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How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.
Standardisation explained.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Proposed updates to the lists of standards for businesses.
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
This guidance provides an introductory guide to the standards and regulatory requirements that businesses may need to meet, to import and sell goods in the UK.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Find out how the government chooses open standards, and how you can suggest open standards, to improve services for users.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way
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