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Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live animals that are being returned to Great Britain.
How to get and maintain a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.
Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the national list.
How growers and traders can use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHLs) to move plants and seeds for planting from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live bovines or bovine genetic material to Great Britain.
Clarifications on technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
This toolkit helps local authorities and businesses to provide and promote healthier options for food eaten away from home.
Slaughterhouses in Great Britain with a high throughput of cattle carcases must send pricing data to AHDB weekly.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
How to register with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to become an importer or exporter of UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) goods.
Allocation coefficients and decisions
Posters about the rules on bringing food, plants and meat back from abroad.
Guidance to compliance on European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food.
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