Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Proposal M1022 – 2023 MRL Harmonisation Proposal: Call for submissions report


WTO code G/SPS/N/AUS/602
Date notice 17/09/2024
Notice type Regular
Title Proposal M1022 – 2023 MRL Harmonisation Proposal: Call for submissions report
Summary

This Proposal seeks to amend Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) with: (a) the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority MRL Standard; (b) Codex Alimentarius Commission; and (c) other trading partner standards; relating to residues of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals in food. This Proposal also includes corrections of typographical and formatting errors, necessary to improve the integrity of Schedule 20. Agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being considered for specifiedplant commodities: acibenzolar-S-methyl, aclonifen, afidopyropen, azoxystrobin, benzovindiflupyr, bifenthrin, broflanilide, buprofezin, chlorantraniliprole, chlormequat,cyflufenamid, cyflumetofen, cyhalofop-butyl, cyhalothrin, dichlorprop-P, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, dimethoate, emamectin, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenazaquin, fenpicoxamid, flazasulfuron, florasulam, fluazaindolizine, fludioxonil, flupyradifurone, flutianil, flutolanil, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, folpet, fosetyl-aluminium, glyphosate, indaziflam, indoxacarb, inpyrfluxam, mandipropamid, mefentrifluconazole, mesosulfuron-methyl, metaflumizone, metalaxyl, metamitron, metconazole, milbemectin, norflurazon, omethoate, oxathiapiprolin, pinoxaden, prohexadione-calcium, prosulfocarb, pydiflumetofen, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyridate, pyrimethanil, rimsulfuron, simazine, spiromesifen, sulfoxaflor, teflubenzuron, tetraniliprole, triflumuron, trinexapac-ethyl, valifenalate and zoxamide. Agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being considered for specified animal commodities: afidopyropen, broflanilide, chlormequat, dimethoate, emamectin, fenazaquin, flazasulfuron, fluazaindolizine, fludioxonil, flutriafol, indoxacarb, inpyrfluxam, mefentrifluconazole, omethoate, spiromesifen, tetraniliprole, triflumuron. Agvet chemicals where deletions or reductions in MRLs are being proposed for specified plant commodities: azoxystrobin, boscalid, carbofuran, chlorfenapyr, diclofopmethyl, diflubenzuron, dimethoate, famoxadone, fenazaquin, fludioxonil, flumioxazin, fluxapyroxad, folpet, glyphosate, indoxacarb, mandipropamid, mefentrifluconazole, methidathion, piperonyl butoxide, pydiflumetofen, pyraclostrobin, pyrethrins, saflufenacil, tetraniliprole, triflumuron Agvet chemicals where deletions or reductions in MRLs are being proposed for specified animal commodities: fludioxonil and trichlorfon. New chemicals proposed for inclusion in schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code are: 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, flufenoxuron and fluindapyr. Agvet chemicals where consequential amendments were required to (a) add or remove exceptions for some commodities; (b) correct typographical errors; (c) convert a temporary MRL to a permanent MRL; (d) amend or update the commodity name; but there are no changes made to MRLs: amitrole, bixafen, boscalid, broflanilide, buprofezin, butroxydim, carbaryl, carbendazim, chlormequat, cyantraniliprole, 2,4-D, deltamethrin, dichlorvos, diclofop-methyl, difenoconazole, dimethoate, diuron, dodine, EPTC, etoxazole, fenvalerate, fipronil, fluazifop-p-butyl, fludioxonil, fluensulfone, flumioxazin, fluopyram, flupyradifurone, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate and glufosinate-ammonium, glyphosate, mandipropamid, mefentrifluconazole, metaldehyde, metazachlor, metconazole, omethoate, oxathiapiprolin, pendimethalin, phosphine, piperonyl butoxide, propaquizafop, pydiflumetofen, pyraclostrobin, pyrethrins, pyrimethanil, saflufenacil, simazine, triallate, trichlorfon and trifluralin. An agvet chemical where the residue definition is being updated: cyhalofop-butyl. Agvet chemicals where a new or amended All other foods except animal food commodities MRL is being proposed: broflanilide, chlormequat, flutriafol and inpyrfluxam

