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Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, possessing, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
Find out what methods you can use to process ABPs, how to test your products for bacteria and how to permanently mark high risk material.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Check when rock, sand and gravel used in industrial and agricultural processes are eligible for relief from Aggregates Levy.
How to process manure, guano or digestive tract content for sale as a fertiliser in the EU, including how to propose a new treatment method.
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