During the Standing Committee held on June 11, 2018, EU Member States endorsed a draft Commission Recommendation on the monitoring of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of two drafts concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen and etoxazole, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in or on certain products.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for iprodione in or on certain products.

On July 17, 2018, EU and Japan signed a trade agreement which will remove nearly 85% of tariffs of EU agri-food products.

According to a USDA GAIN Report, on July 6, 2018, China enacted additional tariffs on selected U.S. products as previously announced.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the following proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) for flubendiamide, trifloxystrobin and quinclorac.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

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