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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/AUS/510 | Australia | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised…
Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (20 October 2020).
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals (...) The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/AUS/511 | Australia | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised…
Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (1 December 2020).
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals (...) The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/CHN/1149 | China | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.:…
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods.
This standard specifies 642 maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 68 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on foods. Some proposed residue limits may differ from maximum residue limits standards of Codex. The scientific methodology adopted to establish MRLs in China is consistent with international common practice. Members set MRLs in accordance with the good agricultural practice (GAP), which is applicable to their respective conditions. Since the pests and environmental factors vary in different producing regions and members, they may choose different use-patterns of pesticides. Therefore, Chinese MRLs for pesticides in foods may differ from Codex standards. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/CHN/1164 | China | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.:…
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods.
This standard establishes 589 maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the residues of 67 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on foods. Some proposed residue limits may differ from maximum residue limits standards of Codex. The scientific methodology adopted to establish MRLs in China is consistent with international common practice. Members set MRLs in accordance with the good agricultural practice (GAP), which is applicable to their respective conditions. Since the pests and environmental factors vary in different producing regions and members, they may choose different use-patterns of pesticides. Therefore, Chinese MRLs for pesticides in foods may differ from Codex standards. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/CHN/1172 | China | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.:…
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods.
This standard establishes 1673 maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the residues of 187 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on foods. Some proposed residue limits may differ from maximum residue limits standards of Codex. The scientific methodology adopted to establish MRLs in China is consistent with international common practice. Members set MRLs in accordance with the good agricultural practice (GAP), which is applicable to their respective conditions. Since the pests and environmental factors vary in different producing regions and members, they may choose different use-patterns of pesticides. Therefore, Chinese MRLs for pesticides in foods may differ from Codex standards. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/CHN/1193 | China | 2020 | Environmental protection from pests and diseases | Quarantine requirements, Risk assessment | Agriculture | Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…
Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China on Supplementing the List of Quarantine Pests of China (Draft).
Based on the pest risk analysis, the entry of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Maize dwarf mosaic virus, Candidatus liberibacter solanacearum, Otala lacrea, Euglandina rosea may bring high risks to Chinese economy, environment and society. In accordance with China's Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementing regulations and the relevant ISPM, the above-mentioned five pests have been added to the Entry Plant Quarantine Pest List of China. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/COL/320 | Colombia | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Draft resolution establishing requirements for…
Draft resolution establishing requirements for the registration and control of chemical pesticides for agricultural use.
he notified draft resolution sets out procedures and requirements for the registration and control of chemical pesticides for agricultural use and the registration of companies that manufacture, formulate, package, import, export and/or distribute chemical pesticides for agricultural use, with a view to minimizing associated health and environmental risks and protecting plant health in Colombia. The text establishes that any chemical pesticide used in agriculture in Colombia must be registered at the national level, in accordance with the provisions set forth therein and Decision No. 804 of 2015 of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community of Nations (SGCAN) . |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/CRI/230 | Costa Rica | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Other | The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) and…
The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) and the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) announce temporary adjustments to normal technical procedures to ensure that they do not become an unnecessary obstacle to foreign trade and domestic supply in times of crisis.
The notified Circular authorizes officials from the Animal Health Service and the State Phytosanitary Service to review documents using copies of the original documents, which may be either printouts or simple photocopies, in order to avoid unduly slowing down trade flows during the COVID-19 international epidemiological emergency. It covers live animals, products and by-products of animal origin, their derivatives and waste products, hazardous substances, animal feed and veterinary medicines, or biotechnological material of animal origin; plants and plant products, basic commodities, as well as other non-plant materials, where applicable. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/EU/383 | European Union | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Risk assessment, Technical regulation or…
Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance bromoxynil, 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.
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance bromoxynil is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. EU Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing bromoxynil as an active substance. The non-renewal of approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. The substance was formerly assessed and approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC. In order for an active substance to be approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market), it must be demonstrated that the substance is not harmful to human health, animal health or the environment. (...) During the evaluation and peer-review of bromoxynil, a number of concerns and areas that could not be finalised were identified. These are detailed in the conclusion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) . |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/EU/384 | European Union | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Risk assessment, Technical regulation or…
Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance mancozeb, 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.
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance mancozeb is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorisations of plant protection products containing mancozeb will be withdrawn and such products can then no longer be placed on the market. The non-renewal of the approval is based on a scientific assessment conducted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by experts from the Member States of the European Union and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) . This decision only concerns the placing on the market of mancozeb and plant protection products containing it. Following non-renewal of approval and the expiry of all grace periods for stocks of products containing this substance, separate action will be taken to swiftly lower all existing MRLs to the limit of quantification and a separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures (...) In order for an active substance to be approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market), it must be demonstrated that the substance is not harmful to human health, animal health or the environment (...) During the evaluation and peer-review of mancozeb, a number of concerns were identified. These are detailed in a statement of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). |
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