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Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches we are taking on good distribution practices.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on who can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
For MAHs, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers (including vets) and feed businesses on the manufacture and movement of veterinary medicines in relation to the NI Protocol and Brexit.
What denatured alcohol is, and how you apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use it.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
Guidance for manufacturers and distributors of premixtures and feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicines or specified feed additives.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
The process to convert Parallel Distribution Notices (PDNs) into Parallel Import Licences (PILs)
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
How to apply for, update and cancel licences for the manufacture, import and wholesale of human and veterinary medicines.
Registers of authorised manufacturers, wholesale dealer sites and retailers.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
This guidance explains what rules of origin (RoOs) are and the changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or supply, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role.
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