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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Food – Australia

Official title

Proposal M1023 – 2024 MRL Harmonisation Proposal: Call for submissions report, and supporting documentation

Australia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 23 January 2026. The comment period closed on 24 March 2026.

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Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/629
Keywords
Maximum residue limits (MRLs), Food safety

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 24 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Late July 2026
Proposed entry into force
Date of gazettal and registration as a legislative instrument, pending Government consideration (see 10. above).

How to comment

The comment period closed on 24 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/629; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

This Proposal seeks to amend Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) relating to residues of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals in food with: (a) the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority MRL Standard; (b) Codex Alimentarius Commission; and (c) other trading partner standards, following a rigorous assessment that the MRL is scientifically justified, risk-based, transparent as well as non-discriminatory. This Proposal also includes corrections of typographical and formatting errors, necessary to improve the integrity of Schedule 20. For further information, please contact the MRL Team at FSANZ (MRL.contact@foodstandards.gov.au). Agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being considered for specified plant commodities: Benzovindiflupyr, Bifenthrin, Boscalid, Broflanilide, Captan, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Carfentrazone-ethyl, Chlorantraniliprole, Clofentezine, Clothianidin, Cyantraniliprole, Cyflufenamid, Cyflumetofen, Cyhexatin, Cypermethrin, Cyprodinil, Deltamethrin, Diafenthiuron, Difenoconazole, Diflubenzuron, Dimethenamid-P, Dimpropyridaz, Dinocap, Diuron, Emamectin, Etofenprox, Fenamidone, Fenbuconazole, Fenbutatin oxide, Florylpicoxamid, Flubendiamide, Fluopyram, Flutianil, Fluxapyroxad, Folpet, Fomesafen, Hexythiazox, Imazapyr, Indaziflam, Iprodione, Isocycloseram, Isoflucypram, Isotianil, Mefentrifluconazole, Mepiquat, Metalaxyl, Methiocarb, Metolachlor, Metsulfuron-methyl…

Sources

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