Guidance: Protected food name: Cornish sardines

Updated: Change of wording due to approval of amendment and update of product specification document.

This document provides detail on a protected food name product from the UK, Cornish sardines, which has been given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status.

The EU protected food name scheme covers regional and traditional foods whose authenticity and origin can be guaranteed.

The EU will only give a product the PGI mark if they decide it has a reputation, characteristics or qualities that are a result of the area it’s associated with.



Guidance: Protected food name: Pembrokeshire early potatoes/Pembrokeshire earlies

Updated: Change of wording due to approval of amendment and update of product specification documents.

This specification provides detail on a protected food name product from the UK, Pembrokeshire early potatoes/Pembrokeshire earlies, which has been given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status.

The EU protected food name scheme covers regional and traditional foods whose authenticity and origin can be guaranteed.

The EU will only give a product the PGI mark if they decide it has a reputation, characteristics or qualities that are a result of the area it’s associated with.



Form: Endangered species: declaration of a gift or loan

Updated: Declaration of receipt of an Annex A specimen by way of gift or unconditional loan (WLRS02) updated.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) regulates the import, (re)export, sale or movement of endangered wild animals and plants. These are listed in Annexes A, B, C and D of the EU Regulation 750/2013

This form should be completed by the owner of a specimen to confirm a gift or unconditional loan of a specimen that did not involve a commercial transaction.

Specimen means any living or dead plant or animal, or any parts of it, that is listed in the regulations.



Guidance: The boater’s handbook: basic boat-handling and safety

Updated: Hard copies no longer available to order.

Reading it before setting off will help you spot the risks yourself, and help you take simple action to avoid problems. If you do run into difficulties, this understanding will help you get out of trouble quickly and safely.



Research and analysis: Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs)

Updated: We have changed the link to groundwater source protection zones (SPZs). You now access the Environment Agency’s SPZs on MagicMap.

Access the Environment Agency’s groundwater SPZs on MagicMap.

To find the SPZs, from the table of contents on the left hand side, select in this order:

  • designations
  • land-based designations
  • non-statutory
  • source protection zones merged (England) – tick the box

Enter your post code and size the map. You can use the transparency slider bar under the ‘designations’ sub-heading to adjust visibility of place names within the zones.

The leaflet explains the Environment Agency’s national dataset of groundwater SPZ maps. We use them when we respond to development enquiries.

The science report sets out our methods for defining groundwater SPZs.