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Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain.
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.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
List of organisations that issue horse passports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for Veterinary Practice Premises Inspections.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
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