assessment reports for maximum residue limits application a526 33 pages in english . this application seeks to amend the australia new zealand food standards code the code to align maximum residue limits mrls of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food products so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals. in administrative terms and consistent with international practice mrls assist in regulating the use of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. mrls indicate whether agricultural and veterinary chemical products have been used in accordance with the registered conditions of use. mrls in the code also act to protect public health and public safety by ensuring that chemical residues are no higher than necessary and act as international trading standards. this application a526 seeks to amend maximum residue limits mrls for non-antibiotic agricultural and veterinary chemicals in the code. the mrl amendments under consideration in this application are the changing of the residue definitions for glyphosate ractopamine and thiamethoxam the addition of the chemical acibenzolar-s-methyl the deletion of mrls for certain foods for glyphosate and spinosad the addition of mrls for certain foods for bifenazate methomyl and thiamethoxam the changing of mrls for certain foods for glyphosate permethrin ractopamine spinosad and thiacloprid and the addition of temporary mrls for certain foods for azoxystrobin imazamox isoxaflutole metolachlor and spinosad the mrls prescribed in the code constitute a mandatory requirement applying to all food products of a particular class whether produced domestically or imported. food products with a residue that exceeds the relevant mrl set out in the code cannot legally be supplied or sold in australia. this application contains variations to mrls which are addressed in the codex alimentarius commission standard. these mrls may also relate to chemicals used in the production of heavily traded agricultural commodities which may indirectly affect trade of derivative food products between wto members