To continue to provide INC members with new online services, the INC organized a free webinar on negotiation for INC members. Presented by Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta, the Negotiation in Times of Crisis Webinar explored the main principles of crisis negotiation and how they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established new tolerances for residues of fenpyroximate and cyflumetofen in or on multiple commodities.

The Food and Drug Administration of Thailand notified the World Trade Organization of the adoption of the "Maximum levels for contaminants and toxins in food".

The National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (SENASA) notified the World Trade Organization of the Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro pistachio plants (Pistacia spp.) originating in and coming from Chile.

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.

On June 25, 2020, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/869 of 24 June 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, dimethomorph, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, formetanate, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole and S-metolachlor.