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  • The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work.

  • Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.

  • Find out if you need a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) licence to become an importer/exporter of agricultural produce and how to apply.

  • Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.

  • The 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.

  • Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.

  • How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.

  • Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

  • How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.

  • Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

  • Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.

  • This guidance and starter guide has been issued in order to comply with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.

  • Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.

  • Requirements for importers, retailers and wholesalers selling and labelling wine in Great Britain, including labelling laws for wine imports into England from 1 January 2024.

  • How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.

  • How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.

  • Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.

  • How to label and package olive oil and olive oil products, and which records to keep for product inspections.

  • Guidance for exporters in EU and non-EU countries on how to complete health certificates to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.

  • How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.