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Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for restorative pruning of fruit trees supplement.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
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