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You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Non-military housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are not seeking or due to leave service
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Civilian housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are seeking or due to leave service
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following a significant breach of environmental regulations.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Form PF4: Order for an extension of time for serving a claim form (rule 7.6).
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