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Standard rules for discharges to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers.
Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.
How to apply for an authorisation to manufacture authorised veterinary medicines or medicines marketed under the Exemptions for small pet animals.
Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.
How to check if an ivory item you're buying or hiring has been registered or certified as exempt, and what you need to do as a new owner.
List of approved blood testing laboratories to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on applying for maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the UK.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
Learn how to enter the Bees’ Needs Champion Awards and get involved in Bees’ Needs Week, with posters and activity sheets to download and use.
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
Requirements for businesses that operate or service electrical switchgear that contains sulphur hexaflouride (SF6).
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.
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