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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Apply for a licence application to sell dead or live protected animals and plants and find out how to report your actions.
Use form ALVS1 if the Automatic Licence Verification System cannot process an automatic release on CHIEF or the Customs Declaration Service.
The Tribunal makes decisions about national listing of new varieties of plants, UK plant variety rights and certain forestry matters. PVST is a tribunal of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance on how to import and export plants and plant products to and from the UK.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Form to apply for approval to operate a handling or storage plant for animal by-products.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
If you import, manufacture, process, distribute or sell plant protection products (PPPs) for professional use in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
Border control posts and charges for importing live animals, animal products, plants and plant products.
Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on crops and seeds for signs of disease.
Find out how to prevent Xylella fastidiosa, Ceratocystis platani and Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi entering the UK on plants and trees.
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