Regulations

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  EFSA gave positive opinion for GM oilseed rape MS8, RF3 and MS8×RF3 for renewal of authorisation

  Nov. 29, 2017

  Bayer CropScience AG

• US Indiana pesticide board announces limits to dicamba use

  Nov. 28, 2017

• France insists on banning glyphosate within three years

  Nov. 28, 2017

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  EU backs renewal of glyphosate for five years

  Nov. 28, 2017

• Argentina permits new soybean seed as EU debates weed-killer glyphosate

  Nov. 27, 2017

  # Latin America Focus #

• French court suspends two sulfoxaflor products over potential harm to bees

  Nov. 27, 2017

• Turkey tightens pesticide rules in line with global standards

  Nov. 24, 2017

• China’s MOC starts anti-dumping investigations on imported ethanolamine originated from US

  Nov. 24, 2017

  # China Special #

• Political advisors offer suggestions to China's grain pricing reform

  Nov. 20, 2017

  # China Special #

• African seed body backs use of genetically engineered seeds

  Nov. 20, 2017

• Genetically-modified crop ban extension in South Australia to 2025 passes Upper House by single vote

  Nov. 17, 2017

• China’s Zibo City publishes list of producers operating during non-peak period of winter 2017

  Nov. 17, 2017

  # China Special #

• EFSA gave positive opinion for GM sugarbeet H7-1 for renewal of authorisation

  Nov. 17, 2017

• EU and China sign an Administrative Arrangement aiming to facilitate plant variety protection for breeders

  Nov. 16, 2017

  # China Special #

• EU consults on REFIT evaluation of pesticide legislation

  Nov. 16, 2017

• Monsanto, US farm groups sue California over glyphosate warnings

  Nov. 16, 2017

• China has announced import tariff quotas on fertilisers 2018

  Nov. 16, 2017

  # China Special #

• Australia to approve Syngenta's GM cotton for the commercial release

  Nov. 15, 2017

• Changes in Ecuador’s ‘seed law’ angers and frustrates scientists

  Nov. 15, 2017

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  French ANSES withdraws license for Bayer’s glufosinate-ammonium based Basta F1 herbicide

  Nov. 14, 2017

  Bayer SAS
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  Brazil Anvisa approves Syngenta’s emamectin benzoate

  Nov. 13, 2017

  Syngenta Brazil

  # Latin America Focus #

• India Congress will continue to fight for single GST rate

  Nov. 13, 2017

  # India Special #

• EU fails again to agree on glyphosate’s license renewal

  Nov. 10, 2017

• USDA/NIFA to invest in biotechnology risk assessment research

  Nov. 9, 2017

• USDA withdraws biotech regulation proposal

  Nov. 8, 2017

• USDA/APHIS amends black stem rust regulations: allows for interstate movement of rust-resistant plant species and varieties

  Nov. 6, 2017

• India: Government to include spurious seed sale under Preventive Detention Act

  Nov. 6, 2017

• Indiana's Dicamba Restricted Use Pesticide rule will be effective December 1, 2017

  Nov. 2, 2017

• Phorate and acetochlor recommended to be listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention

  Nov. 2, 2017

• China considers revising rural land contract law

  Nov. 2, 2017

  # China Special #