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Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.
Technical information about the import requirements for animal by-products (ABPs) or products not for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Apply for a temporary Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Guidance on using the GEFS, which allows 30-day support attestations that cover an entire group of products for export.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
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 register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
Outlines the provisions of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021, and provides assistance in understanding and applying them.
Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.
Plants and wood that need a plant passport for movement within Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Allocation coefficients and decisions
Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing composite products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.
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