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Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
What flood alerts and flood warnings mean and what you should do when they're issued.
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 assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Find woodland agreements, felling licences and other designations or features on any chosen area of land in England.
Local authorities can find out how and when they’ll start to receive funding to manage packaging waste, including actions chief executives need to take.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
Establishments approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and how competent authorities can change the establishment list.
Guidance to landlords of privately rented non-domestic property on complying with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
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