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Highlights: U.S. egg products, including shell eggs, powdered and liquid egg products, will be required to have a health certificate for export to Hong Kong effective December 5, 2015.

Germany as part of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of products of animal and plant origin.

FSSAI issued an order dated August 11, 2015 (posted on FSSAI’s website August 13), for compliance with its labeling requirements for printed logos and license numbers on packaged foodstuffs.

Vietnamese Government (GVN) released Decision 8287/QD-BCT regarding the announcement of the midterm review of the application of official safeguard duties on refined soy and palm oil imports.

Updates include pending legislation to require mandatory certification for imported shell eggs and pasteurized, liquid and powdered egg products (as of December 5, 2015)...

Post assisted importers to clear 44.6 tons of Cheeses, worth U.S. $ 173,200 that was detained at the port of San Antonio due to missing required labeling information.

In July 2015, the government issued several decisions that will extend support to agricultural producers during the continued economic slowdown.

Resolution of the Russian Government No. 786 of August 4, 2015, decreases export duties on some non-agricultural and agricultural products, including soybeans, sunflowerseed and rapeseed.

On July 30, 2015, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft EAEU procedure on regionalization and compartmentalization via G/SPS/N/RUS/97.

On August 7, 2015, the Government of India (GOI) imposed an import duty of 10 percent on wheat imports through March 31, 2016.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada and establishing maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides.

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