Technical Notifications
- 01December2023
BAES priority checks on feed imports from Ukraine
No direct imports from Ukraine were found in the current priority checks on maize imports from Ukraine. The tests for pesticide active ingredients and GMOs also revealed no anomalies.
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- 28November2023
Amendment of the EU regulation on marketing standards for eggs
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 with regard to marketing standards for eggs and repeal of Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008. The new EU regulations come into force on 28.11.2023.
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- 24November2023
Amendment of the EU regulations on marketing standards for the fruit and vegetables sector, certain processed fruit and vegetables and the banana sector
Regulations (EU) No. 543/2011 and (EU) No. 1333/2011 have been replaced by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2430.
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- 17July2023
Amendment of the marketing standards control regulation
This amendment reduces the number of import and export offices for the marketing standards sector to 14 throughout Austria.
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- 14July2023
Customs Office Austria and BAES strengthen cooperation in control along the food chain
The cooperation agreement between customs and BAES brings more safety for consumers with regard to food as well as protection of domestic agriculture against introduced pests.
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- 12May2023
Plant Health Day: Plants also need a passport in the EU
The plant passport guarantees safe trade of plants within the EU and the containment of the spread of plant pests. On the occasion of the 2nd International Plant Health Day, the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and the BAES draw attention to the importance of this label and explain how consumers can read it correctly. Buying plants regionally can also save transport distances and thus CO2.
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- 21April2023
BAES supports fight against environmental crime
In the future, the BAES and the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) will jointly contribute their expertise to an Austrian task force to combat environmental crime.
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- 28February2023
Product recall of the plant protection product "Luna Sensation"
Bayer is recalling the crop protection product Luna® Sensation (Reg. No. 3603-0) with lot number EM4L034635.
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- 28February2023
Product recall of the plant protection product "VINOSTAR"
The company Adama Deutschland GmbH recalls the plant protection product VINOSTAR® (Reg. Nur. 3269-0) with the batch number 411324237.
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- 27January2023
Plant Health: Update of import bans on high-risk plants
According to the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019, certain "high-risk plants" from third countries are subject to an import ban.
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