Animal diseases: international and UK monitoring
Page summary:
Monitoring for major, notifiable or new and emerging animal disease outbreaks internationally and in the UK.
Change made:
Added Preliminary Outbreak Assessment detailing a Rabies case in a dog in Germany.
Time updated:
10:13am, 2 March 2026
Check if you need an environmental permit
Page summary:
When you may need an environmental permit or licence for activities that could pollute, increase flood risk, affect land drainage or affect water resources. Check the rules and get advice before you start operating.
Change made:
Added links to related guidance about checking if you need a licence to abstract or impound water.
Time updated:
11:40am, 2 March 2026
African swine fever in pigs and wild boars in Europe
Page summary:
Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Europe.
Change made:
Added the latest outbreak assessment for African swine fever in Europe (24 February 2026).
Time updated:
12:09pm, 2 March 2026
Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues
Page summary:
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Change made:
The page has been revised to provide details on the import restrictions applied to Bosnia and Herzegovina due to a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Time updated:
2:29pm, 2 March 2026
Qualifications to work with F gas
Page summary:
The qualifications you need to work with fluorinated gas (F gas) and the organisations that offer them.
Change made:
Updated the address for the Building Engineering Services Association.
Time updated:
4:40pm, 3 March 2026
Businesses approved to export to the EU
Page summary:
Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
Time updated:
2:32pm, 4 March 2026
Defra-approved disinfectant: when and how to use it
Page summary:
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Change made:
Added a bullet point for ‘animal by-products transport vehicles’ in the ‘Disinfectant use for routine cleaning and disinfecting’ section.
Time updated:
2:40pm, 4 March 2026
Newcastle disease in Europe
Page summary:
Preliminary outbreak assessments for Newcastle disease in Europe.
Change made:
Added the outbreak assessment for 2 March 2026: Newcastle disease in Europe.
Time updated:
2:29pm, 5 March 2026
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: check the public registers
Page summary:
Find producers, compliance schemes and reprocessors and exporters who are subject to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Linked to the 2025 register of producers, which has now been republished.
Time updated:
2:57pm, 5 March 2026
Public register of reprocessors and exporters of UK packaging waste
Page summary:
List of all operators registered and accredited under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Updated the public register.
Time updated:
4:03pm, 5 March 2026
Packaging data: what to collect for extended producer responsibility
Page summary:
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
In the ‘Plastic subtypes’ section, removed the ‘household drinks containers’ bullet point because large producers do not need to split household drinks containers into ‘rigid’ and ‘flexible’ subtypes.
Time updated:
11:52am, 6 March 2026
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: register of packaging compliance schemes
Page summary:
A register of compliance schemes registered with the environmental regulators
Change made:
Added the register of compliance schemes for 2026.
Time updated:
2:28pm, 6 March 2026
Summary logs for UK packaging waste: an overview
Page summary:
An introduction to the summary logs that reprocessors and exporters need to use to record packaging waste activity under extended producer responsibility for packaging requirements.
Change made:
Added information to support the publication of the registered-only summary log templates. Clarified the position on submitting nil returns, making waste adjustments, and entering single waste streams and mixed-waste loads of the same material category.
Time updated:
4:41pm, 6 March 2026
Summary log templates for UK packaging waste
Page summary:
Templates for the summary logs that reprocessors and exporters need to produce under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Added the registered-only summary log templates, and updated the supplementary guidance to reflect this.
Time updated:
4:41pm, 6 March 2026
