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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
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).
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 to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
A collection of leaflets, videos and posters about bluetongue virus.
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