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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…
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Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Forms for businesses to use to notify the CMA of an anticipated or completed merger.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) may investigate a merger between your business and another to make sure it’s fair
A template for banks that provide SME banking annual audit reports to the CMA.
Template for use by PPI providers to submit annual Payment Protection Insurance Order 2011 compliance reports to the CMA.
This form can be used by large grocery retailers to notify the Competition and Markets Authority about store acquisitions.
Remedies form to be completed by merger parties for the offering of undertakings in lieu of reference.
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