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  • Countries Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from

    Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Exporting to Great Britain: approved countries for animals and animal products

    Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Egg marketing standards

    How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Organic food: approved UK control bodies

    Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Importing organic food to the UK

    Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Guidance on nutrition and health claims on foods

    This guidance and starter guide has been issued in order to comply with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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  • A1 installations: environmental permits

    How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Add a new plant variety to the national lists

    How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Food supplement use and labels

    Supporting documents containing information about the use and labelling of food supplements in England.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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  • Businesses approved to export to the EU

    Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Export or move composite food products

    Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Meat products: sell them legally in England

    Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Licences for the import/export of agricultural products

    Find out if you need a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) licence to become an importer/exporter of agricultural produce and how to apply.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Moving plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

    What growers and traders need to do to move plants (including plants for planting, seeds, used agricultural and forestry machinery and vehicles and seed potatoes) using a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Labelling spirit drinks

    How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • ‘On hold’ health claims on foods

    How to use ‘on hold’ health claims that are still under consideration in the EU in Great Britain.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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  • Seasonal work on farms: guidance for workers

    The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • U10 waste exemption: spreading waste to benefit agricultural land

    The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • UK tariff rate quotas 2022

    Allocation coefficients and decisions

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Get plant breeders’ rights for your new variety

    How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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