EU: Standing Committee – Pesticides
EU: Methiocarb Withdrawal
EU: Chlorothalonil Withdrawal
The approval of the active substance chlorothalonil has not been renewed (see previous post).
EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations
EU: MRLs Update
The European Commission published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/552 of 4 April 2019 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, bicyclopyrone, chlormequat, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, fenpropimorph, fenpyroximate, fluopyram, fosetyl, isoprothiolane, isopyrazam, oxamyl, prothioconazole, spinetoram, trifloxystrobin and triflumezopyrim in or on certain products.
Reus 1976: The First International Almond and Hazelnut Congress
43 years ago, from 25 – 28 October, 1976, Reus was for the first time, the world capital of almonds and hazelnuts.
Boca Raton 2019: Online Meeting Point Already Available
The Online Meeting Point is the best tool to connect participants with other attendees and exhibitors before, during and after the event. Filter by country, commercial activity and product, and once found, the user can contact other participants and set-up appointments in advance.
USA: Almonds, FDA Enforcement Discretion
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance stating that the agency does not intend to enforce requirements of the Produce Safety Rule, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), for farmers and producers of almonds.
The INC Attends the CELCAA Conference
INC attended the conference “Beyond trade for all: Time to promote the benefits of agri-food trade” organized by the European Liaison Committee for the Agricultural and Agri-Food Trade (CELCAA), on March 21, 2019, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference brought together speakers from the European Commission and different European associations with the aim of providing different trade views and recommendations of the EU agri-food traders’ community to the EU decision-makers.
Japan: Pesticide Registration System
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of the Environment of Japan notified the World Trade Organization of the Summary of the Revision of Pesticide Registration System.