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Commercial weekly highlights—5 October 2023

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Published on: 05 October 2023

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Table of contents

Advertising, marketing and sponsorship
ASA rulings—4 October 2023
CAP releases article to promote safe ads for children during seasonal events
Consumer protection
Smith and another v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
Data protection
Expect UK cookie rules to start being enforced, senior privacy regulators warn
International
Weekly roundup of HMRC import, export and customs guidance—3 October 2023
Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (Appointed Day) Regulations 2023

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Article summary

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the enforcement of UK cookie rules, updated guidance from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) on UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking and United Kingdom or Northern Ireland (UKNI) markings, and the announcement that the government will carry out an in-depth review into all regulators across the UK to cut red tape and bureaucracy.

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