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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
How the Ministry of Justice is embedding sustainability throughout our estate and operations.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Information on good laboratory, manufacturing and distribution practice, good pharmacovigilance practice (GPvP), out-of-specification investigations, inspection metrics and fees.
We're seeking evidence to help us develop standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, and an understanding of their environmental impacts.
When you may receive a Plastic Packaging Tax penalty, what you could be charged and how this is calculated.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
This section describes the statutory, business and third section mechanisms for micro and other plastics.
The Ministry of Justice's policy for reducing and removing single-use plastic across our full estate.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
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