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The Fifth International Veterinary Congress was held in Moscow on April 20-22, 2015.

Federal Law No. 93, of April 20, 2015, decreased the total 2015 budget of the Russian Federation by 2 percent, to 12.14 trillion rubles.

Creation of Caspian Sea Regulatory Body . . . Government of Russia Sets Rules for Coordination Among Scientific Organizations . . . The First All-Russia Food Security Forum . . .

On June 24, 2015, President Putin signed decree No. 320 extending Russia’s ban on the import of a variety of agricultural products from the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia....

The Government of India (GOI) reported a series of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in March and May 2015 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

On April 23, 2015, the Government of India (GOI) notified the Draft Order on Meat and Poultry Products in the Indian Market to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for comment.

This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Armenia-BelarusKazakhstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meetings, published between May 9 and June 19, 2015...

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published on their website guidelines on product approvals.

On June 8, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on its website draft regulations related to mycotoxins in food. A comment period was also notified, with a deadline of August 7, 2015.

The Government of India (GOI) amended the Legal Metrology (packaged commodities) rules, 2011. This is 2015’s first amendment to the Legal Metrology Rules.

In 2014, Russia produced 15 million metric tons (MMT) of fresh vegetables which covered around 86 percent of total domestic consumption needs.

For the second consecutive year, the Government of Pakistan is set to increase the tariff on imports of soybean meal on July 1.