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Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Find details of the Code Compliance Officers for the regulated Retailers. Plus details of Retailer Supplier Helplines.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
You have certain responsibilities if you sell electrical and electronic…
You must offer to take back waste of the same type as the item your…
You can set up a ‘designated collection facility’ (DCF) where your…
You can use the Distributor Takeback Scheme (DTS) instead of providing a…
If you fail to comply with the waste electrical and electronic equipment…
Allows authorised vehicle manufacturers or retailers to register new vehicles or new imported vehicles for the first time.
Advice for Retailers and Producers
Individual retailers can sign up to restrict access to products containing acids and other corrosive substances.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
GCA reports all 14 designated retailers have now signed up to the voluntary commitment on forensic auditing, provided that this is done on a reciprocal basis.
Read the letter Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has sent to retailer CEOs about current supply arrangements and reasonable notice.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Use the tax-free shopping - retailer’s checklist to help you complete form VAT407.
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
The government's response sets out its position on the Law Commission’s report on consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency.
Read about the GCA 2023 Groceries Sector Survey results.
Voluntary agreement with major retailers on a set of principles to prevent the underage sale of knives in their stores and through their websites.
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