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Complete application form MSF 3900 to apply for a replacement Flag State Endorsement (Certificate of Equivalent Competency).
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol
You can register your trade mark to protect your brand, for example the…
Before you apply for a trade mark you need to: decide which general…
To apply you’ll need: details of what you want to register, for example…
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…
Your trade mark will be registered around 10 weeks (2 months, plus 2…
Complete application form MSF 4203 to apply for a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE).
Designated days when the Union Flag must be flown on UK government buildings. UK government buildings are also encouraged to fly the Union Flag all year round.
Form for assessing safety criteria before a fishing vessel is considered for registration.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Guidance for non-UK qualified officers on how to apply for, or revalidate a Flag State Endorsement to work on UK-registered commercial vessels.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
This MSN outlines the requirements and how to apply for a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE).
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
How ship owners, brokers and operators can apply to MCA for passenger, bunker, tanker and wreck removal compulsory liability insurance certificates
Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
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