Business regulation

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Services

1. Search for a trade mark

   Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered

2. Check if a vehicle, part or accessory has been recalled

   Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made

3. Contracts Finder

   Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies

4. Apply to register a trade mark

   Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol

5. Find your local Trading Standards office

   Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally

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Guidance and regulation

1. Alcohol licensing
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 May 2018
   • Home Office
2. Trade mark forms and fees
   • Guidance
   • 14 January 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
3. Package holidays: your consumer rights after Brexit
   • Guidance
   • 8 January 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Non-disclosure agreements
   • Guidance
   • 12 March 2015
   • Intellectual Property Office
5. Using personal data after Brexit
   • Detailed guide
   • 6 February 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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News and communications

20 February 2019 — Cma case

J Sainsbury PLC / Asda Group Ltd merger inquiry

Competition and Markets Authority

1. Sainsbury’s / Asda merger could push up prices and reduce quality
   • 20 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Press release
2. Designs hearing decision O/095/19
   • 19 February 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Decision
3. Review of the Energy Market Investigation (Prepayment Charge Restriction) Order 2016
   • 19 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
4. Rentokil Initial plc / MPCL Limited (formerly Mitie Pest Control Limited) merger inquiry
   • 18 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case

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Research and statistics

1. Bank Creditor Hierarchy Directive: RPC Opinion
   • 13 February 2019
   • HM Treasury and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
2. The Prospectus Regulations 2018: RPC Opinion
   • 13 February 2019
   • HM Treasury and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
3. Package Travel Directive 2015: RPC Opinion
   • 13 February 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
4. Technical Guidance on Age Discrimination: RPC Opinion
   • 13 February 2019
   • Equality and Human Rights Commission and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
5. Women on Boards: RPC Opinion
   • 13 February 2019
   • Equality and Human Rights Commission and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Review of Private Patient Unit (PPU) arrangements
   • 18 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 23 June 2018
2. Review of limited partnership law: call for evidence
   • 6 February 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 17 March 2017
3. Transmission licence exemption order for offshore generators
   • 28 January 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 02 January 2019
4. Effects of a 'no deal' EU Exit on the functions of the CMA
   • 28 January 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 25 February 2019
5. Draft guidance on requests for internal documents in merger investigations
   • 15 January 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 24 April 2018

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. CMA board meeting minutes: 16 January 2019
   • 15 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency
2. Competition law warning and advisory letters register
   • 15 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Corporate report
3. Competition and Markets Authority annual plan 2019 to 2020
   • 14 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Corporate report
4. Merger inquiry outcome statistics
   • 7 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency
5. CMA board meeting minutes: 12 December 2018
   • 1 February 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Intellectual Property Office
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
3. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
4. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
5. Home Office

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1. Office for Product Safety & Standards
2. Department for Work & Pensions
3. Ministry of Justice
4. Groceries Code Adjudicator
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
6. HM Treasury
7. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
8. Pubs Code Adjudicator
9. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
10. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
11. Cabinet Office
12. Department for Transport
13. Department of Health & Social Care
14. HM Revenue & Customs
15. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
16. Department for International Trade
17. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
18. UK Export Finance
19. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
20. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
21. Ministry of Defence
22. Company Names Tribunal
23. Crown Commercial Service
24. Department for Education
25. Government Actuary's Department
26. Government Equalities Office
27. The Insolvency Service
28. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
29. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
30. Northern Ireland Office
31. Public Health England
32. Companies House
33. Department for International Development
34. Government Office for Science
35. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
36. HM Passport Office
37. Marine Management Organisation
38. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
39. Rural Payments Agency
40. Animal & Plant Health Agency
41. Attorney General's Office
42. Bona Vacantia
43. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
44. Central Arbitration Committee
45. CFRA
46. Civil Procedure Rule Committee
47. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
48. Copyright Tribunal
49. Department for Exiting the European Union
50. Immigration Enforcement
51. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
52. Office for Civil Society
53. Office of the Public Guardian
54. Small Business Commissioner
55. Stabilisation Unit
56. Coal Authority
57. Tribunal Procedure Committee
58. UK Atomic Energy Authority
59. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

1. Competition and Markets Authority
2. Regulatory Policy Committee
3. Environment Agency
4. British Hallmarking Council
5. Government Chemist
6. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
7. Innovate UK
8. Military Aviation Authority
9. Export Control Joint Unit
10. Ofqual
11. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
12. Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
13. Ofsted
14. Social Security Advisory Committee
15. UK Space Agency
16. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
17. Council for Science and Technology
18. Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
19. Highways England
20. HM Land Registry
21. Low Pay Commission
22. Natural England
23. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
24. Single Source Regulations Office
25. UK Hydrographic Office

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