 
Product Foods in general
Country Australia

File attach:
NAUS602.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/JPN/1287/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1288/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1289/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1290/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1291/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1292/Add.1 - G/SPS/N/JPN/1292/Add.1
G/SPS/N/JPN/1293/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1297/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1298/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1299/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1300/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1301/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1302/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1304/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1315/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/KGZ/37 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common List of Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance).
G/SPS/N/BRA/2418 - Draft Resolution 1337, 18 June 2025. Language(s): Portuguese.
G/SPS/N/PHL/532 - Department of Agriculture Memorandum Circular No._, Series of 2025, Updated Import Terms and Conditions (ITC) for the Entry of Dogs and Cats to the Philippines.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1348 - Paraquat: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1349 - Cyfluthrin: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1350 - Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1351 - Fenitrothion: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1352 - Chlorobenzilate: Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard).
G/SPS/N/RUS/323 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance); and Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Forms of the Common Veterinary Certificates for the Importation of Controlled Goods from Third Countries into the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/RUS/324 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common List of Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1590/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limit: Pendimethalin
G/SPS/N/CAN/1589/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limit: Ethalfluralin
G/SPS/N/CHN/1282/Add.1 - Measures for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials
G/SPS/N/IDN/156 - Decree of the Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Concerning Kinds of Quarantine Pests and Diseases of Fish, Causative Organisms, Categories, and Carriers.
G/SPS/N/UKR/246 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of Amendments to Certain Regulatory Acts of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine".
G/SPS/N/KOR/823 - Proposed amendments to Standards for Recognition of Temporary Standard and Specifications for Foods - Advance Notice No. 2025-277, 18 June 2025.
G/SPS/N/THA/216/Add.4 - Thai Agricultural Standard entitled "Peanut kernel: Maximum level of aflatoxin"
G/SPS/N/GBR/100 - The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2025; The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025; The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (Wales) egulations 2025.
G/SPS/N/HND/68 - Reglamento Técnico Hondureño (RTH) Harina de Maíz Nixtamalizado (Zea mays L.) para consumo humano (Honduran Technical Regulation (RTH) on nixtamalized maize (Zea mays L.) flour for human consumption)
G/SPS/N/TPKM/643/Add.1 - Proposed Repeal of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Regulated Objects Related to Decapod Iridescent Virus 1"
G/SPS/N/TPKM/647 - The draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bees" in relation to Article 10 (Annex 8-2) of the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine".
G/SPS/N/CAN/1528/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limits: Mefentrifluconazole
G/SPS/N/BDI/133, G/SPS/N/KEN/336 G/SPS/N/RWA/126, G/SPS/N/TZA/454 G/SPS/N/UGA/444 - DEAS 1268:2025, Rice flour — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/134, G/SPS/N/KEN/337 G/SPS/N/RWA/127, G/SPS/N/TZA/455 G/SPS/N/UGA/445 - DEAS 1270:2025, Rye grains — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/135, G/SPS/N/KEN/338 G/SPS/N/RWA/128, G/SPS/N/TZA/456 G/SPS/N/UGA/446 - DEAS 1271:2025, Rye flour — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/136, G/SPS/N/KEN/339 G/SPS/N/RWA/129, G/SPS/N/TZA/457 G/SPS/N/UGA/447 - DEAS1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/139, G/SPS/N/KEN/342 G/SPS/N/RWA/132, G/SPS/N/TZA/460 G/SPS/N/UGA/450 - DEAS 44: 2025, Milled maize (corn) products — Specification, Sixth Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/138, G/SPS/N/KEN/341 G/SPS/N/RWA/131, G/SPS/N/TZA/459 G/SPS/N/UGA/449 - DEAS1273:2025, Quinoa flour — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/BDI/137, G/SPS/N/KEN/340 G/SPS/N/RWA/130, G/SPS/N/TZA/458 G/SPS/N/UGA/448 - DEAS 282: 2025, Wheat semolina — Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/SAU/566 - Concentrations of active substance used in public health pesticides.
G/SPS/N/EU/801/Corr.1 - Maximum residue levels for dimoxystrobin, ethephon and propamocarb in or on certain products
G/SPS/N/GBR/102 - A new GB MRL for mefentrifluconazole amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2393/Add.1 - Draft Resolution number 1315, 27 March 2025
G/SPS/N/TPKM/649 - Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products".
G/SPS/N/EU/815/Add.1 - Measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Collins and Jones