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EU agriculture ministers: agriculture can help increase soil carbon sequestration

EU agriculture ministers convened for an informal meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday 24 September to discuss soil carbon sequestration as a climate action in agriculture. The discussion focused on supporting carbon sequestration through the EU’s…

Pesticide residues in food: what's the picture in the EU?

According to the ‘2017 European Union report on pesticide residues in food’ published by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 95.9% of the 88,247 food product samples analysed fell within the legal limits of pesticide residues (84,627,…

EU: New regulation on fertilizers

The new Regulation, among other aspects, promotes the use of recycled or organic materials and determines the maximum level of cadmium. The Official Journal of the European Union has published Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 laying down provisions…
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EU proposes to restrict the use of tolclofos-methyl

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of the active substance tolclofos-dimethyl, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection…

EU proposes non-renewal for dimethoate

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance dimethoate, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant…

New EU guidelines require supervised field trials for honey MRL setting

The EU has published new technical guidelines to determine pesticide residue levels in honey and producers have until January 1, 2020, to make the necessary preparations. In September 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued technical…

Renewal of approval of the active substance methoxyfenozide

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/158 of 31 January 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance methoxyfenozide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

Renewal of approval of the active substance Clonostachys rosea strain J1446 as a low-risk active substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/151 of 30 January 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance Clonostachys rosea strain J1446 as a low-risk active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European…

Non-approval of the active substance propanil

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/148 of 30 January 2019 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propanil, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the…