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October 2020

30 October 2020

The following In-depth Guides have been reviewed and updated where necessary. The countries to which these updates apply are shown in brackets.

Please note: all 'from 1 January 2021' guides have now been combined with the normal versions and deleted; see 'Leaving the EU: the law from January 2021' for more information.

New guidance
Plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers (E)

Aerosol spray paints (ALL)
Bovine tuberculosis (S)
BSE testing of cattle (S)
Composition of meat products (E,W)
Construction products (ALL)
Construction products - from 1 January 2021 (ALL)
Contingency planning for livestock diseases (S)
Crossbows, air weapons, etc (ALL)
Cigarette lighter refills (ALL)
Deer carcase and offal disposal (E,W)
Delivery charges (ALL)
Egg producers selling directly to consumers (E,W)
Electrically assisted pedal cycles (ALL)
Intellectual property - from 1 January 2021 (ALL)
Labelling of beef - from 1 January 2021 (E,W)
Livestock markets (E,W)
Livestock transport vehicles (E,W)
Nutrition and health claims (E,W)
Package travel and holidays (ALL)
General product safety: distributors (ALL)
General product safety: producers (ALL)
Plastic cotton buds (S)
Poultry at markets: handling and transport (E,W)
The retail sale of pet food (E,W)
Tobacco and nicotine inhaling products (E,W)
Tobacco and nicotine vapour products (S)

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