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Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
How to apply for variety listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).
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.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
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