Regulations

• MEPs quiz food safety commissioner on fertiliser and pesticide reduction plans in EU

  May. 13, 2020

• The EU not ready for the release of Gene drive organisms into the environment

  May. 11, 2020

• Argentina lowers import tax on monoisopropylamine, dimethylamine

  May. 11, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• US EPA holds online pesticide program dialogue committee meeting in May

  May. 11, 2020

• EU plans growth in organic farming to enhance biodiversity

  May. 7, 2020

• Australia to approve active constituent metcamifen and Syngenta’s new seed treatment

  May. 6, 2020

• Brazilian officials warn of “agriculture nationalism” amid pandemic

  May. 5, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• NGO challenges new EFSA studies on multiple pesticides as ‘unfit for purpose’

  May. 5, 2020

• Assn of American pesticide control officials ask EPA to ban use of dicamba postemergence

  May. 5, 2020

• South Australia lifts ban on GM crops after 16 years

  May. 4, 2020

• Indian govt has given utmost priority to agriculture sector amid covid-19, Says Tomar

  May. 4, 2020

  # India Special #

• AVA-ASAJA asking for an extension in the use of methyl chlorpyrifos in Spain

  Apr. 30, 2020

• Pesticide ban delay draws activist flak in Thailand

  Apr. 29, 2020

• EU notifies WTO regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb

  Apr. 29, 2020

• US EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl

  Apr. 27, 2020

• Argentina's years of experience in gene editing regulation

  Apr. 23, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• Amid COVID-19 pandemic, US EPA approves use of TB antibiotic as pesticide ‘emergency’ use of Streptomycin granted for California citrus

  Apr. 22, 2020

  # Fungicides & Bactericides #

• Pesticide usage in New Zealand well below compliance safety guidance

  Apr. 22, 2020

• California: Scientific consensus not required to justify Prop 65 warning

  Apr. 22, 2020

• Epoxiconazole withdrawn and pencycuron banned in the EU and UK

  Apr. 22, 2020

• American Soybean Association among intervenors in complaint against US EPA glyphosate registration

  Apr. 22, 2020

• US EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's GMO dicamba-tolerant crop system

  Apr. 22, 2020

• Australia to approve new agricultural active constituents and pesticide products

  Apr. 21, 2020

• Brazil’s Mapa publishes new rules for aerial operations on bananas

  Apr. 21, 2020

  # Latin America Focus ## Drone/UAV Plant Protection Industry #

• Chile announces changes to the agrochemical registration priority system

  Apr. 21, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Brazil reclassifies toxicology of 252 registered formulated products

  Apr. 20, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• Call for comment on genetically modified soybean in Australia and New Zealand

  Apr. 16, 2020

• Paraguay extends agchem approval expiry until end of May

  Apr. 15, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• Argentina exempts agricultural air work from COVID-19 quarantine

  Apr. 14, 2020

  # Latin America Focus #

• Chemicals Regulation Division announces use up dates for insecticides Biscaya and Calypso

  Apr. 14, 2020