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The Certification Officer (CO) and her team ensure that trade unions and employers’ associations carry out their statutory duties. Certification Officer works with the Department for Business and Trade .
List of certifications granted by the Secretary of State for Transport for approved devices, CCTV and associated evidence-recording equipment.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Information for manufacturers.
General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
When you need company certification to work with fluorinated gas (F gas) and how to get it.
Find out what the import requirements are for pilot participants.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Legally manufacture meters which are of the design originally approved and ensure they are verified to operate within the statutory limits.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
A guide to the way in which Land Registry will operate as a Certificate Authority.
A guide for trade unions wishing to apply for a Certificate of Independence
Use this form to submit a copy of the regulations governing the use of the trade mark(s).
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