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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
When you can get permission to trap or remove crayfish in England, how to apply, and rules to follow.
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Check how coastal flood and erosion risks will be managed in your area.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
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