This report provides information relating to provisions in the Act that ensure the effective implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

These reports provide information relating to provisions in the Act that ensure the effective implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

Guidance

The guide to cross compliance in England 2018
(PDF, 1.65MB, 84 pages)

Appendix – SMR 13: Animal welfare
(PDF, 269KB, 8 pages)

Appendix – GAEC 3: Groundwater
(PDF, 89.3KB, 1 page)

What’s new in 2018

SMR 1: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs)

If your land was in an NVZ for the first time in 2017 you should read about the transitional arrangements under Nutrient management: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones.

Inspections – changes to how RPA checks existing rules

The way RPA checks the following rules is changing from 1 January 2018. These are not new rules but RPA must check them differently. Therefore, remember that for:

• GAEC 5: Minimising soil erosion – you must make sure you have put in place suitable practical measures to limit soil and bankside erosion, and can show this during any inspection.
• SMR 7: Cattle identification and registration, and SMR8: Sheep and goat identification – you must make sure that all your cattle and sheep are correctly identified and that lost and damaged ear tags are replaced within the deadlines. You must also make sure that any cattle notifications you make to BCMS are made within the deadlines.

You can read the rules about suitable practical measures, or animal identification and registration and deadlines in the
The guide to cross compliance in England 2018
(PDF, 1.65MB, 84 pages)

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Inspections and calculating penalties

For detailed information about inspections and penalties, read from page 10 of ‘The guide to cross compliance in England 2018’ above.

RPA has produced a video about ‘Cross compliance inspections’ which gives an overview of what an inspector looks for during an inspection.

Cross compliance inspections

If you’re inspected and the inspector finds something wrong, they use a set of standards called ‘verifiable standards’ to assess how serious the non-compliance is. This is based on the extent of the non-compliance and how severe and permanent it is.

RPA uses a guide to work out the penalty that is to be applied.

They also use a calculator to work out how severe a non-compliance is for cattle identification and registration for SMR 7.

RPA will provide an email link here when these documents are available.

If this is your vehicle, read the vehicle seizure notice to find out how to claim it.

If this is your vehicle, read the vehicle seizure notice to find out how to claim it.