DEFRA Update (WC 28 July)

Air emissions risk assessment for your environmental permit

Page summary:
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.

Change made:
Updated the ‘Environmental Assessment Levels’ table to correct the following figures in the ‘Concentration in micrograms per cubic metre’ column: DEA, DEELA/DEEA, DiEA, MOR, NMOR, PZ. They had been given as figures for milligrams per m3 and should have been converted to micrograms per m3.

Time updated:
10:58am, 21 July 2025

England’s material footprint

Page summary:
Statistics on the material footprint, or raw material consumption, associated with final demand in England.

Change made:
Annual update

Time updated:
9:30am, 22 July 2025

Regulations: restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)

Page summary:
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.

Change made:
Links added to revised GB and NI guides for businesses.

Time updated:
11:34am, 22 July 2025

Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) regulations

Page summary:
Guidance for businesses on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012.

Change made:
Revised guides for GB and NI added.

Time updated:
11:34am, 22 July 2025

Call for comments on indicative lists for long-chain PFCAs, PFOA and PFHxS, their salts and related compounds

Page summary:
Closed call for comments on a draft indicative list for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds.

Change made:
Added responses received and government response.

Time updated:
2:14pm, 22 July 2025

Lumpy skin disease in Europe

Page summary:
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for lumpy skin disease in Europe.

Change made:
Added updated outbreak assessment for lumpy skin disease in Europe for 17 July 2025.

Time updated:
4:05pm, 22 July 2025

Foot and mouth disease in Hungary and Slovakia

Page summary:
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary and Slovakia.

Change made:
We’ve added an updated outbreak assessment for foot and mouth disease in Hungary and Slovakia for 18 July 2025.

Time updated:
1:04pm, 23 July 2025

APHA Veterinary Investigation Centres and surveillance pathology partners

Page summary:
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.

Change made:
Added a ‘Other APHA laboratories’ section to the page.

Time updated:
10:01am, 24 July 2025

Waste: environmental permits

Page summary:
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.

Change made:
Updated the section on waste exemptions to link to updated guidance on how to choose, register and pay.

Time updated:
2:28pm, 24 July 2025

New flood warning service rolled out across Greater Manchester

Page summary:
Flood warning service expanded to provide early warning of flooding to communities in Cheadle, Stockport and Platt Bridge. Residents can register for free.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
3:20pm, 24 July 2025

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 section for lumpy skin disease in the European Union has been amended to publish updated safeguard declarations that remove the requirement for certain bovine milk and dairy products from France and Italy to have undergone a maturation process that commenced before 23 May 2025.The section on restrictions that applied to Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to the outbreak of HPAI in February 2025, has been updated. This is because these restrictions no longer apply as Great Britain has recognised Bosnia and Herzegovina as free of HPAI.

Time updated:
4:28pm, 24 July 2025

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:
4:46pm, 25 July 2025