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Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Guidance for manufacturers on placing batteries and accumulators on the market.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
A list of all F gases and their global warming potentials.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Guidance for local authorities on licensing and enforcement responsibilities for privately kept primates.
A decision tree illustrating the process for deciding the recyclability of materials under the recyclability assessment methodology (RAM), part of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
How to report farm animal welfare concerns to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England.
Tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) you have complied or expect to comply with the terms of your SFI agreement for the year.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Waste codes for common construction and demolition waste.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
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