INC Executive Committee Meeting

The INC Executive Committee met in Brussels, Belgium, on October 8, 2019, to review the Foundation’s financial status and ongoing projects, including the projects of marketing and communication, activities concerning scientific and legal aspects, and the statistics and megatrends on the industry.
EU: Chlorpyrifos-methyl Withdrawal
US-Japan: Trade Agreement

On September 25, 2019, the United States and Japan signed a Trade Agreement.
EU: 2018 RASFF Annual Report

The European Commission has recently published the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) 2018 Annual Report.
EU: Chlorpyrifos Withdrawal

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos, 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 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
EU: MRLs Update

The European Commission published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1559 of 16 September 2019 and the Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1582 of 25 September 2019 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
EU-USA: Decision in Airbus Subsidy Dispute

On October 2, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its decision on the level of countermeasures the United States may request with respect to the European Union in regard with the Airbus dispute.
Go Nuts and Join the Nutfruit Power Challenge!

Wake up early, walk the dog, leave kids at school, go to the office, be as efficient as you can, go to the gym, meet with friends, make dinner, do homework. Every day is full of challenges and it’s better to feel powerful to face them. Nuts and dried fruits are energy-dense foods, so why not start the day with a boost of Nutfruit Power?
EU: Transportation and Border Control

The Commission is asking for feedback on the draft Regulation about supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation, amending Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, (EU) 2016/759 and Decision 2007/777/EC, and repealing Decisions 2000/208/EC, 2000/571/EC and 2011/215/EU.
EU: Pesticides, Standing Committee Agenda

EU Member States will discuss the following drafts in the next Standing Committee that will be held on September 26-27, 2019.