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Slaughterhouses that slaughter an average of 2,000 or more sheep per week must register with RPA and follow the rules on classifying carcases.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to use ‘on hold’ health claims that are still under consideration in the EU in Great Britain.
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 variety listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
Outlines the provisions of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021, and provides assistance in understanding and applying them.
Fees for testing animals for disease for export purposes, importing captive birds and Animal Breeding Control (ABC).
How to certify and label wine imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.
Information about Sevington BCP and the checks that take place there.
Technical information about the import requirements for POAO for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Collection of guidance for moving plants and seeds for planting, used agricultural and forestry machinery, and seed potatoes from GB to NI using the NIPHL scheme.
Apply for a full Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Find out about the Fruit and Vegetables Scheme.
Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.
Guidance for exporters in EU and non-EU countries on how to complete health certificates to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.
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