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On May 8, 2019, Kazakhstan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Unified Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) veterinary requirements for hides, skins and similar....
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan 219th Food Safety Group

On January 24, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals, veterinary drugs....
Japan is entering the final phase of collecting information on substances, specifically synthetic resins, used in food packaging to develop a positive list of approved substances.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revise the compositional specification for Hypobromous acid water as a food additive via G/SPS/N/JPN/625.
On March 18, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to designate Argon as a food additive via G/SPS/N/JPN/622.
On March 18, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to designate Isobutylamine, Isopropylamine, sec-Butylamine, Propylamine, Hexylamine, Pentylamine....
On March 20, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to Japan’s pesticide registration system via G/SPS/N/JPN/624.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRL) for the agricultural chemical, Fluxametamide, via G/SPS/N/JPN/628.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of the addition of Glyceryl Caprylate to the list of exempted substances via G/SPS/N/JPN/627.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRL) for the veterinary drug, Monepantel, via G/SPS/N/JPN/626.
On February 12, 2019, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Technical Regulation (TR) of the Customs Union “On Food Safety” via G/TBT/N/RUS/91 to eliminate....
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan Invokes Special Safeguard for Cornstarch

On February 7, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization that it was invoking a volume-based special safeguard on imports of cornstarch....