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In accordance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA received a request from the European Commission to provide support for the preparation of the EU position for 46th session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR).In 2013, JMPR evaluated 10 active substances Swivel Rocker Recliner regarding the setting of toxicological r
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