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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land, what land is eligible for each action and what to do to get paid.
Find out about the SFI actions for nutrient management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
How to report dead wild birds.
Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
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