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Producing and distributing food

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  • How to register for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme to move or sell food in Northern Ireland.

  • Allocation coefficients and decision

  • Rules on certifying and labelling organic food, feed and seed.

  • Guidance on how to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the scheme, including general certificates, additional documents (packing lists), seals and checks.

  • Supplementary guidance to help businesses understand their responsibilities when conducting taste trials involving novel foods.

  • Legislation on animal feed applies to a wide range of animal feed businesses and activities. This page contains further guidance on key legislation affecting businesses involved with animal feed.

  • Fees for testing animals for disease for export purposes, importing captive birds and Animal Breeding Control (ABC).

  • 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.

  • Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.

  • 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.

  • This guidance outlines key requirements and common issues to support cell cultivated product applications and minimise requests for further information.

  • The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.

  • Guidance for businesses on cell-cultivated products and the authorisation process.

  • How production areas are classified, the method of treatment and how to apply for classification.

  • How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).

  • Use this service to apply for a new licence or add activity codes to an existing Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) licence.

  • 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 certify and label wine imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  • Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).

  • How to handle fish and fishery products that are intended to be eaten raw or lightly cooked in food businesses and restaurants.