Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: USJTA Treatment for Wine 2023

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered Year 5 of the agreement implementation on April 1, 2023.
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Japan: USJTA Treatment for Nuts 2023

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered Year 5 of the agreement implementation on April 1, 2023.
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered Year 5 of the agreement implementation on April 1, 2023.
On July 28, 2023, the Government of Mexico (GOM) notified a revised NOM-187 to the World Trade Organization and opened a 60-day comment period. NOM-187 establishes the sanitary and commercial requirements for products made from nixtamalized corn and for the establishments that produce these products.
On July 31, 2018, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Unified EAEU Sanitary Requirements via G/SPS/N/RUS/152, establishing maximum residue levels....
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Canada: Canada to Phase Out Two More Neonicotinoids

Two Pest Management Regulatory Agency special reviews have proposed cancellation of all outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam over three to five years.​
On August 23, 2018, the People’s Republic of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) implemented the tariffs listed in Schedule II, originally announced on June 16....
On July 30, 2018, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRL) for the herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) via G/SPS/N/JPN/587.
On July 30, 2018, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue level (MRL) for the plant hormone Gibberellin via G/SPS/N/JPN/583.
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Japan and members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as a soon-to-be effectuated FTA....
Japan’s free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will reduce tariffs for a wide range of products....
Japan’s free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will increase market competition for U.S. nut exports to Japan.