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When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
If you recover wreck material, for example parts of a ship or its cargo,…
You can report recovered wreck material online. There is a different way…
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Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.
Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your…
Copyright protection starts as soon as a work is created. Once your…
You can license the use of your work if you own the copyright. You can…
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If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
How to report treasure or wreck - check it's treasure, find out who gets a share of the worth, what happens if a museum wants the treasure
Statistics on the material footprint, or raw material consumption, associated with final demand in England.
This report contains the findings and recommendations from a review of the UK material deprivation measures.
Annual reports on the use of the closed material procedure under section 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
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