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Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for the regulation of aviation safety in the UK, determining policy for the use of airspace, the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, the licensing and financial fitness of airlines and...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Find registered designs in the UK
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We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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