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To build upon the global efforts of the FAO, USDA’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Mexico City, in coordination with the U.S. Dry Bean Council and the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council...

In calendar year (CY) 2016, the Government of India (GOI) continued to amend its Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, for food safety, labeling, and packaging of imported products.

The report contains the text of Pakistan’s proposed Geographical Indication Protection Bill. The Bill is still a draft and will have to pass through various phases of approval before submission...

Government of India notified Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to vertical standards of fish and fish products to the...

On November 8, 2016, Thailand informed the World Trade Organization about a draft regulation on good practice certification and labelling requirements for packing houses of fruits and vegetables.

The Government of Russia (GOR) published a significantly modified draft of Russian Government Regulation (Resolution) on the quarantine phytosanitary control of imported planting seeds and planting...

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the regulatory body of the Armenia-Belarus-KazakhstanKyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), published the draft Decision “On approval of rules...

The report provides a summary and unofficial translation of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Circular 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016, which stipulates...

India published its draft Regulation on new product approval procedures and notified them to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Kazakhstan notified the WTO on July 11, 2016 of recent amendments to their veterinary regulations, including measures to be taken when Bovine Leukosis is found in imported cattle.

The Government of India (GOI) notified Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Eighth Amendment) Order, 2016 to the WTO for comments on July 7...

On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) announced changes to the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for 10 agrochemicals...