In an internal webinar organized by the Chinese National Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center (NATESC) on May 12, the agronomists from southern China have exchanged the monitoring data and analyzed the situation on rice plantation and weather condition, and concluded that the total affected area of upland rice pests and diseases will be 17 million hectares nationwide in 2020. rice planthopper, Chilo suppressalis and sheath blight would be severely compared to earlier years.

On 12 May 2020, the Pakistan government notified the WTO it has finalized the impending implementation of the national standard for instant hand sanitizers and disinfectants based on alcohol ingredients.

On 14 May 2020, the Indian Ministry of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare invites a 45-day consultation on a draft injunction, banning the import, production, distribution and use of 27 agricultural pesticides including Acephate, Atrazine, Benfuracarb, Butachlor, Captan, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, 2,4-D, Deltamethrin, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Dinocap, Diuron, Malathion, Mancozeb, Methomyl, Oxyfluorfen, Pendimethalin, Quinalphos and Sulfosulfuron, Carbendazim, Monocrotophos, Thiodicarb, Thiophanate-methyl, Thiram, Zineb and Ziram.

On 9 May 2020, China ICAMA solicits opinions on 7 draft guidelines for the housing care and testing of environmental organisms and environmental behavior.

On May 6, 2020, China ICAMA invited a 25-day consultation on a draft list of the measured substances for residue trial and residue definition for dietary risk assessment.

On 30 April 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MoARA) has invited public feedback on pesticide MRLs to be integrated into the national standard, ”GB 2763 Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticide in Food”. The deadline for comments is 31 May 2020.

On April 27th, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MoARA) issued the Announcement 275 to eliminate the registration of Metalaxyl-M seed/seedling-use mixtures targeting only blight and bakanae diseases caused by Fusarium and Rhizoctonia solani. A total of 24 affected registered formulations from 21 companies including Syngenta and Sipcam are required to supplement field trial data.

On April 9th, 2020, the Chinese National Pesticide MRL Review Committee announced a government procurement program for pesticide MRL regulation development. Successful tenderers will be required to complete a series of MRL-related research and field trials within the next year.

On April 8th, 2020, China MoARA released a new draft regulation, explaining the target, mechanism, post-registration obligation, and criteria for a periodic and special re-evaluation of registered pesticides.