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Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
News on application processes for the 2026 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
Find a qualified installer to replace your boiler with a heat pump.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
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.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
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.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Businesses such as joiners, gardeners and farmers can burn their own untreated wood and plant waste on a bonfire, at the place it was produced.
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