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How to use ‘on hold’ health claims that are still under consideration in the EU in Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Apply for a temporary Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Plants and wood that need a plant passport for movement within Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing composite products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing intermediate products to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool to Great Britain.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
How to register with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to become an importer or exporter of UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) goods.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the Variety Lists.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing fats that are not for human consumption to Great Britain.
How and when your eggs, site and records might get inspected by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
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