Regulations

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  American Seed Trade Association requests exemptions for seeds on proposed Chinese tariffs list

  Sep. 10, 2018

  American Seed Trade Association(ASTA)

  # China Special #
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  India regulator defers decision on GM mustard trials

  Sep. 6, 2018

  # India Special #

• EFSA: TKTD effect models for regulatory risk assessment of pesticides for aquatic organisms

  Aug. 31, 2018

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  Flying drone to be legal in India from December, ban on use for delivery

  Aug. 30, 2018

  # India Special #
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  USDA announces deregulation of Nuseed Americas’ GM canola with altered oil profile

  Aug. 27, 2018

  Nuseed
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  UK: International Trade Secretary signs major deal allowing export of UK seed potatoes to China

  Aug. 27, 2018

  # China Special #

• California Supreme Court declines to hear Monsanto's glyphosate label appeal

  Aug. 21, 2018

• China to phase out high-toxic pesticides in 5 years, reevaluate pesticides registered for above 15 years

  Aug. 17, 2018

  # China Special #
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  Japan discusses genome editing technology

  Aug. 16, 2018

  # Gene Editing #
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  FDA approves sugar made from Brazil’s first Bt sugarcane variety

  Aug. 14, 2018

• US wildlife refuges end ban on neonics and GM crops

  Aug. 8, 2018

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  Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate

  Aug. 7, 2018

  # Latin America Focus #

• China issues eco-environmental protection guidelines to promote agrotechnical development toward reduced use of pesticides and fertilizers

  Aug. 7, 2018

  # China Special #
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  Japan announces end of Canadian wheat imports suspension

  Jul. 31, 2018

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  Nigeria commercializes Bt cotton, its first GMO crop

  Jul. 31, 2018

• Precision Ag Connectivity Bill passes in the House

  Jul. 31, 2018

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  EFSA gave positive opinion for three‐event stack cotton from Bayer CropScience

  Jul. 26, 2018

  Bayer CropScience AG
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  EFSA gave positive opinion for Corteva’s GM maize 1507 × NK603 for renewal of authorization

  Jul. 26, 2018

  Corteva Agriscience

• Brazil law speeding up pesticide approval seen stalling to 2019 -official

  Jul. 26, 2018

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Top EU court: GMO rules cover plant gene editing technique

  Jul. 26, 2018

  # Gene Editing #
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  India competition panel to soon decide on BASF buy of Bayer veg seed business

  Jul. 25, 2018

  Bayer CropScience AG

  # India Special #
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  USDA announces deregulation of herbicide-resistant GE cotton from Bayer CropScience

  Jul. 25, 2018

  Bayer CropScience U.S.
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  Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited crops

  Jul. 23, 2018

  # Gene Editing #
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  EFSA gave positive opinion for four‐event stack maize from Syngenta

  Jul. 13, 2018

  Syngenta AG
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  Health Canada still on track for phasing out imidacloprid

  Jul. 13, 2018

• EFSA published Guidance on risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnologies

  Jul. 9, 2018

• Quebec takes action on regulating pesticides

  Jul. 5, 2018

• U.S. National Corn Growers Association to address importance of transparency, scientific-basis in comments on BE disclosure standard

  Jul. 5, 2018

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  Oregon OSHA adopts stricter rules for pesticide drift protection

  Jul. 4, 2018

  # Drone/UAV Plant Protection Industry #

• U.S. Senate unanimously approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act

  Jul. 4, 2018