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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
An independent research report.
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.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
We are seeking your views on what procedures should be in scope of the licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
The campaign supports the IPO's commitments to raise public understanding, and ultimately respect, for IP rights.
Apply to manufacture Extemporaneous preparations, Autogenous vaccines, authorisations for Equine Stem Cell Centre (ESCCA) or Non-Food Animal Blood Bank (NFABBA).
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
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