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This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
The requirements for 3D printed products will depend on whether they are classed as medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE) or both.
Today (30 April 2024), the Government is strengthening its trade border to better detect pests and diseases from imported products.
Find out which sanitary protection products you can supply at the zero rate of VAT.
Safety leaflet on topical corticosteroids and withdrawal reactions to help patients and their carers to use these medicines safely.
A form of IP that extends the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products.
If you import, manufacture, process, distribute or sell plant protection products (PPPs) for professional use in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
Heat network customers to get better protections over energy bills.
If you’re a business, organisation or sole trader that uses PPPs and adjuvants professionally in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
Offenders in Wales with low-level mental health issues will be required to address them as part of a government scheme to tackle a major root cause of crime.
FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Guidance on PPE, face coverings, face visors, and hand cleaning and sanitising products, for the protection of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
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