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Find out if you need a licence to copy a creative work, find out if a work is covered by copyright or an exception
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast-tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
A wholesale dealer in Great Britain may import Qualified Person certified medicines from the European Economic Area if certain checks are made by the ‘Responsible Person (import)’
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Use a global project licence to simplify the export of military goods and technology classed as collaborative defence projects.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a drone.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
How to get permission from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reuse its learning materials and the rules you must follow.
What businesses need to do to import ‘relevant’ nuclear materials into the UK.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
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