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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.
Technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing dairy and milk for human consumption to Great Britain.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Clarifications on the certification of animal products for imports of medium risk animal products, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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 live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
Guidance for egg packers on grading eggs as Class A or Class B in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Information about cell-cultivated products and the Food Standards Agency's role in regulating them.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the Variety Lists.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) licence.
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.
Find out what a Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) is, the benefits of becoming or joining one, and check if you meet requirements.
Guidance on exporting or moving high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
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