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How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
How you must label fluorinated gas (F gas) products you produce, import, or install.
Records you must keep about fluorinated gas (F gas) in your own equipment.
How to import, export, or manufacture pre-charged equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Great Britain.
How and when you can apply for fluorinated gas (F gas) quota in Great Britain.
How to recover fluorinated gas (F gas) from equipment and get it reclaimed or recycled.
Fluorinated gases (F gas) that you must not use to refill equipment.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
You must have a licence to import or export ozone-depleting substances (ODS) to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Use this service to apply for yearly registration of PCB equipment with the Environment Agency.
Permitted critical uses of halons and the deadlines for decommissioning equipment containing halons.
What you must do if you are a wholesaler or reseller selling fluorinated gas (F gas) in cylinders or equipment.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
A list of fluorinated gas (F gas) incumbent quota holders and authorisation managers in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for 2024 to 2026.
Uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) not included in the phase down that do not count towards your quota, and rules on labelling, selling and reporting exempt HFCs.
Guidance on the safe use of potentially contaminated residential land, gardens and allotments.
How electricity distribution network operators can use statistical modelling to identify and remove PCB equipment by 31 December 2025.
You’ll need to create a Government Gateway account to access the Comply with UK REACH service.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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