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The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
What you need to do to export animal germplasm (semen, ova, and embryos).
Notifications of infectious diseases (NOIDs) and reportable causative organisms: legal duties of laboratories and medical practitioners.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Use this service to apply for a licence to move birds or animals onto or off premises in disease control zones.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Use form ALVS1 if the Automatic Licence Verification System cannot process an automatic release on CHIEF or the Customs Declaration Service.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Over the coming weeks and months, the 'gsi' in email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency will be dropped.
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.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Information about releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for research purposes, including lists of applications, consents and notifications.
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