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Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)

kirjaamo (at) tukes.fi (Registrar's Office)
+358 29 5052 000 (switchboard)

 

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  • Frontpage
  • Consumers
    • Household chemicals
      • Biocides
      • Disinfectants
    • Household and garden pests
      • Rodenticides
      • Insecticides and insect repellents
      • Plant protection products
        • Glyphosate
    • Online shopping
      • At your own risk
    • If a service poses a hazard or risk
    • If a product poses a risk
    • Home technology and electricity
      • Do-it-yourself electrical work
      • Electric vehicle batteries and charging
    • Plans for opening a mine near my neighbourhood are in the works. What can I do?
    • Property in the neighbourhood of a factory
  • Chemicals
    • CLP
      • Submitting information on hazardous mixtures to poison centres
      • Operators and obligations
    • Hazard pictograms for chemicals
    • REACH
      • Safety data sheet
      • Operators and obligations
    • Biocides
      • Biocidal active substances
      • Authorisation of biocidal products
      • National authorisation conditions for biocidal products
        • Authorisation conditions for biocidal antifouling products used on boats
      • Treated articles
      • Safe and sustainable use of biocides
        • Restrictions on the use of arsenic
        • Restrictions on the use of creosote
        • Restrictions on the use of treated wood
        • Restrictions on the use of insecticides
        • Rodenticides
        • Sustainable and safe use of biocidal antifouling products for boats
      • Transitional period
      • Pest control
      • Chemical lists and registers
      • Other obligations concerning biocidal products
      • Non-included products and their removal from the market
      • Fees
    • Plant protection products
      • Authorised products
        • Plant Protection Product Register
        • A list of authorised plant protection products
        • New authorised products and changes in uses and restrictions
        • Derogations in emergency situations
        • Products withdrawn or to be withdrawn from the register
      • Plant protection training and certification
        • Application to become a plant protection training and certification provider
      • Inspection of plant protection application equipment
        • Application to become an inspector of application equipment
      • Safe use of plant protection products
        • Integrated pest management
        • Storage and disposal
        • Products for professional and consumer use
        • Reducing health risks
        • Reducing environmental risks
        • National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products
          • National Action Plan on Sustainable Plant Protection III 2023–2027
        • Harmonised risk indicators
      • Applying for approval for a new product
        • Authorisation based on zonal assessment
        • Mutual recognition
        • Comparative assessment
        • Parallel trade permit
      • Renewal and amendments of an authorisation
        • Renewal of authorisation
        • Extension of use and extension of product authorisation for minor use
        • Other changes concerning an authorisation
      • Derogations and trials
      • Risk assessment and approval of active substances
        • Equivalency assessment of active substances
      • Maximum residue level (MRL)
      • Classification and labelling
      • Sales volumes
      • Environmental restrictions
        • Water body restrictions
        • Groundwater restrictions
        • Restriction on repeated use
        • Protection of pollinators, beneficial organisms and mammals
        • Recommendation for protecting vegetation outside the spraying zone
    • Submitting information on chemicals
      • Reporting quantitative information
    • Retail of chemicals
    • Architectural paints and varnishes
      • Exemption
    • Cosmetics
      • Which products are ‘cosmetic products’?
