The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China notified the World Trade Organization of the National Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Levels of Mycotoxins in Foods (GB2761).

On May 8, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diuron, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, s-metolachlor and tebuconazole.

A new draft Regulation as regards the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for chlorate in or on certain products will be discussed by EU Member States at the Standing Committee meeting of June 13-14, 2019.

On May 29, 2019, the European Commission issued the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/890 of 27 May 2019 imposing special conditions governing the import of groundnuts from Gambia and Sudan and amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 and implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014.

The EU launched an evaluation to examine the impact of the trade-related rules in the EU-Central America Association Agreement signed in 2013 with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Salvador.

India has extended by 30 days for the ninth time in a row the imposition of higher customs duties on 29 products imported from the US, including almonds and walnuts.

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has notified the World Trade Organization of the “DUS 2123:2019, Full fat groundnut flour – Specification, First Edition”.

On May 15, 2019, UK and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru signed a Trade Continuity Agreement aimed at safeguarding exporters from the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.