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Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on crops and seeds for signs of disease.
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.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
2.1 This instrument uses powers under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“the Act”) to make a number of minor, technical amendments to Northern Ireland EU derived legislation, which were not able to be included in earlier...
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Form and guidance to apply for a licence as a licensed seed testing station.
Numerous pests and diseases of yams are perpetuated from season to season through the use of infected seed material
The purpose of this instrument is to correct deficiencies in retained EU law to ensure that plant health controls operate effectively to protect biosecurity and support trade between Great Britain (“GB”) and the relevant third countries.
The purpose of this instrument is to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (“UK”) from the European Union (“EU”). This will ensure that plant and animal health controls can operate...
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU.
This instrument is makes various operability amendments to retained direct EU legislation and domestic legislation relating to official controls, animal health and welfare, food, plant health and the marketing of seed and fruit planting material.
This instrument makes a number of technical changes to existing instruments and takes into account recent changes to EU legislation which could not be included in earlier EU Exit instruments. It will ensure that retained EU law continues to operate...
Form to register the import of seed, weighing over 2kg.
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
Guidance on the Genetic Modification Inspectorate (GMI) seed audit programme for companies in England that import, produce or market seed.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
This instrument uses powers under Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the ECA”) and section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“the Withdrawal Act”) to make a number of technical changes to existing SIs and to...
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
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