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Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing game trophies to Great Britain.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Slaughterhouses that slaughter an average of 2,000 or more sheep per week must register with RPA and follow the rules on classifying carcases.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when carry out vet checks on animal products being imported to Great Britain.
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.
How and when your eggs, site and records might get inspected by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing products for technical and pharmaceutical use to Great Britain.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing processed animal protein that is not for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) licence.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
How to export and move eggs from Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) to the EU, Northern Ireland and non-EU countries.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
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 producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
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