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Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how you will need to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
A list of all F gases and their global warming potentials.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Sign up to receive the latest news on exotic notifiable animal disease outbreaks in Great Britain.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Ensuring that meters register the correct quantity of gas and electricity consumed.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
Standard rules for the treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Description of the data set showing the known extent of coal mining activity that is used to identify possible ground instability and potential mining hazards.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
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