The standard contract regulating the purchase and sale of lemons intended for industrial processing during three agricultural campaigns is approved. It affects producers and processing companies in the citrus sector.
The European Commission temporarily suspends the regime that allowed importing raw cane sugar with tariff advantages for refining in the EU. It affects the European sugar industry.
The European Commission modifies the provisional amounts of the Brexit adaptation fund allocated to each EU country, including aid to coastal communities.
The European Commission rejects allowing the use of a specific health claim in food. This decision affects the labeling and advertising of food products throughout the EU.
The EU authorizes a new nutritional additive for animal feed: L-isoleucine manufactured with the E. coli CCTCC M 20231916 bacterium. It can be used in all animal species.
The EU modifies rules on non-quarantine pests in planting vegetables, expanding exemptions to certain phytosanitary measures. Affects producers and traders of plant material.
The EU updates the minimum frequency of identity and physical controls for imported vegetable shipments. Affects importers and phytosanitary sector operators.
The EU extends the approval of PHMB biocide (1415; 4.7) for surface and food disinfection products, preventing its premature withdrawal from the market.
The European Commission approves the registration of a citizens' initiative seeking to grant legal rights to ecosystems and allow citizens to defend them in court.
New European regulation that extends the time during which scientific data used to authorize biocide products are protected against use by third parties.