Defra Secretary of State to be quizzed by EFRA Committee May 20th 11am
Evidence session Tuesday 20 May, at 11am, Committee room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch live on parliamentlive.tv The cross-party group of MPs will next week ...
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CDS 4.8.0 Release delayed to 14th June 2025
CDS Release 4.8.0 will no longer be delivered on 31st May 2025. The new date for deployment of this Release will be 14th June 2025. Any pre-lodged declarations...
FPC discuss the potential EU/UK SPS Agreement with Minister Zeichner
On 14th May, FPC represented the fresh produce industry during a ministerial roundtable to discuss the implications of any potential EU/UK SPS Agreement ahead o...
FPC meets Brooke Rollins to discuss UK / US Trade
On 13th May, the FPC had the opportunity to meet with Brooke Rollins, the US Agriculture Secretary, during her visit to the UK to explore trade opportunities. D...
Precision Breeding Act 2023 - Framework commences from 14 November 2025
Over the last few weeks, the secondary legislation necessary to implement the Precision Breeding Act 2023 for plants in England successfully passed through Parl...
Seasonal Worker Taskforce Webinar and Toolkit Resources
IOM, FPC, Tyler Baldon and 3i Consulting delivered a successful UK roadshow between February and April 2025 on behalf of, and funded by, the Seasonal Worker Sch...
Common User Charge Update
The Northern Ireland, Biosecurity and Trade Programme have confirmed the following information on the Common User ChargeThe current CUC rates will remain unc...
EFRA Committee holds the final evidence session of its biosecurity at the border focus 6th May 2.30pm
Tuesday 6 May at 2.30pm, Committee Room 6, Palace of WestminsterWatch live on parliamentlive.tv The EFRA Committee holds the final evidence session of its b...
FPC KEEPS UP PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT OVER BORDER CHAOS AS JENNEY WARNS OF CONSUMER FALLOUT
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is doubling down on its campaign for urgent government action over post-Brexit border chaos, as Chief Executive Nigel Jenney ...
New Customs Authorisation and Technical Handbooks Published by HMRC
An authorisation for importing and exporting goods collection page has been created by HMRC: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/find-customs-authorisatio...
HMRC are keen to hear from all stakeholders - Survey request
The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and they would be very grateful if you could take part. Your contribution will be entirely confidential. Yo...
Update to Phytosanitary Control Measures: onions
This update is due to the Department for Business and Trade correcting their dataset entry in respect of measure type 360 - Phytosanitary Certificate (import). ...