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If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
All marketing and advertising must be: an accurate description of the…
Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
You must describe your product accurately. This means if you make a claim…
You must check if customers want to be contacted by fax, phone, post or…
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out about a scheme that uses advertising and marketing expenditure to reduce profitability and disguise income in the form of redeemable loyalty points.
Creative Industries Minister Sir Chris Bryant gave the keynote speech at the LEAD advertising industry conference in London.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Find information and resources for the skills campaigns currently running.
Information about regulations restricting the advertising and promotion of less healthy food or drink, also known as foods high in fat, salt or sugar.
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
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