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On October 9, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments for melaleuca alternifolia, mineral oil, prothioconazole, prohexadione-calcium, thiophanate-methyl, thiamethoxam, trifloxystrobin, clethodim, dicamba, glufosinate, imazapyr, imazapic, aminopyralid, abscisic acid, and bixafen (links in Portuguese).

MRL changes from these amendments will be displayed in the Global MRL Databse on October 11, 2017.

On August 24, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published draft amendments proposing changes for prothioconazole, trifloxystrobin, bixafen, dicamba, thiamethoxam, melaleuca alternifolia, glufosinate, mineral oil, clethodim, imazapyr, imazapic, aminopyralid, abscisic acid, prohexadione-calcium, and thiophanate-methyl (links in Portuguese).

Comments on these proposals must be submitted by September 22, 2017. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database on August 25, 2017.

On June 8, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for the following active ingredients:

• Fluxapyroxad
• Sulfentrazone
• Prothioconazole
• Trifloxystrobin

Individual changes may be viewed in the linked WTO notice. The amended MRLs will be available in the Global MRL Database on June 9, 2017.

On March 3, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for the following active ingredients:

• Fluxapyroxad
• Sulfentrazone
• Prothioconazole
• Trifloxystrobin

PMRA will accept comments on the proposed MRLs through May 17, 2017. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database on March 7, 2017.

On November 10, the U.S. EPA established MRLs for residues of clomazone, prothioconazole, and trifloxystrobin in or on various products.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by January 9, 2017. The amended MRLs are available in the Global MRL Database.

On November 10, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opened a public consultation on the active substance trifloxystrobin. Comments on the rapporteur Member State’s assessment report must be sent to EFSA by January 10, 2017.

The European Union's currently established trifloxystrobin MRLs are available in the Global MRL Database.

On September 16, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published a new MRL amendment affecting acetochlor, diethofencarb, ceftiofur, tebuconazole, tepraloxydim, trifloxystrobin, fenobucarb, fenhexamid, fluazuron, fluopyram, flubendazole, and benthiavalicarb.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the Global MRL Database on September 20, 2016.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for the following active ingredients:

• Trifloxystrobin
• Metaldehyde
• Fenhexamid

Individual changes may be viewed in the linked WTO notice. Relevant MRL changes will appear in the Global MRL Database on August 26, 2016.

On July 4, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments for thiophanate-methyl, flumioxazin, fosetyl, Bacillus firmus, Pasteuria nishizawae, S-metolachlor, spinetoram, cyproconazole, prohexadione-calcium, Melaleuca alternifolia, fluazinam, lufenuron, diflubenzuron, atrazine, chlorothalonil, imazethapyr, azoxystrobin, tebuconazole, metsulfuron-methyl, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, zeta-cypermethrin, imibenconazole, bifenthrin, etofenprox, trifloxystrobin, and difenoconazole.

MRL changes from these amendments will be entered in the Global MRL Database in the next few days.

On June 22, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish MRLs on numerous active ingredients.

Comments must be received by July 22, 2016. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database tomorrow.