Devon County Council

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

• Animal health and welfare
• Credit
• Europe
• Food
• Specific trade, products and miscellaneous

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

Animal health and welfare

• Code of practice the welfare of animals in livestock markets (DEFRA)
     Detailed outline of the Animals at Market Order 1990
• Code of practice the welfare of horses, ponies and donkeys at markets, sales and fairs (DEFRA)
     Detailed outline of the Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990

Credit

• Application for a consumer credit licence (OFT)
• Do you need a credit licence (OFT)
• Regulated and exempt agreements (OFT)
• Credit Advertising (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)

Food

• The Food Standards Agency (DEFRA)

Specific trade, products and miscellaneous

• Fair Trading Act - Part III assurances (OFT)
• Estate agency guide (OFT)
• Code of practice for traders on price indications (DTI)
• A guide to the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (DTI)
• A traders' guide - law relating to supply of goods and services (DTI)
• A guide to the furniture and furnishings (fire)(safety) regulations (DTI)
• Business names and business ownership (Companies House)

Key:-

OFT	Office of Fair Trading
DTI	Department of Trade and Industry
DEFRA	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
CBI	Confederation of British Industry
LACOTS	Local authorities co-ordinating body on food and trading standards

Further information on these and other organisations.