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Find your local policy unit for Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100), listed by the councils responsible for that area.
How local authorities must regulate, inspect and license zoos and circuses in their areas.
Technical information, notes and guidance on the surveys of the structure of the agricultural industry.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
How we collect and use our employee and contractor personal data for recruitment and employment purposes.
Guidance on dredging and the removal of silt and sand from main rivers as a flood risk activity under the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
A list of fluorinated gas (F gas) incumbent quota holders and authorisation managers in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for 2024 to 2026.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.
How to market, trial and release GMOs.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Find out how to propose your own (method 7) method for processing animal by-products (ABPs) instead of using one of the 6 standard methods.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
Guidance for local authorities and other land managers in England on maintaining local environmental quality.
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When and how to test for salmonella if you breed broiler chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.
How we collect and use personal data when carrying out social and user research.
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