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United States of America: New farm bill under development
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The agriculture committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are developing new farm bills to replace the previous (2008) farm bill. Each of them approved their versions in the week of May 13, 2013.Egypt: Increase in import tariffs on certain luxury goods and foodstuffs
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On 25 March 2013, Egypt announced a heavy increase in the import duties on a variety of “unnecessary consumer goods”.Canada: Enactment of the Safe Food for Canadians Act
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On November 20, 2012, the House of Commons in Canada approved on a unanimous vote Bill S-11, The Safe Food for Canadians Act. The bill will proceed to the Senate for royal assent, but will not come into force until the regulations are completed.Turkey: Import certification requirement for herbal food and feeds
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Turkey has introduced a new regulation that requires 'certificates approved by the relevant authorities of the origin or loading country for herbal food and feeds as well as for articles and materials contacting with food to be imported by Turkey'Canada: Proposal to allow trace amounts of genetically modified organisms
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Canada is preparing a proposal addressing trade in genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food and feed to present to the World Trade Organization (WTO).United States of America: Postponement in imposition of reinspection user fees for food
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The U.S.Canada: Possible adoption of a licensing regime for food imports
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is considering adoption of a licensing regimeBelgium: Interest rate subsidies and guarantees for primary producers hit by the financial crisis
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By notification of 22 January 2010, the Belgian authorities notified a temporary aid scheme for granting limited amounts of compatible aid under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial aZimbabwe: Suspension of fruit imports from Mozambique
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The government of Zimbabwe has temporarily suspended the importation of fruits from Mozambique following the detection of two fruit flies, bactrocera invadens and ceratitis rosa in Mozambique.
