Russia: Eurasia Economic Union - New Pesticide MRLs
On November 10, 2015, the Eurasian Economic Commission adopted the Amendments to the Unified Sanitary-Epidemiological and Hygiene Requirements for Commodities Subject to Sanitary-Epidemiological Surveillance (Control). Adopted amendments concern requirements for pesticides and agrochemicals and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides and chemicals in external entities, such as human body, soil, reservoir water, working air, open air, and in agricultural raw materials and food products. The document was published on November 18, 2015, and will come to force in a month after publication. The U.S. Government commented on the draft regulations in 2012.
