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How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
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.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Make sure your technology, infrastructure and systems are accessible and inclusive for all users.
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Technical information, notes and guidance on the surveys of the structure of the agricultural industry.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
Find out how to apply for verification and what happens if you do not.
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