Police & Regulation

On Oct 28, NDRC officially released the Catalogue of Industries of Encouraging Foreign Investment (2022 edition). The latest version has been reviewed and approved by NDRC and MOFCOM on July 29, 2022. And it also approved by The State Council. And it will

• Regulation
• Investment
• Chemical
• agrochemical

The committee recommended that the registration trials for mixed formulation of non-selective herbicides and selective herbicides for field should be discontinued.

• Registration
• Herbicide
• Glyphosate
• Glufosinate-ammonium
• Agrochemical

The list includes 14 new pollutants of priority control, of which Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and Nonylphenol, both common surfactants, are expected to have the greatest impact on agrochemical companies. Since pesticide uses are not covered by the ex

• Ban
• Nonylphenol
• PFOS
• surfactants

EPA stressed that pesticides without finalized review as of the October 1 deadline, including the close to 30% of the antimicrobial pesticides slated for review, can remain on the market and be used according to the product label.

• EPA
• Pesticide
• Registration

We selected 18 active ingredients of Chitin synthesis inhibitors pesticide, including 3 fungicides and 15 insecticides. ICAMA shows that the number of Buprofezin products registered is the largest one with 487, followed by Epoxiconazole with 225, Tebufeno

• Chitin
• Registration
• Pesticide
• ICAMA

On Sept 12,2022, Health Canada issued supplementary notices of G/SPS/N/CAN/1441/Add.1 toset the MRLs of Tiafenacil, Fluensulfone, Oxathiapiprolin and Flazasulfuron in some food.

• MRL
• Canada
• Oxathiapiprolin
• Flazasulfuron
• Biopesticides

Pesticides in Lebanon are regulated by the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Registration
• Pesticide
• Lebanon

Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has confirmed the traffic light coalition's plans to ban the export of harmful agrochemicals.

• Agrochemical
• Ban
• Policy

The European Commission adopted new rules designed to increase the availability of and access to biological plant protection products on Wednesday (31 August) as part of efforts to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.

• Biopesticides
• EU
• Policy
• approval

Lantra, the UK’s leading awarding organisation, providing training and qualifications for the land-based sector, has said it is looking forward to the delivery of a major Government plan looking at the safe and sustainable use of pesticides.

• Pesticide
• IPM