On December 17, 2019, the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Partnership Agreement was extended until December 31, 2020.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the Reasoned Opinion on the Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for spirotetramat in small fruits and berries.

On December 4, 2019, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a public consultation on the Draft Scientific Opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in food.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.

On December 18, 2019, China announced a 2020 tariff adjustment plan, including tentative import tariff rates, which lowered the applied Most Favored Nation (MFN) import tariffs for certain nuts, among other agricultural products.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of the active substance metalaxyl-M, and restricting the use of seeds treated with plant protection products containing it, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

On November 11, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/1888 of 7 November 2019 on the monitoring of the presence of acrylamide in certain foods.

On November 21, 2019, the EU and Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into force.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the Reasoned Opinion on the Review of the existing maximum residue levels for glyphosate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 – revised version to take into account omitted data.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published a public consultation on Maximum Residue Limits of 72 Pesticides in Foods with due date for comments November 16, 2019.