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29 July 2020
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 568/2020
European Union (EU)* : Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in or on Certain Products
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 476/2020 dated 19 June 2020, the European Commission has adopted a Regulation to amend Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in or on certain products. Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1085, which can be accessed through the following link:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R1085&from=EN.
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2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.
Yours faithfully,
(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.
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