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Determination of the scope of operations, or ratio calculation If a production facility stores or handles dangerous chemicals on a large scale, it requires a permit from Tukes before the start of operations. If operations are minor, i.e., the quan...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/chemical-establishments/finding-out-whether-the-operations-require-a-permit/determination-of-the-scope-of-operations-or-ratio-calculation
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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...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/lpg-plants
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Operation and maintenance ’Operation and maintenance’ is an area of the process safety system consisting of two elements: safe operation; and property management. The goal of the area is to address process safety systematically in instructions and...https://tukes.fi/en/process-safety-system/operation-and-maintenance
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Contact details Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Tukes specialists You can write to us in our Feedback and Questions -service: Feedback and Questions If you wish to handle your matter by phone, you can contact Tukes’ switchboard. Telephon...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/contact-details
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Land-use planning When drafting a plan, planning authorities must take into account establishments involving accident hazards . For the planning of areas in the vicinity of establishments involving major accident hazards, an opinion must be obtain...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/land-use-planning
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Biocidal products sold and used in Finland require authorisation by Tukes. The authorisation means that Tukes authorises the biocidal product in question.https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/authorisation-of-biocidal-products
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Fees and processing times The fees are based on the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Decree 797/2024. Fees apply to applications received after January 1, 2025. Biocides (Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012) The basic fees are char...https://tukes.fi/en/online-services/fees
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Submitting information on hazardous mixtures to poison centres Importers and downstream users have a legal obligation to submit information to poison centres when placing hazardous mixtures on the EU market. The obligation applies to mixtures that...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/clp/submitting-information-on-hazardous-mixtures-to-poison-centres
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What goods are risky to transport? TDG classifications In terms of transport, dangerous goods include chemicals, substances, compounds, products, even items containing individual substances or compounds (= mixtures) the effect of which may be haza...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/transport-of-dangerous-goods/dangerous-goods-classes
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PPWR – Competent authorities Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) is the market surveillance authority for packaging as regards compliance, excluding the requirement on the minimum percentage of recyc...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/packaging-and-packaging-waste/ppwr-schedule-legislation-and-competent-authorities/competent-authorities-
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The history of Tukes Finland has a long history of technical safety and reliability inspection and supervision. For example, the official supervision of gold dates back to the 16th century, and the regulation of pressure vessel safety to the 19th ...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/the-history-of-tukes
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Authorisation conditions for Insecticides In Finland, national conditions have been set for the approval of insecticides and other products intended for controlling arthropods. These conditions apply to all Product Type 18 authorisation decisions ...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/national-authorisation-conditions-for-biocidal-products/authorisation-conditions-for-insecticides
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PDF Siting of production plants Guide Description: This guide describes ways to consider the risk of chemical accidents in the placement of production facilities (plants) that handle or store hazardous chemicals and the planning of off-site land u...https://tukes.fi/en/siting-of-production-plants
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Non-included products and their removal from the market After review, the EU can prohibit the use of a biocidal active substance, if, for example, the product contains a non-included active substance, or the product does not comply with the restri...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/non-included-products-and-their-removal-from-the-market
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8.7.2026 | The Finnish Supervisory Agency (LVV), the Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea), the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) and the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) urge providers of aesthetic treatments to ensure that their services comply with applicable legislation. Based on supervisory findings, many operators in the beauty sector are not sufficiently familiar with the legislation governing their activities or do not comply with it.https://tukes.fi/en/-/authorities-urge-providers-of-aesthetic-treatments-to-ensure-compliance-with-legislation
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About Tukes The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) is a safety authority that promotes the safety and reliability of products, services and industrial activities. In this section you can find detailed information on Tukes. News and press ...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us
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Natural gas and biogas Legislative requirements related to natural gas and processed biogas include a construction licence issued by Tukes, inspections by an inspection body and use of professional operators approved by Tukes. The Finnish natural ...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/natural-gas-and-biogas
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Use and disposal of creosote-treated wood Creosote or creosote oil is a coal tar distillation product that is an efficient and toxic wood preservative. Creosote-treated wood is dark brown and has a characteristic odour. Creosote is an active subst...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/restrictions-on-the-use-of-creosote
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Transitional periods for the removal of a biocidal product from market A biocidal product that has previously been available on the market must be removed from the market in the following situations: an authorisation or a renewed authorisation und...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/transitional-period
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Fees The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has a central role as the coordinator of approval and authorisation processes under BPR. Among other things, ECHA assesses the technical equivalence of active substances from different sources, maintains t...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/fees