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How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
Check the tariff classification for rooibos tea.
A register of agreements relating to exclusion orders made by powers under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to The Competition Act 1998.
This page provides guidance for anyone who wants to request information from the SSRO.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
A collection of documents reporting on our work in 2020 to 2021 and setting out our plan for 2021 to 2022.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the ongoing implementation of the Veterinary Medicines Regulation relating to applications and authorisations for veterinary medicines.
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.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Use this service to create barcodes and addresses to display in your legal correspondence or your confidential access mail.
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.
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