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On February 13, 2023, the National Health Commission (NHC) published an announcement to collect public comments from domestic stakeholders on the formulation or revision of 38 national food safety standards.

On February 22, 2023, the Philippine Tariff Commission announced that it will commence a Comprehensive Review of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Tariff Schedule, covering all products/tariff lines falling under Chapters 1 to 97 of Section 1611 of the CMTA, to set the MFN Tariff Schedule for 2024 to 2028.

Thailand has witnessed tremendous e-commence growth over the past three years. Online grocery services have become one of the fastest-growing e-commerce categories in the country.

On February 2, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published a notice on the "Guidelines for Applications for New Plant-Extracted Feed Additives" along with revisions on approved additives. This report provides an unofficial translation of the MARA notice.

Rice export prices declined 2-5 percent due mainly to the weakening of the Thai baht.

The energy crisis, which has resulted in the declaration of a National State of Disaster, is causing disruptions and rising costs for the advanced and diverse agriculture and food sector in South Africa, which is heavily reliant upon electrification.

On February 3, 2022, Kenya notified a draft standard on labeling for genetically modified seed (KS 2983-2023) to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/KEN/1379. The comment deadline is 60 days from the date of notification with June 2023 as the proposed date of adoption.

This report provides the standard rules and regulations relevant to the administration of the Philippines' tariff-rate quotas, known locally as Minimum Access Volumes (MAV) and, when authorized, MAV Plus.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Improved Sentiment Among Hong Kong Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Hong Kong Tourism Sector Expects Travel To Rebound 70 Percent

The report contains a provisional translation of the draft Notification 3.0 under the Sophisticated Act that proposes Japan's new transport biofuel standards from April 1, 2023. The draft notification is open for public comment until March 2, 2023.

This report outlines the Philippine government requirements for the importation of rice, including significant developments since 2022, when the government generally stopped approving issuances of the Sanitary-Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) import permit.

On February 15, 2023, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced to extend the Section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusion period for sorbitol and other select U.S. commodities to September 15, 2023.