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Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213 significantly tightens the rules on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and was published in the Official Journal on February 14, 2018.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS U.S. Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

On February 13, 2018, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft requirements for imported rabbit semen and the corresponding form of a unified EAEU veterinary certificate....

This report is an addendum to the EU FAIRS report – E17080. It lists the Dutch import regulations and standards that are not harmonized within the EU or where the Netherlands varies with the EU.

As a result of the EU’s new rules on dietetic foods, applicable since July 2016, a whole range of products carrying dietetic suitability statements needed to be re-labeled and/or reformulated.

Since its 2004 European Union (EU) accession, Lithuania has consistently changed its regulations to harmonize its national laws with EU food and agricultural regulations and standards.

France, as a European Union (EU) Member State, applies EU directives and regulations to its food and agricultural import regulatory regime, with only few exceptions.

France as a member of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of animal and plant products.