On October 17, 2019, the EU and the UK reached a new agreement at negotiator level on a revised Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and a revised Political Declaration on the framework of the future EU-UK relationship.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018 will enter into force on December 14, 2019.

On October 17, 2019, China and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that will cover trade in goods and services, and investment and economic cooperation.

The Technical Information Kit about Pine Nuts provides a basic understanding of using pine nuts to buyers, importers, processors, manufacturers and the food service industry in general. The brochure includes an overview of varieties, applications, food safety and quality standards.

The INC doubles the Annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects from €50,000 to €100,000.
 

On October 26, 2019, the UK and Morocco signed a trade continuity agreement aimed at safeguarding exporters from the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the latest State of Food and Agriculture report which is fully dedicated to food loss and waste.

According to the European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit & Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery products, Spices, Honey (FRUCOM), the European Commission held a Working Group meeting on increased controls on imported products of non-animal origin on October 18, 2019.

On October 29, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 2015/175, (EU) No 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660.

The European Union notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for the cases where and the conditions under which identity checks and physical checks on certain goods may be performed at control points, and documentary checks may be performed at distance from border control posts.