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Advice for Retailers and Producers
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Information for PO's on how to gain recognition, produce annual reports, submit production and marketing plans and ensure compliance.
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you’re part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
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