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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
An independent research report.
Product Safety Report for Spooktacular Deluxe Make Up Set presenting a serious chemical risk.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
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