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Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.

In 2019, there have been no revisions or amendments to China’s regulatory approval process for agriculture biotechnology.

On February 21, 2020, the State Council Customs Tariff Commission (SCCTC) announced two tariff exclusion lists for certain U.S. products subject to Section 301 retaliatory duties.

On February 18, 2020, China announced a new round of tariff exclusions for U.S. agricultural commodities impacted by the retaliatory Section 301-tariffs levied by China.

Though the history of hemp production is long, the modern industry dates back only nine years, but in this short time China has become the largest producer of hemp fiber in the world....

On January 21, 2020, China notified 642 maximum residue limits (MRLs) on 65 pesticides in food to the World Trade Organization SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1149.

As of October 2019, there are no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant and animal biotechnology compared to 2018.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's agricultural biotechnology regulations throughout 2018-19 remain unchanged.

Algeria does not develop, commercialize or import genetically engineered products.

On February 17, 2020, the Moroccan grains authority (ONICL) issued the second tender of 2020 to import 354,545 MT of durum wheat from the United States under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).

On February 6, 2020, the State Council Tariff Commission announced that China would cut in half the additional tariffs for certain commodities from the United States on February 14, 2020.

New regulations requiring front of pack labeling are set to enter into force on January 1, 2020.