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How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Apply for a licence application to sell dead or live protected animals and plants and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to sell black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) eggs for human consumption and find out how to report your actions.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
Guidance on tests and inspections for producers, processors, importers and sellers of organic food, feed and seed.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
Apply for a licence to sell captive birds without the correct close ring (excluding diurnal birds of prey) and find out how to report your actions.
How to apply for a traditional herbal registration (THR) to market a herbal medicine in the UK.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Your business must be registered if you make, use or sell animal feed or place former food products for human consumption in the animal feed chain
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
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