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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Successors: Plant Health Division:...

Catalogue reference: MAF 799

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MAF 799

This series contains registered files concerning plant health legislation and consultation, and policy and review of policy relating to plant health and diseases including Phytopthera Ramorum.

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Reference

MAF 799

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Successors: Plant Health Division: European Community Plant Health Regime: Registered Files (PHE Series)
Date

1992-2012

Description

This series contains registered files concerning plant health legislation and consultation, and policy and review of policy relating to plant health and diseases including Phytopthera Ramorum.

Related material

See also MAF 456

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

PHE Prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-2001
  • Food and Environment Research Agency, 2009-2009
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
Physical description

80 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2023 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accumulation dates

1980 to 2013

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments

Administrative / biographical background

In 1984 a separate Plant Health Division was created to administer plant health policy and EC plant health regime. This Division merged with Marketing Policy and Potatoes Division to form the Horticulture and Potatoes Division in 1989. In 1990 Plant Health Division became part of Flood Defence, Plant Protection and Agricultural Resources Directorate. In 2001 Plant Health Division was based at York, responsibilities included import and export arrangements and plant pests. In 2009 Plant Health Division became part of the Food and Environment Research Agency and in 2015 on creation of Fera Science Ltd responsibility for the series transferred back to DEFRA.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16450905/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Successors: Plant Health Division: European Community Plant Health Regime: Registered Files (PHE Series)