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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...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/what-s-new
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Legislation on toys Children are a vulnerable user group. Thus, special attention is paid to the safety of toys on an international level. The European Toy Directive 2009/48/EC applies to toys. Toys introduced to the Finnish market must meet the r...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/toys/legislation-on-toys
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Procurement and invitations to tender Procurement refers to purchasing or hiring goods and services from outside Tukes, or activities comparable to these. The single largest procurement group at Tukes is the purchasing of expert services: testing ...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/procurement-and-invitations-to-tender
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Cooperation group on market surveillance A cooperation group on market surveillance acts in connection with the single liaison office. The cooperation group contains representatives from the Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea Finnish Competition and C...https://tukes.fi/en/cooperation-group-on-market-surveillance
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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...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/electrical-products/batteries-and-accumulators
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Obligations of the REACH and CLP Regulations Your responsibilities and obligations depend on your role in the supply chain. The descriptions of operators presented below will help you identify your role. Note that you may have more than one role ....https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/operators-and-obligations
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Mining activity A mining permit and a mining safety permit is required for the establishment of a mine and the undertaking of mining activity. Other permits are also required for undertaking of mining activity, of which the environmental permit is...https://tukes.fi/en/mining
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Requirements for pressure equipment Pressure equipment is used in industrial applications, workplaces and households. Examples of pressure equipment include pressure tanks, steam and hot-water boilers and piping. The use of pressure equipment invo...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/pressure-equipment
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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...https://tukes.fi/en/packaging-and-packaging-waste
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Professional pest control is governed by the Chemicals Act Use of certain pest control products is permitted only if you are a qualified professional in pest control, or a farmer with a qualification in plant protection products and you use the pr...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/pest-control
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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...https://tukes.fi/en/hazardous-substances-in-vehicles-elv-
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Cybersecurity (NIS2) A new Cybersecurity Act, based on the European Union’s NIS2 Directive, entered into force on 8 April 2025. The Act introduces significant cybersecurity obligations for numerous operators across various sectors. Its aim is to s...https://tukes.fi/en/cybersecurity
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – WEEE Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) must be marked with a separate collection label, and producer responsibility applies to them. The purpose of WEEE regulation is to reduce the amount of wast...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/electrical-products/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-weee
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Inspections With inspections conducted at chemical facilities, Tukes ensures that the facility complies with the terms of the permit as well as the legislation . You can only start handling and storing dangerous chemicals after passing the commiss...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/chemical-establishments/inspections
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Processing of permit applications and change notifications All new facilities handling and storing hazardous chemicals on a large scale require a permit from the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). Use the list of chemicals and the ratio ...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/chemical-establishments/processing-of-permits-and-changes
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The Finnish National Action Plan on Sustainable Plant Protection III 2023–2027 The objective of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Plant Protection is to reduce the risks to human health and the environment arising from the use of plant prote...https://tukes.fi/en/safe-use-of-plant-protection-products/national-action-plan-for-the-sustainable-use-of-plant-protection-products/national-action-plan-on-sustainable-plant-protection-iii-2023-2027
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Plans for opening a mine near my neighbourhood are in the works. What can I do? I heard a reservation notification has been made in my area. What does it mean? Will a mine be opened in my neighbourhood? A company that makes a reservation notificat...https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/plans-for-opening-a-mine-near-my-neighbourhood-are-in-the-works.-what-can-i-do-
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Electrical works in Finland In Finland electrical works are for safety reasons regulated by law and law-related regulations. These regulations lay down binding requirements, which cover e.g.: what kind of qualifications are needed to do electrical...https://tukes.fi/en/electricity/electrical-works-in-finland
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Process safety system What does process safety mean? Process safety concerns hazards presented by chemicals and processes. Process safety incidents and accidents are sudden and unplanned, and they involve the release or a potential release of a ha...https://tukes.fi/en/process-safety-system
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Nordic chemicals programme The Nordic Chemicals Programme (2025–2027) aims to reduce the risks of hazardous chemicals and environmental pollution both locally and globally. The Nordic Chemicals Programme funds projects that reduce the risks of haz...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/nordic-chemicals-programme