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This report is an overview of Japan’s general legal and technical requirements for food and agricultural imports.

Russia continues registration of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops for imports of food and feed in accordance with existing Russian legislation.

Beginning February 4, 2017, Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety began enforcing biotech labeling requirements that were finalized on February 3, 2016.

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), covered by Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai, permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.

On February 14, 2017, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the EU’s comitology rules (Regulation EU 182/2011).

On December 22, 2016, Japan’s Cabinet approved a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposal to permit soybean meal, coconut oil meal, rapeseed meal, cottonseed oil meal...

Myanmar does not have a biosafety framework to track genetically engineered food or animal products.

This report provides an unofficial translation of Decision 5463/QD-BNN-PC, dated December 28, 2016 of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Pakistan is making progress towards approving and implementing the regulations that will modernize its seed and biotechnology regulatory systems.

Jordan’s biotechnology draft biosafety law based on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which among other issues mandates the labeling of biotech products, has yet to be approved...

CAA and MAFF Educate Japanese Manufacturers and Consumers About the New COOL; Ambassador Kennedy Celebrates the Holidays with Youth in Japan; Technology Can Help Japanese Agriculture...

This is the first FAIRS - Certification Report for South Africa. The report lists major certificates and permits required to export food and agricultural products to South Africa.