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The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
The Committee was the body responsible for advising the Home Secretary on matters relating to animal testing. The functions of the Committee were set down in the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. The Committee was disbanded at the end of...
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
Guidance on completing your annual return of procedures.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
Apply for premises approval to move animals covered by the Balai Directive.
Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
Form for the owner or manager of a premises to apply for registration to export animals under Council Directive 92/65/EEC.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Letter from the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee to the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation about the animal testing debate in Parliament.
This collection brings together establishment licence holder's and operational newsletters from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit.
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