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Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Find out about the Fruit and Vegetables Scheme.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the Variety Lists.
How to apply for variety listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).
Protocols and procedures for testing the value for cultivation or use (VCU) of agricultural crops.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Collection of guidance for moving plants and seeds for planting, used agricultural and forestry machinery, and seed potatoes from GB to NI using the NIPHL scheme.
Plants and wood that need a plant passport for movement within Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Instructions for crop inspectors on seed certification in England and Wales.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
This notice is to inform you of the next round of Rice import quotas for the period of 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. The quotas and the quantities available are detailed in Annex 1.
Who does DUS (distinctiveness, uniformity and stability) testing in the UK, what they test for and how to contact them.
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