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Advertising, Pricing, Descriptions 
 
• Misleading Advertising
 • Misleading Prices
 • Trade Descriptions 
 • Property Misdescriptions
 • Product Labelling
 • Origin Marking
 • Hallmarking 
 • Price Indications 

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Business Activities
 
• Codes of Practice
 • Commercial Agents
 • Consumer Enforcement Forum
 • Estate Agents Act
 • Homeworking
 • Sales Promotions
 • Stop Now Orders 

Competition Act 1998
 • Competition Act 1998
 • What Does the Act do?
 • Statutory Instruments

Competition Authorities 
 • Competition Complaints
 • Competition Commission
 • European Commission
 • Office of Fair Trading
 • Sectoral Regulators
 • Concurrent Powers

Competition Policy - EU 
 • EC Competition Law 
 • EC Cars Block Exemptions
 
 • Reform of EC Competition Law
 • Replacement of Articles 88 and 89 by
   Articles 84 and 85.

 Competition Policy - International
 • Co-operation with Competition 
    Authorities Worldwide 
 • Branded Consumer Goods Prices

 • International Price Comparisons
 
 • International Trade and Competition
 • Studies on International Issues

Competition Policy - UK
 • Why Competition Policy
 • What the Government is Doing

Competition Market Reports 
 Pharmacy Report 
 • Private Dentistry Report 
 • Taxis Report

Competition - UK Regime
 • Competition and Regulatory Barriers
 • Economic Regulation & Reform
 • Enterprise Bill 
 • Reform of the UK Competition Regime

Consultations

Consumer Advice, Information, & Education
 • Consumer Complaints
 • Consumer Direct
 • Consumer Gateway
 • Consumer Support Networks
 • Consumer Campaigns - Effective
    Publicity
 • Consumer Education

Consumer Credit and Finance
 
• Consumer Credit Act 
 • Consumer Credit Review
 • Overindebtedness

Consumer Organisations
 • Consumer Councils 
 • Hearing Aid Council
 • Citizens Advice Bureau
 • Trading Standard Departments 
 • Super Complaints (Designated bodies)
 
Consumer Policy - UK
 • Why Consumer Policy
 • What the Government is Doing

 

Consumer Policy - EU & International
 • Overview
 • Commission Funding of EU Consumer
    Projects & Organisations
 • EU Directive on Unfair Commercial Practice
 • Euroguichet
 •
OECD

Distance Selling and E-Commerce
 • Distance Selling
 • Jurisdiction
 • E-commerce

Enforcement of Regulations 
 
• Enforcement Concordat 
 • Good Practice Guide
 • Regional Road Shows

Enterprise Act 
 • Implementation schedule
 • History of the Act through Parliament 
 • Regulatory Impact Assessments
 • Further information

Fact Sheets

Home Safety Network
 
• safety advice and
recourses 
 • safety research 
 • safety publicity

Holidays & Travel
 • Package Travel
 • Timeshare

Mergers
 • EC Mergers
 • Newspaper Mergers
 • New UK Merger Regime
 • UK Mergers

Monopolies
 
• Monopoly Inquiries & Cases
 • Monopoly Provisions of Fair Trading
   Act 
 • Beer Orders

Publications 
 
• Recent Publications
 • Safety Leaflets
 • Safety Research Reports

Safety - Product and Home
 • Chemical, Flammability & Radiation 
    Safety
 • Fireworks
 • Child Care Articles
 • Toys
 • Gas and Electrical Safety
 • General Product Safety
 • HASS - Home Accident Surveillance
    System
 • Product Recall
 • Product Liability
 • Safety of Services 
 • Safety Awareness Promotion
 • Safety Research

Sale & Supply of Goods & Services
 • Sale of Goods Act
 • Sale of Consumer Goods Directive
 • Supply of Goods and Services Act
 • Unfair Contract Terms Act
 • Unfair terms in Consumer Contract
    Regulations
 • Sale & Repair of Motor Vehicles

Scams 
 
• Consumer's Guide to Scams 
 • How to Stop Unsolicited Mail

Selling Schemes 
 • Cashback Schemes
 • Doorstep Selling 
 • One Day Sales/Mock Auctions
 • Trading Schemes

Unsolicited Goods & Services
 • Unsolicited Goods & Services 
 
• Trade Directories
 • Unsolicited Mail & Other Approaches

Weights & Measures
 • Metrication
 • Weights and Measures
 • Packaged Goods



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Last updated 10 November 2003


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