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What you must do to manage odour when you apply for, change (vary) or hold an environmental permit.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
How to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Standard rules for the treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or challenge them if they fail to act in line with the Regulators’ Code.
Waste codes for common construction and demolition waste.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
List of words and phrases that will cause a veterinary product to be medicinal by presentation either through use or contextual use.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Before you buy a pet cat or dog, make checks to avoid the illegal trade in pet animals, and know how to report concerns.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
Description of the data set showing the known extent of coal mining activity that is used to identify possible ground instability and potential mining hazards.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
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