The guidance notes and leaflets for traders are in the following sections:

• Credit
• Europe
• Food
• Specific trade, products and miscellaneous

If you are an Aberdeen trader or resident, copies of these notes are available free of charge. Just click on the button beside the title.

Animal health and welfare

Credit

• Application for a consumer credit licence (OFT)
• Do you need a credit licence (OFT)
• Regulated and exempt agreements (OFT)
• Credit Advertising (OFT)
• Credit charges (OFT)
• Cancellable agreements (OFT)
• Non cancellable agreements (OFT)
• Matters arising during the lifetime of an agreement (OFT)
• Hire agreements (OFT)
• Restrictive Agreements (OFT)

Europe

• The single market - making it work for you (DTI)
• The single market spearhead (DTI)
• Conformity assessment (DTI)
• Keeping your product on the market (DTI)
• Machinery (DTI)
• Toy safety (DTI)
• Construction products (DTI)
• Personal protective equipment (DTI)
• Non automatic weighing instruments (DTI)
• Gas appliances (DTI)
• Active implantable medical devices (DTI)
• Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (DTI)
• Simple pressure vessels (DTI)
• Electromagnetic compatibility (DTI)
• Electrical equipment (DTI)
• The EU eco-labelling scheme - guidelines for businesses (CBI)
• Business in Europe (DTI)
• Europe Open for Professions (DTI)
• Lifts Regulations (DTI)
• The European Union (DTI)
• Efficiency Requirements for hot water boilers (DTI)

Food

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Specific trade, products and miscellaneous

• Estate agency guide (OFT)
• Code of practice for traders on price indications (DTI)
     Updated October 2005
• A Trader's Guide
     The law relating to supply of goods (DTI)
• Business Names (Companies House)
• Hallmarks (DTI)
• Nightwear and fire (DTI)
• Do you sell domestic electrical appliances - new rules about fitted plugs (DTI)
• Green Claims Code (DETR)
• Looking into The Package Travel Regulations (DTI)
• The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (DTI)
• Implementing BS EN ISO 9000 a guide for small firms (DTI)
• Good Law Best Practice (LACOTS)
• Unfair Standard Terms (OFT)
• Copyright (Patent Office)

Key

OFT	- Office of Fair Trading
DTI	- Department of Trade and Industry
MAFF	- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
CBI	- Confederation of British Industry
LACORS	- Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services

Further information on these and other organisations.