| Timing/Obligation | Statutory (possibly dependant on locality)
| Commercially obligatory (dependant on sector)
| Voluntary |
| Current | 1.DEFRA's ESA/SSSIs & Whole Farm Conservation Plans
2.Soil Erosion Risk Plans
3.Farm Waste Management Plans
4.The Groundwater Regs*
5.Nutrient Management plans (NVZs)
6.FEPA & LERAPs**
7Environmental Impact Assessments for EU F&V Regime, etc.
8.IPPC & the Packaging Waste Regs.
9.Climate change Regs.
| 1.Assured Produce Scheme*
2.BOPP* (ornamentals)
3.MPS* (flowers)
4.Specific UK multiple retailer specifications*
5.EUREP* (Fruit & Veg)
6.FWAG Landwise plans
7.LEAF*
8.ACCS*
9.HACCP (food processing industry requirement)
| 1.LEAF* (Linking Env. & Farming)
2.Assured Produce Scheme*(Fruit & Veg)
3.ACCS* ( Arable )
4.Genesis* (farm assurance)
5.ISO 14000/BS5700
6.FABBL (livestock farm assurance)
7.EU Fruit & Veg Regime***
8.DEFRA `Countryside Stewardship'
|
Imminent
(within 2 years) | 1.EA's `Environmental Management Strategy for Farms'
2.Water Framework Directive (CAMS)
3.The Incineration Directive
| 1.EUREP* (European Retailers) for arable |
1.VI's CPMPs**
2.CAP Mid Term Review's Farm Audits****
3.RPA's Farm Sustainability Ass.*
4.DEFRA's Entry Level Scheme* (i.e Curry's B&S proposal) (pilot)
|
"On its way"
(2-5 years) |
1.EU's Thematic Strategy for Sustainable Use of Pesticides**
2.Assessments under the Conservation Regs.
3.Assessments under the Environmental Liability Regs.
| 1. EUREP* for livestock | 1.DEFRA's Entry Level Scheme* (nationwide)
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