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Complete application form MSF 3900 to apply for a replacement Flag State Endorsement (Certificate of Equivalent Competency).
How to apply for a certificate of free sale to export medical devices outside the UK.
Complete application form MSF 4203 to apply for a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE).
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
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.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
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.
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