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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.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
What land use codes to use when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship or the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Find out if your marine activity needs a licence, exemption or permission from another authority or organisation.
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
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).
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Find out what land details you need to register on the Rural Payments service to apply for rural payments.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
The types of work on or near a main river or sea defence that don't need an environmental permit so are excluded from the regulations.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
What you need to know about delinked payments, who is eligible, how they’re calculated and paid, and how they're affected by business changes.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
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