      • Composition and safety of cosmetic products
      • Know your role
        • Obligations of the responsible person
        • Distributor's obligations
        • Summary of obligations of the responsible person and the distributor
      • Labelling of cosmetics
      • Warning labels for hair dyes
      • Marketing claims related to cosmetics
        • Animal testing related to cosmetics
      • Reporting serious undesirable effects (SUE) caused by cosmetics
    • Mercury
    • Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP)
    • Detergents
  • Electricity
    • Electrical works and contracting
      • Duties of Supervisors of Electrical Works
      • Commissioning Stage Inspections of Electrical Installations
      • Basic Principles of Electrical Safety
        • First Aid in Electrical Accidents
          • How to prevent electrical accidents
        • Safety Near Electrical Wiring
      • Technical Requirements for Electrical Installations
        • Old Regulations
      • Electrical Qualifications and their Scope
      • Changes and Termination of Business
    • Electrical works in Finland
    • Inspection activities
    • Electrical installations
      • Design
      • Installation, commissioning and changes
      • Possessor of the electrical installation and the operation manager
      • Taking out of service
      • Maintenance
      • Periodic inspections
  • Products and services
    • Electrical products
      • Ecodesign
      • Energy labelling
      • Electrical safety – LVD
      • Electromagnetic compatibility – EMC
      • Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – RoHS
      • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – WEEE
      • Batteries and accumulators
    • Packaging and packaging waste
    • Lifts
      • Lift user
      • The possessor of the lift
      • Performance of lift work
      • Lift inspections
      • Modernisation
      • Conformity with the applicable requirements
    • Measuring instruments
      • Use of measuring instruments
        • Use a measuring instrument compliant with the requirements
        • In-service verification must usually be performed regularly on measuring instruments
        • Moving a measuring instrument to another place of use
        • Inspection bodies verify measuring instruments
        • Verification after maintenance and maintenance seals
        • Detailed verification instructions
      • Markings on measuring instruments
      • Scales
        • The conformity of scales
        • In-service verification of scales
        • Retail scales
        • Use tare in selling bulk products
        • Weighing in industry
        • Scales intended for weighing precious metals
      • Liquid fuel measuring systems
        • Requirements on liquid fuel measuring systems
        • In-service verification of measuring systems
        • Combining measuring systems with accessories with national type approval
        • Liquid loading systems
      • Utility meters
        • Water meters
      • Measuring the energy charged in electric vehicles
      • Packaged products
        • E-marking on pre-packaged products
      • Measuring alcoholic drinks in restaurants
      • Measurements at open-air marketplaces
      • Demonstrating the compliance of measuring instruments
      • International cooperation
    • Services for consumers
      • Obligations of service providers
        • Safety document
        • Self-assessment of safety
      • Exercise and outdoor recreation
        • Exercise and outdoor recreation routes
        • Ball game areas
        • Downhill skiing services and ski resorts
        • Gyms
        • Outdoor exercise areas
        • Indoor sports facilities
      • Swimming and other water sports
        • Indoor swimming pools and spas
        • Beaches
        • Winter outdoor swimming locations
        • White water rafting
      • Animal services
        • Riding
        • Harness racing services
        • Zoological parks and petting farms
        • Husky and reindeer safaris
      • Programme and adventure services
        • Indoor climbing
        • Camp safety
        • Snowmobile services
        • Bungee jumping
      • Play parks and amusement parks
        • Playgrounds
        • Trampoline parks
        • Indoor playgrounds and activity parks
      • Public events
      • Beauty care and body modification
        • Tattooing services
      • Motorsports, driving shows and driving trials
      • Instructions
    • EU Safety Gate system for dangerous products
    • Dangerous products
      • Notifying Tukes of dangerous or non-compliant products
      • Notifying via the EU Business Gateway system
      • Announcing product recalls
    • Products’ compliance with requirements
      • The role of standards in demonstrating conformity to requirements
      • EU Declaration of Conformity
      • Deficiencies in documents issued by notified bodies to demonstrate product conformity
      • Traceability of products
      • Operating instructions and markings regarding the safe use of products
    • Personal protective equipment
      • Transitional periods
      • Risk categories
      • Reflective products
      • Dry suits and wet suits
      • Personal protective equipment manufactured for military purposes
    • Articles of precious metals, jewellery and watches
      • Marks on articles of precious metals
        • Date mark index
        • Other marks
      • How to apply for a responsibility mark and a locality mark from Tukes
        • How to apply for a responsibility mark
        • Confirmation of responsibility mark registration
        • Termination of responsibility mark registration
        • How to transfer a responsibility mark from one company to another
        • Changing contact information in the responsibility mark
        • How to apply for a locality mark
      • Fineness, solders, filling and coatings
        • When is a product description required for an article of precious metal?
