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  • Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)

    Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Biodiversity net gain

    Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Asian hornet: UK sightings

    Annual confirmed sightings of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Statutory biodiversity metric tools and guides

    Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Ban on XL Bully dogs

    The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Biodiversity net gain: exempt developments

    A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Understanding biodiversity net gain

    Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • How to stop Japanese knotweed from spreading

    How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Contact APHA

    How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Calculate biodiversity value with the statutory biodiversity metric

    When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Certify an export health certificate

    Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • National rod fishing byelaws for England: freshwater fishing with a rod and line

    Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Apply for an export health certificate

    Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Get an export health certificate

    How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
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  • Animal welfare

    Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Permission to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon and sea trout

    Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.

    • From: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and 2 others
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  • XL Bully conformation standard

    How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes

    Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Common user charge: rates and eligibility

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

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Import plants and plant products from non-EU countries 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).

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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