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Individual retailers can sign up to restrict access to products containing acids and other corrosive substances.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Find out when goods can be zero-rated if they’re sold to overseas visitors for personal use by a VAT-registered business in Northern Ireland (VAT Notice 704).
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Read about the GCA 2023 Groceries Sector Survey results.
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
Includes regulations for online retailers, offering credit and Trading Standards
This document contains the following information: Discounts to retailers: Report on the general effect on the public interest of the practice of charging some retailers lower prices than others or providing special benefits to some retailers where the difference cannot...
Find details of the Code Compliance Officers for the regulated Retailers. Plus details of Retailer Supplier Helplines.
Voluntary agreement with major retailers on a set of principles to prevent the underage sale of knives in their stores and through their websites.
A short summary of what retailers need to know about resale price maintenance (RPM) agreements and how to comply with competition law.
New government scheme to call out rogue retailers that overcharge drivers at the fuel pumps.
Guidance on prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Update: The 2024 GCA annual survey has now closed.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
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