      • Products with several materials
      • Chemicals in jewellery and watches
      • Recycling and repair
    • Machinery
      • Manufacturer of the machinery
      • Manufacturer's authorised representative
      • Other EU legislation potentially applying to machinery
      • Importer or distributor of the machinery
      • Electric personal transportation devices
    • Gas appliances
    • CE marking
    • Refrigeration
      • Refrigeration equipment companies and refrigeration contracting
      • Qualification of personnel and qualification requirements
      • Providers of refrigeration fitters' qualification tests authorised by Tukes
      • Providers of education/training and qualifications in the field of refrigeration
      • Applying for authorisation as a provider of qualification tests in the field of refrigeration
    • Rescue service equipment
      • Smoke alarms
      • Carbon monoxide alarms
      • Portable fire extinguishers
        • Portable fire extinguishers marketed for lithium-ion battery fires
      • Fire extinguishing systems
      • Fire alarm systems
      • Voice evacuation systems
      • Smoke exhaust systems
      • Prefabricated fireplaces
    • Importer's obligations
    • Distributor's obligations
    • Manufacturer’s obligations
    • Approved companies
    • Pressure equipment
    • General consumer goods
      • Responsibility for product safety
      • Requirements on indoor candles
      • Air, paintball and plastic pellet guns
      • Disposable barbecues
      • Ventless fireplaces
      • Domestic swimming pools and outdoor hot tubs
      • Safety of furniture
      • Roller and other blinds
      • Textiles
        • Cords and drawstrings on children’s clothing
      • Safety of ladders
      • Safety of child care articles
        • Soother holders and soothers
      • Lighters
      • Outdoor candles
    • Toys
      • Manufacturer, authorised representative, importer, distributor
      • Legislation on toys
      • Technical documentation and risk assessment
      • Markings on toys
      • Small parts in toys and other products for children
      • Most commonly detected defects in toys
      • Product-group-specific instructions and requirements
    • The obligations of economic operators as a table
    • I Know My Products
    • Construction products
      • CE marked construction products
        • Production of CE marked construction products
        • Selling CE marked construction products
      • Other construction products
      • Use of a construction product
      • Frequently asked questions about construction products
      • Product Contact Point for Construction
    • Single-use plastics (SUP)
    • Hazardous substances in vehicles (ELV)
  • Industry
    • Transport of dangerous goods
      • Inspection bodies of transport of dangerous goods
    • Mining, ore prospecting and gold panning
      • Mining
        • Mining safety permit
      • Exploration
      • Gold panning
      • Map files
    • Chemical establishments
      • Finding out whether the operations require a permit
      • Processing of permits and changes
      • Life cycle of the facility
      • Operation and management of the facility
      • Inspections
        • Commissioning inspections
        • Periodic inspections
        • Remote inspection and inspection of the corporate group
      • Process safety system
        • Organisation and personnel
        • Process risk assessment and management
        • Operation and maintenance
        • Change management
        • Planning for emergencies
        • Performance monitoring
        • Audits and reviews
    • Inspection bodies
    • Land-use planning
      • Domino areas
    • Natural gas and biogas
      • Biogas
      • Applying for a construction licence and notifications
      • Natural gas and biogas filling stations
      • Natural gas storage
      • Operations supervisor
      • Installation, inspection and operating permit
    • Roles of the actors
    • Potentially explosive atmospheres
      • ATEX - equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres
    • Chemical piping
    • Chemical tanks
    • LPG plants
    • Conflict minerals
  • Online services
    • Forms
      • Articles of precious metals
      • Biocides
      • Electrical and lift works
      • Plant protection products
      • Products and services
    • Report serious accidents at plants or mines
    • Tukes’s exams
      • Electrical safety certification
    • Report a dangerous or defective product
    • Ask questions or provide feedback
    • REACH, CLP and biocides helpdesk
    • Product contact point
      • Product regulation at the EU level
      • General requirements for products in Finland
      • National product regulations
      • Mutual recognition of goods in the EU
      • Appeals, SOLVIT and complaints
    • Fees
  • About us
    • This is Tukes
      • Organisation
      • Management team
      • Strategy, vision and values
      • Operating principles
      • The History of Tukes
      • Procurement and invitations to tender
    • Work at Tukes
      • Vacancies
    • What's new
      • Lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries
    • Accidents
    • Contact details
      • Personnel search
    • Subscriptions
    • Data protection at Tukes
      • Personal data registers
    • Map files
    • About website
    • Accessibility statement
  • Contact Details
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