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Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Varieties of plant species that Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland require to be registered on their variety lists.
The Tribunal makes decisions about national listing of new varieties of plants, UK plant variety rights and certain forestry matters. PVST is a tribunal of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
Apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect European protected species.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
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.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
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