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You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
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.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Guidance explaining the criteria for making a selective licensing scheme.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
How specialist removals companies can apply for an international removal permit for European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries.
The Forestry Commission controls tree felling by issuing felling licences.
To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.
What best available techniques are, when you must follow them, how to propose alternatives and how to refer to them in your application.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
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