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Importer's obligations In the legislation concerning products, importer is a company in the EU who imports a product from outside the EU to the EU market. The importer is responsible for ensuring that the products comply with the European requirem...

Organisation and personnel ’Organisation and personnel’ is an area of the process safety system consisting of three elements: tasks and responsibilities; competence management; and contractor management. The goal of the area is to identify persons...

Inspection bodies for the transport of dangerous goods The inspection bodies referred to in the Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods include inspection bodies for the transport of dangerous goods, periodic inspection bodies for the transport of dan...

Safety of the transport of dangerous goods Dangerous goods, such as explosives and chemicals, are transported as raw materials or finished products several times over their life cycles by road, rail, sea or air. Goods that are risky to transport A...

Boat hull paints Save the environment and avoid toxic paints! The toxic paints, or antifouling products, used on boat hulls are also very dangerous to other organisms than the algae, barnacles, Electra crustulenta and common mussels that attach to...

EU Declaration of Conformity The EU Declaration of Conformity is a document, in which the manufacturer declares that the product conforms to the requirements. The EU Declaration of Conformity is a part of the conformity assessment procedure in acc...

Personal data registers Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Supervision of products, services, institutions and equipment Tukes maintains registers on subjects of supervision falling within its remit, such as product importers, consumer serv...

Requirements for gas appliances Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Gas appliances must comply with the requirements imposed on them in the relevant legislation. Manufacturers, importers and distributors are, in relation to their respective ...

LPG cylinders Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a fuel commonly used in various recreational activities. The LPG used in the gas cylinders sold in Finland is propane. LPG is stored and transported in liquid form in a cylinder and used in gaseous fo...

The role of standards in demonstrating conformity to requirements Standards play an important role in the design and manufacture of products, testing products, ensuring their safety, and assessing their conformity to requirements. Standards are no...

Industry Plan, implement, assess – safety is the sum of several factors and a result of continuous work. In this section you can find information on safety requirements and monitoring of gases, flammable liquids and other chemicals used in industr...

Requirements for general consumer goods General consumer goods are products that do not fall within the scope of special legislation. General consumer goods must meet the general safety requirements of the product safety legislation, which means t...

LPG plants If your company stores and uses LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), it usually needs a permit granted by Tukes, or, as a minimum requirement in some cases, you must submit a notification to the rescue authorities . The scope of operations an...

Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Methods of supervision Supervision conducted by Tukes is risk based. Risk based means that Tukes mainly focuses supervision on targets that pose the greatest risks or on areas in which Tukes’ supervision w...

Traceability of products Products must include information that makes it possible to identify the product and trace it and remove it from the market, if necessary. Companies are responsible for the safety of the products they manufacture, import a...

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Requirements for air, paintball and plastic pellet guns Low-power air, paintball and plastic pellet guns must meet the requirements put forward in consumer safety legislation. Their safety and compliance is monitored by Tukes and Finnish Customs. ...

Products and services Safe products and services that are compliant with regulations help ensure the competitiveness of your company. Characteristics and markings that are important for safety vary according to product group. In this section you c...

Conformity of tanks and packaging used for transporting dangerous goods Packaging and tanks must meet the relevant requirements. The manufacturer, importer, etc., of the tank or packaging must be able to demonstrate that the tank or packaging is m...

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