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Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Use this service to submit and manage chemical registrations and notifications.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Supplementary guidance to Treasury’s Green Book providing government analysts with rules for valuing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
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.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Outcome of Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 which commenced on 27 March 2024.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
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