Under the new regulations, the statement "gluten free" may be used only when the food sold to the final consumer contains not more than 20 mg / kg.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
The European Commission has issued Regulation No. 828/2014 to regulate the terms "gluten free" and "very low gluten" which so far have been regulsated by Regulation No. 41/2009. This new regulation will take effect from July 20, 2016, at which time the requirements for the transmission of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in foods will apply and the previous regulation will be repealed.
The abstention of countries such as Germany and Belgium in voting against the cultivation of genetically modified corn marks a before and after period for the use of genetically modified foods.
The EU is going to authorize the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize TC1507 belonging to the U.S. group Pioneer, said the European Commission.
Three neonicotinoid pesticides used in growing plants and cereals have been banned because they are considered harmful to bees.
Prensa.com reports that "the products in question are clothianidin and imidacloprid, produced by Bayer, and thiamethoxam, manufactured by the Swiss firm Syngenta, who has appealed against the ban before the European Court."
With the entry into force of the AA in August, 90% of Salvadoran products will be able to be sent to European Union countries duty free.
"What will happen is that Central America, instead of exporting to the international market, will export to Europe. It will change the export destination," said Julio Arroyo, CEO of the Asociación Azucarera.
The European Commission has decided to restrict the use of three pesticides used in the growing of plants and cereals, after having verified that they are harmful to bees.
From an article by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The European Commission (EC) decided to restrict the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides used in the growing of plants and cereals, after finding that these are harmful to bees. The restrictions set out in regulation 485/2013 amending Regulation 540/2011 and specifically prohibits the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid and tiametoxan, from May 25, 2013.
The Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union will enter into force on August 1 for countries which ratify it before July 15.
From a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (COMEX):
Today, the deputies in charge of foreign trade of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama met in San Jose, where they held a video conference with the Director General of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission, Joao Aguiar Machado, who served as Chief Negotiator for the European Central America Association Agreement (CAAA). During the meeting they discussed the progress of the registration of geographical indications in the legislative process and approval of the Agreement.
The European Union has announced a six-month deadline for countries accused of being remiss in their actions against illegal fishing, in order for them not to be included in the "black list".
Panama is one of the countries likely to be affected by the European Union crackdown, which could jeopardize exports of seafood to the region, the volume of which is around $40 million worth.
The company will have to pay a total of $12.2 million for having fixed prices with the banana producer Chiquita.
Between June 2004 and April 2005 two of the most important importers and marketers of bananas in the world negotiated in order to agree on sales prices, thus distorting competition in the market.
The European Commission will grant the country $6.1 million to support food and nutritional safety in 10 provinces.
This program aims to increase and diversify agricultural supply, improve the quality of basic grains and productive processes, and make it easier for local consumers to access food products.
The negotiations for an Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union will resume in February.
The next negotiation round is scheduled for "the end of February in Brussels", detailed Mendel Goldstein, ambassador for the European Commission for Central America.
Costa Rica ruled out the possibility of reaching an agreement for reducing European tariffs to banana this week.
Marco Vinicio Ruiz, Costa Rica's Commerce minister, ruled out a banana agreement between Latin America and the European Union this week, because the technical meeting was suspended.
In Brussels, it was decided to create a "financial mechanism" whose characteristics will begin to be defined "henceforth."
The negotiators also proposed a work schedule leading to the completion of the association agreement between Central America and the European Union in July. The next meeting will take place in Prague, on May 14, during the EU-Rio Group Summit."
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