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Ukraine: Feed Regulations Change

In 2018, Ukraine adopted a new Law “On Safety and Hygiene of Feeds”, which introduced additional requirements for feed imports, registration and labeling.
The Hong Kong Government completed its public consultation on the proposed amendments to the regulation of metallic contaminants in food products.
India notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its additional amendments to the Food Product Standards and Food Additives Regulations relating to inclusion of provision....
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Pakistan: Sugar Update 2018

In response to large carry-over stocks at the onset of the current harvest, the Government of Pakistan has increased the volume of sugar eligible for an export subsidy from 500,000 metric tons....
India has invited the World Trade Organization (WTO) members to provide comments on their amendments related to health supplements, nutraceuticals, food for special dietary use....
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Australia: Australian Wine Exports Soar under ChAFTA

The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) implemented in 2015 reduced tariffs on an array of goods, including wine.
India notified its draft amendments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to standards for infant nutrition foods.
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Russia: Russia Lifts Ban on Poultry Transit to Kazakhstan

The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor) issued instruction No. FS-SA-6/27354 that allows movement....
Turkey has delayed the implementation of a Product Verification Monitoring System (PVMS) for another one year.
On January 4, 2018, the European Commission published draft rules on how a food product must be labeled when the country of origin indicated on the label is different from that of its main ingredient.
On January 5, 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture issued decree No. 35/2018, renewing U.S. Fresh Foods of Plant Origin (FFPO) recognition for an additional three years.
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Morocco: U.S.–Morocco FTA Tariff Schedule in 2018

Entering its 13th year of implementation, on January 8, 2018, Morocco published its tariff-related commitments under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement for 2018 via Circular # 5742/222....