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If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
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Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
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Explains control of advertisement regime.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
The CMA has accepted commitments that address the CMA’s competition concerns regarding Meta’s use of data obtained through digital display advertising.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
Advertising Standards Authority rules against misleading income trust advertising that uses HMRC's logo.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against misleading advertising of contractor loan schemes by scheme promoter, Williams Gordon.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
Decisions made by MHRA on adverts reported to have breached the legislation on advertising medicines.
Find out about MCA's recruitment process for approved doctors (ADs).
How to apply for orders to set up a private shellfishery or manage a natural shellfishery: powers to restrict fishing rights and issue licences.
Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for consent to display an advertisement - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes
The CMA has accepted commitments offered by Google that address the CMA’s competition concerns resulting from investigating Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functionalities from its Chrome browser.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
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