In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of January 2016.

Agencies Summary Link
Federal Register Exporting live animals, hatching eggs, and animal germplasm from the US:
APHIS are reviewing the regulations pertaining to the exportation of livestock from the US. Among other things, they are removing most of the requirements for export health certifications, tests, and treatments from the regulations, and instead directing exporters to follow the requirements of the importing country regarding such processes and procedures. This change will help ensure that all animals, hatching eggs, and animal germplasm exported from the US meet the health requirements of the countries to which they are destined. The effective date of this change will be on February 19, 2016.		 Details
Importing fresh apple and pear fruit from some countries in the EU:
APHIS are requesting to amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh apple and pear fruit from certain countries in the European Union into the continental United States, given that the fruit is produced in accordance with a systems approach, as an alternative to importation under the current preclearance program. This action would provide an alternative for the importation of fresh apple and pear fruit from certain countries in the European Union while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests into the continental United States.		 Details
Minimum quality standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in US:
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Peanut Standards Board (Board) to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States. This proposed rule would revise the minimum quality, positive lot identification, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Standards.		 Details
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement:
This document adopts as a final rule, with one change, interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations that were released in the Federal Register on February 10, 2015 to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement.		 Details
CBP ACE and Automated Systems:
CBP automated systems electronically support the facilitation of importing and exporting goods. By the end of 2016, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will become the Single Window that means the primary system through which the trade community will report imports and exports and the government will determine admissibility. Through ACE as the Single Window, manual processes will be streamlined and automated, paper will be eliminated, and the international trade community will be able to more easily and efficiently comply with U.S. laws and regulations.		 Details