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How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
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.
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Forms to apply for the sampling, sealing and testing of seeds for export.
What you need to do to export animal germplasm (semen, ova, and embryos).
Guidance on the Genetic Modification Inspectorate (GMI) seed audit programme for companies in England that import, produce or market seed.
Grant support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list of references of pre-Exit European Assessment Documents for construction products.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Argentina for healthcare practitioners.
Form to register the import of seed, weighing over 2kg.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture extemporaneous preparations, autogenous vaccines, stem cell products or blood products for non-food animals.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Marking, labelling and marketing standards you must follow to import and export plant seeds, food and manufactured goods.
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