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Businesses urged to get ready for reforms to cut packaging waste
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Reporting requirements for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging come into force today.
Change made:
First published.
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Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.
Change made:
Updated information about the number of responses received and added new attachment ‘Summary of responses and government response’.
Call for comments: draft evaluations of substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
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Requesting comments on draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations for 5 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.
Change made:
Updated the comments section to reflect that no comments were received.
Bans on F gas in new products and equipment: current and future
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Uses of fluorinated gases (F gases) that are banned or will be banned in the future.
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Updated guidance to include information about F gases which produce trifluoromethane as a by-product.
Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues
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Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Change made:
Updated the ‘Avian influenza (bird flu) outside the UK’ section. The surveillance period for imports of live animals and fresh poultry meat from highly pathogenic avian influenza control zones has reduced from 90 days to 30 days.
Amendments to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation
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Requesting comments on proposed changes to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation, including changes to waste limits and specific exemptions.
Change made:
First published.
Businesses approved to export to the EU
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Use the lists to check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
