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The Online Advertising Programme will review the regulatory framework of paid-for online advertising
This page provides a guide for those interested in key upcoming digital regulatory activity being explored, developed or implemented by government. It covers a range of governance activities, from legislative change to the development of co-regulatory and self-regulatory frameworks.
Call for evidence on the effective application and enforcement of advertising standards relating to content and placement online
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Explains control of advertisement regime.
A research paper from the CMA
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
This action plan sets out commitments by the industry and government to address harms associated with paid-for online advertising.
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