Business and Other Briefings
WAG: A new facility at the Welsh Assembly Government’s Llandudno Junction office will help businesses & individuals in Wales become even more innovative. The Llandudno Junction PATLIB, or patent library, will provide local access to patent information & practical assistance on a variety of Intellectual Property issues, including one-to-one consultations with Intellectual Property experts. To contact the PATLIB and make an appointment with one of the clinics go to : businesssupport@wales.gsi.gov.uk or call 0300 060 3000.
ECGD: Many more British exporters, including many SMEs, are now eligible to apply for short term credit insurance from ECGD, the UK export credit agency. ECGD's short term insurance has previously only been available for capital exports, making it of interest mainly to large exporters.
In the white paper Trade & Investment for Growth the Government announced that this would be extended to include finished manufactures & intermediate goods. The contract value can be as low as £20,000.
The Government intends to legislate to give statutory effect to ESC 3.2.2. This brief sets out the timetable for legislating and how the ESC should be interpreted in the interim.
This Brief announces a simplification of the 'change in use' provisions that will take effect from 1 March 2011.
