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On October 19, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of boscalid and prothioconazole in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by December 18, 2018. The amended MRLs will be available in the Global MRL Database on October 23, 2018.

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 August 16, the U.S. EPA established a tolerance for residues of prothioconazole in or on Sunflower subgroup 20B.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by October 16, 2017. The amended MRLs will be available in the Global MRL Database on August 17, 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 September 23, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published a proposal to amend numerous MRLs for pesticides and veterinary drugs. Comments on these proposals are due by October 7, 2016. Any proposals containing MRL decreases will likely be announced to the WTO in the coming months.

Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database by September 30, 2016.

On August 29, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish MRLs for several active ingredients.

Comments must be received by September 28, 2016. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database on August 30, 2016.

On January 27, the European Union published Reg. (EU) 2016/71 in the EU Official Journal, amending MRLs for 1-methylcyclopropene, flonicamid, flutriafol, indolylacetic acid, indolylbutyric acid, pethoxamid, pirimicarb, prothioconazole, and teflubenzuron in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs go into effect August 16, 2016. Relevant pending MRL changes will be added to Global MRL Database.

On January 22, the European Union published Reg. (EU) 2016/67 in the EU Official Journal, amending MRLs for ametoctradin, chlorothalonil, diphenylamine, flonicamid, fluazinam, fluoxastrobin, halauxifen-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, thiacloprid, and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs go into effect February 11, 2016, except for thiacloprid in Jerusalem artichokes and trifloxystrobin in olives for oil production which apply from February 12, 2016. Relevant pending MRL changes will be added to Global MRL Database.

On December 22, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of existing MRLs for prothioconazole in sunflower seeds and a technical report on the outcome of the pesticides peer review meeting on general recurring issues in ecotoxicology.