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Consultations

Consultations in food and farming, animal and plant health

Consultations in this section cover the following topics:

  • Animal health and welfare
  • Farming
  • Food
  • Horticulture
  • Plant health
  • Plant varieties and seeds
Consultation title Issued Deadline Responses
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Consultation on the arrangements for inclusion of fruit and vegetable crops, nursery crops and vines into the single payment scheme 29 February 23 May 2008    
Introducing a full cost recovery charging regime for CITES licences 4 February 2008 6 May 2008    
Proposed fee changes for National listing and Plant Breeders’ rights services 14 January 2008 31 March 2008    
Proposal for two per cent increase to milk quotas from 2008 9 January 2008 see consultation Yes  
Proposals for Scotch Whisky Regulations 2008 31 December 2007 25 March 2008    
Proposals for Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 31 December 2007 25 March 2008    
Responsibility and cost sharing for animal Health and welfare: next steps – your views matter 11 December 2007 15 April 2008    
The draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 13 November 2007 7 February 2008 (extension)    
Possible changes of use of personal data held on the GB Poultry Register 13 November 2007 5 February 2008    
Double tagging of sheep and goats 7 November 2007 20 November 2007    
Proposal for the Reform of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) for Wine 19 September 2007 3 December 2007 Yes  
Proposed Consolidation of Plant Protection and Pesticide Legislation: Inclusion of Regulation on Record Keeping in Draft Regulations [on PSD website] 30 August 2007 30 November 2007 Yes  
A proposal to revise Directive 92/34 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and plants 17 August 2007 9 November 2007 Yes Yes
2007 Annual Review of Defra’s Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases 19 July 2007 11 October 2007    
The National Control Programme for Salmonella in Laying Flocks (Gallus gallus) 18 July 2007 10 October 2007    
The Wildlife Health Strategy for England 11 July 2007 1 October 2007 Yes  
Defra’s response to the Eves Review of the Animal Health and Welfare delivery landscape 14 June 2007 12 October 2007 Yes Yes
Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2007 14 May 2007 29 May 2007    
Reform of the EU fruit and vegetable regime 30 April 2007 7 June 2007 Yes Yes
Amendment to the 2001 Cap Wine Regulations 29 March 2007 24 May 2007 Yes Yes
Draft Levy Board UK Order 2007 and partial regulatory impact assessment 14 March 2007 6 June 2007 Yes Yes
Improving the production and marketing of apiculture products 9 March 2007 10 April 2007 Yes Yes
Proposed package of measures relating to the dairy sector 8 March 2007 19 April 2007 Yes Yes
Action to be taken against Diabrotica virgifera (Western corn rootworm) 5 March 2007 29 June 2007 Yes Yes
Replacement of the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2000 1 February 2007 30 March 2007 Yes Yes

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