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Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
Find out about applying for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, how to submit brand information, fees and making sure your production process is compliant.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Advice for Retailers and Producers
Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Annual returns, rules and other documents related to the employers’ association the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television Ltd.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.
Information for PO's on how to gain recognition, produce annual reports, submit production and marketing plans and ensure compliance.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
Find out how you can set up a producer organisation (PO) as a group of growers.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
This is a list of large organisations (‘producers’) who have reported their data using the report packaging data (RPD) service.
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you’re part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
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