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Act on the Safety of Consumer Products (184/2025) in Finnish

GPSR Regulation - 2023/988 - EN - EUR-Lex

Government Decree on the maximum level of formaldehyde in certain textile products 233/2012

Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011

REACH Regulation 1907/2006

CLP Regulation 1272/2008

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