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DFID Statistics on International Development 2009
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
Official information British people moving to and living in Honduras need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 1 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.
Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
DSS was replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
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