On June 8, 2020, Vietnam approved the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

The European Commission launched and initiative to review to what extent the objectives of reducing pesticides have been met and options for further reducing pesticide use to help meet the goals of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European Green Deal.

The INC is pleased to announce the publication of the 2019/2020 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of the past year including information on the INC activities, health and dissemination, marketing and communication plans including the dissemination campaign, and technical projects. 

Vietnam reduced Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates on certain agricultural products.

On May 29, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714, which prolongs the period of application of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 until 1 August 2020.

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

On May 13, 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the scientific opinion on risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food.

On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced increased availability of credit guarantees for US agricultural products sales under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102).

The Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Special Administrative Region of Macao notified the World Trade Organization of the Administrative Regulation No. 11/2020 Maximum residue limits of pesticides in foodstuffs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established tolerances for residues of fluridone in or on multiple commodities.