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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
How to read your gas meter and convert this reading to kilowatt hours.
Legally manufacture meters which are of the design originally approved and ensure they are verified to operate within the statutory limits.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
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A framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate.
Guidance for heat suppliers.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Guidance for businesses on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
Electricity Act 1989: Statutory register of all pattern approved electricity meters suitable for billing purposes in the UK.
Guidance for sellers.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Guidance for manufacturers on placing batteries and accumulators on the market.
Guidance for manufacturers, authorised representatives, and responsible persons.
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