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Guidance on the transport of patient specimens suspected of containing Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Form for packing centres to apply for approval to pack eggs.
The requirements for packaging LHGW
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or supply, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
Checklist of things you can do to make air travel quicker and easier.
This guidance gives step-by-step support for businesses on developing a 'Front of Pack' (FoP) nutrition label.
Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Customs and security requirements for rail freight movements entering or leaving the UK.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
All guidance documents for the packaging of Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Find out how to decide what checks to make if you manufacture, import or buy plastic packaging from another business, and examples of checks you can carry out.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
This guidance explains the legal framework for labelling and packaging as described in UK legislation and gives best practice for producing medicines labelling and packaging.
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