument, the APVMA published the MRL Standard on its website.