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Batteries and accumulators Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Batteries and accumulators have to be safe, and the amount of heavy metals they contain must be within specified limits. Batteries and accumulators must be marked with a separate...

Hallmarking An assay office mark verifies that an assay office has analysed the precious metal fineness of the article and assessed its conformity. The image shows a Finnish assay office mark An assay office mark can only be granted by a Tukes-app...

Packaging and Packaging Waste The aim of legislation is to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste as well as to promote recycling, reuse and recovery of packaging and packaging waste. Packaging must meet certain requireme...

Packaging and Packaging Waste The aim of legislation is to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste as well as to promote recycling, reuse and recovery of packaging and packaging waste. Packaging must meet certain requireme...

Product safety and chemicals in jewellery and watches Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Jewellery and watches must meet the general safety requirements laid down in consumer safety legislation, which means that they may not pose a risk to ...

News and press releases Please enter one or more search word Select topic All Articles of precious metals Biocides Chemicals: CLP, REACH, detergents, POP, VOC Construction products Consumer products Cosmetics Electrical installations and electrica...

16.4.2026 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) tested consumer products purchased from online shops as part of a supervisory enforcement project coordinated by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Safety deficiencies were particularly common in products ordered from outside the EU.

Hazardous Substances in Vehicles (ELV) The use of certain heavy metals in vehicles is restricted. The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) legislation aims to reduce waste from vehicles and make the reuse, recycling, and other recovery of end-of-life vehicl...

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) examined the safety of tattoo and permanent make-up inks. Tukes had a total of 20 tattoo and permanent make-up inks tested. Eight of the tested inks contained chemicals that may cause cancer and be toxic for reproduction: various aromatic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or heavy metals. Tukes contacted companies that sell inks and requested that they withdraw any tattoo inks that are hazardous to health.

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PDF Safety of hydrogen handling and storage Guide Description: This guide presents hydrogen production, transmission and distribution methods and safe solutions for them. Target group: Operators Date: 23 January 2024 Table of contents Introduction...

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...

10.2.2023 | Lead shot may not be used for hunting in wetlands or wetland buffer zones after 15 February 2023. The ban is based on the restriction on lead shot approved by the European Commission in January 2021, and it will apply across the EU. The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has received many enquiries regarding the lead shot ban, and further specification of the definition of “wetland” has been requested in particular.

10.9.2018 | Because consumers have been shopping at online shops outside the EU increasingly often in the past few years, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) decided to test the safety of products sold in these shops that are popular among Finnish consumers. The results were alarming: only one item among the 32 toys, child care supplies, jewellery and electrical appliances purchased by Tukes fulfilled European requirements.

15.3.2019 | jalometallituotteet – valmistus, maahantuonti ja myynti 1 Articles of precious metals in Finland Manufacture, import and salegu id eb oo k finnish safety and chemicals agency (tukes) 2 What are articles of precious metals? 4 Requirements for artic...

28.6.2021 | 1 updated on 23 Nov 2020 Table of product-related requirements applied in Finland This table includes compiled information on product-related requirements specified in - national rules and regulations; and - national implementation of EU regulatio...

29.4.2025 | Operating guideline 1 (22) Approved 7.4.2025 Document no. Tukes 1816/00.00.02/2025 Finnish Safety and P.O. Box 66 Switchboard +358 29 505 2000 [email protected] Chemicals Agency 00521 Helsinki www.tukes.fi Business ID 1021277–9 Lightweight and pop...