Regulations

• US EPA releases draft risk assessments for 22 sulfonylurea herbicides

  Oct. 2, 2015

• US EPA tightens pesticide safety rules for farm workers

  Sep. 30, 2015

• Glyphosate evaluation: Anvisa's new management restarts process‏

  Sep. 29, 2015

  # Latin America Focus #

• New Zealand restricts insecticide dichlorvos

  Sep. 25, 2015

  # Drone/UAV Plant Protection Industry #

• US EPA increases pesticide registration service fees

  Sep. 24, 2015

• EFSA’s conclusion on assessing IARC glyphosate report to be available in November

  Sep. 24, 2015

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  France and Germany plan to expand ban of GM Crops

  Sep. 22, 2015

  Monsanto Company

• ECHA adopted opinions on CLHs for three pesticides

  Sep. 21, 2015

• EU Committee blocks proposal to take glyphosate off market

  Sep. 17, 2015

• Companies could notify ECHA to include biocides in review programme

  Sep. 15, 2015

• New Zealand seeks comment on changes to seed importation protocol

  Sep. 14, 2015

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  US court revokes approval of Dow’s insecticide sulfoxaflor

  Sep. 11, 2015

  Dow AgroSciences LLC

• Australia refines run-off assessments for pesticides in dryland cropping regions

  Sep. 11, 2015

• EFSA calls for data related to risk to bees from fipronil

  Sep. 10, 2015

• Roadmap for insect pollinator risk assessment in Australia

  Sep. 9, 2015

• India CIBRC issued new regulation decisions on biopesticides

  Sep. 8, 2015

  # India Special #

• California to list glyphosate as carcinogen

  Sep. 8, 2015

• EU enforces biocide suppliers to be included in Article 95 list

  Sep. 7, 2015

• European Parliament opposes national bans on GM food/feed

  Sep. 7, 2015

• Brazil CTA promises to restrain products which copy leaked formulas‏

  Sep. 4, 2015

  # Latin America Focus #

• Mexico: Puebla stops using methyl bromide to control banana moko disease

  Sep. 3, 2015

• US EPA introduced electronic submission system for pesticide applications

  Sep. 2, 2015

• New law passed reshapes NZ EPA’s role in managing hazardous substances

  Aug. 31, 2015

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  USDA/APHIS announced GM potato deregulation

  Aug. 31, 2015

  J. R. Simplot Co. (Simplot Grower Solutions)
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  India seed makers seek government intervention to resolve Monsanto issue

  Aug. 28, 2015

  Monsanto Company

  # India Special #
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  Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs

  Aug. 27, 2015

  International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
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  China likely to enact new seed law in August

  Aug. 25, 2015

  # China Special #
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  Brazil MAPA prioritizes 8 plagues for agrochemical registration‏

  Aug. 25, 2015

  # Latin America Focus #

• China conducts risk reviews of acephate, three other pesticide products

  Aug. 20, 2015

  # China Special #

• New Zealand announces new controls for OPC insecticides to protect pollinators

  Aug. 20, 2015