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Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Use these forms if you import, export, or move goods through the UK.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Listing of countries with a known occurrence of high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
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You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
When tests to detect COVID-19 are commonly used (use cases) and what to consider when deciding which type of test to employ.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
How to spot Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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