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Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
Posters to help you keep your birds safe from bird flu.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
Guidance on listed diseases of fish and shellfish and their status in England and Wales, including what happens if a disease is suspected or confirmed.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, how to obtain advice and report non-compliance.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Apply to run a microchip implantation course, apply for a microchip exemption for a dog or cat, or report an animal’s reaction to a microchip.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
Guidance for vets on brucella canis from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.
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