As the new stringent EU rice import rule kicked in this month, India has asked Germany to use its good offices to resolve the issue at the earliest. European Union (EU) has reduced the maximum permissible residue level (MRL) of Tricyclazole (a fungicide) in basmati rice to 0.01 mg per kg from the present limit of 1.0 mg per kg effective January 1. India, the world’s largest producer of the aromatic grain, has made several representations to some European countries, to convince them on the need to relax the rules. During last week’s visit to Germany’s capital Berlin, Minister of State for Agriculture raised the issue with his German counterpart.