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The MGS (MOD Guard Service) plays a vital role supporting MOD security.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Product Safety Report for children’s cosmetic kit presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
Guidance for maritime security guards and their employers about the medical certificates needed for working at sea.
Find out about cover policy and indicators for countries and territories that are covered by UK Export Finance.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Product Safety Report for Spooktacular Deluxe Make Up Set presenting a serious chemical risk.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
A questionnaire for veterans and their families to apply for medallic recognition for Home Guard service.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence. Office for Product Safety and Standards is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
The Agency was responsible for ensuring security of MOD property. The Agency was dispanded in 2013.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
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