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How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Groups of ODS with their ozone-depleting potential.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).
Check the tariff classification for a defined daily dose of active substances.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
How to record and report ozone-depleting substances (ODS) you import, export, sell or destroy in Great Britain.
Requirements if you work with ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Find out which radioactive sources you need a licence to export and how to apply for one.
You must register and declare ozone-depleting substances (ODS) for laboratory or analytical uses.
Apply for an exemption from restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) regulations.
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
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