On January 8, 2020, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Laboratory Procedure for Quarantine Phytosanitary Measures via G/SPS/N/RUS/173.
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Japan: Japan 230th Food Safety Group

On January 16, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for seven agricultural chemicals....
On December 17, 2019, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Unified EAEU Veterinary Requirements and respective Unified EAEU forms of veterinary....
On December 4, 2019, China notified the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products on the Market for Human Consumption (Draft for Comments)....
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Japan: Japan to Eliminate WTO Beef and Pork Safeguards

Effective April 1, 2020, Japan will no longer apply the beef special safeguard and pork safeguard to imported products from member countries of the World Trade Organization.