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China’s new Land Administration Law to take effect in 2020

China adopted the newly amended Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China on August 26, 2019 at the 12th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress. The new law shall take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. In…
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Russia faces threat of longer European tariffs on fertilizer

The European Union may renew quarter-century-old trade protection on Russian ammonium nitrate, risking a backlash from EU farmers opposed to the import curbs. The European Commission began a probe into whether to reimpose tariffs on the fertilizer…

EFSA opens public consultation on cumulative risk assessment of pesticides

EFSA is carrying out a public consultation on its pilot assessments of the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food. Interested parties have until 15 November to submit comments on two assessments: one considers chronic…

Agrochemical laws to be reviewed in Australia

The Australian Federal Government will launch an investigation into the regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemicals. On last Friday, Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie announced an independent panel would be appointed to look into…

US EPA to review pesticide claims of synergistic effects of active ingredients

The U.S. EPA says it will review U.S. pesticide patents for claims of potential synergistic effects among active ingredients. Synergistic effects cause the total effect of the ingredients to be greater than the sum of their individual effects. In…

Maximum residue limit of Chinese pesticides increases to 7,107 items

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently published a national food safety standard, titled, “Pesticide Maximum Residue Limit in Foodstuff.” The standard stipulates a maximum limit of 7,107 items related to the residue…

China's fertilizer import increased by 32.4% and export up by 75.9% in July

China exported 2.82 million tons of fertilizer in July, the largest monthly export volume in 2019, up by 32.4 percent year-on-year and 42.4 percent month-on-month, according to the latest statistics released by China Customs. From January…

Canada approved continued registration of fungicide triforine

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has completed the re-evaluation of fungicide triforine. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada has determined that continued registration of products containing…

New methodology defines pesticide reevaluation

Anvisa released on Monday (26/8), the first list of active ingredients of pesticides that will have toxicological reevaluation based on its own methodology. The list was established on the basis of risk criteria for human health, especially…