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Finnish Safety And Chemicals Agency
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, or Tukes ( fi, Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto, previously , sv, Säkerhets- och kemikalieverket) is an agency within the Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland. Its task is to monitor and enforce safety and regulations compliance in technology, chemicals and hazardous materials, workplace safety and consumer and product safety. It is the Member State Competent Authority (MSCA) for the European Union REACH, CLP, BPD and SEVESO III regulations in Finland. However, food, medications and medical safety are governed by different agencies (Evira, Fimea and Valvira, respectively). Its main divisions are: * Facilities and mines monitoring * Products and equipment monitoring * Support and development services * Chemical products monitoring External links * Safety and Chemicals Agency Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Employment And The Economy
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM, fi, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, ) is one of the ministries of the Finnish Government. The ministry implements industry, labor, and local development policies. There are two ministerial portfolios located within the ministry: * Minister of Economic Affairs * Minister of Employment The ministry was formed in 2008 by merging the former Ministry of Labour (''työministeriö''), the former Ministry of Trade and Industry (''kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö''), and parts of the Ministry of the Interior (''sisäministeriö'') related to local administration. The first minister was Mauri Pekkarinen. The combination was called ''superministeriö'' because it was so large and diverse. The intention of the merger was to make sure that labor policy and industrial policy, as well as others such as immigration policy and regional policy, are coordinated and don't go separate ways. The ministry manages 15 local employment and economy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a '' sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation And Restriction Of Chemicals
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Union regulation dating from 18 December 2006. REACH addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. Its 849 pages took seven years to pass, and it has been described as the most complex legislation in the Union's history and the most important in 20 years. It is the strictest law to date regulating chemical substances and will affect industries throughout the world. REACH entered into force on 1 June 2007, with a phased implementation over the next decade. The regulation also established the European Chemicals Agency, which manages the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of REACH. Overview When REACH is fully in force, it will require all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the European Union in quantities of one tonne or more per year to register these substances with a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CLP Regulation
The CLP Regulation (for "Classification, Labelling and Packaging") is a European Union regulation from 2008, which aligns the European Union system of classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS). It is expected to facilitate global trade and the harmonised communication of hazard information of chemicals and to promote regulatory efficiency. It complements the 2006 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC No 1907/2006)Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biocidal Products Directive
The Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) also known as the Biocides Directive is European Union Directive, (98/8/EC), which concerns biocides. It is officially known as Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market."Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market" European Parliament & Council, 16 February 1998. Retrieved 7 April 2015 In 2013 the Biocidal Products Directive was superseded by The Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) 528/2012). Definition Biocide is defined in Article 2(1)(a) as "active substances and preparations containing one or more active substances, put ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directive 2012/18/EU
Directive 2012/18/EU or the Seveso-III Directive (full title: ''Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC'') is a European Union directive aimed at controlling major chemical accident hazards. Seveso-III is implemented in national legislation and is enforced by national chemical safety authorities. The Seveso-III Directive aims at preventing such incidents and minimising their risks. All EU countries are obliged to adopt measures at national and company level to prevent major accidents and to ensure appropriate preparedness and response should such accidents nevertheless happen. Industrial plants in the European Union are covered by the provisions of the Directive if dangerous substances are or could be present in the ‘establishment’ in quantities exceeding the relevant thresholds mentioned in the Directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evira
Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira, Finnish: Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto, Swedish Livsmedelssäkerhetsverket) is a centralised body operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland. Its statutory purpose is to ensure food safety, promote animal health and welfare, and develop the prerequisites for plant and animal production, and plant health. The authority was founded in 2006, and its first director general was Jaana Husu-Kallio. Since 2012, the director general is Matti Aho. After staff reductions in 2015, the authority has roughly 650 employees. The main office is in Viikki, Helsinki, but the authority has also regional offices in Joensuu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Loimaa, Oulu, Seinäjoki and Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; .... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvira
The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira; fi, Sosiaali- ja terveysalan lupa- ja valvontavirasto, sv, Tillstånds- och tillsynsverket för social- och hälsovården) is a centralised body operating under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... Its statutory purpose is to supervise and provide guidance to healthcare and social services providers, alcohol administration authorities and environmental health bodies and to manage related licensing activities.Valvira: Guidance and supervision http://www.valvira.fi/en/valvira References External links * {{Authority control Government of Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Finland
sv, Finlands statsråd , border = , image = File:Finnish Government logo.png , image_size = 250 , caption = , date = , state = Republic of Finland , polity = , country = , address = Government PalaceSnellmaninkatu 1 A, Helsinki, Finland , leader_title = Prime Minister of Finland , appointed = President of Finland , budget = €55.8 billion (2018) , main_organ = Prime Minister's Office , ministries = 12 (list) , responsible = Parliament of Finland , url government.fi The Finnish Government (; ; ) is the executive branch and cabinet of Finland, which directs the politics of Finland and is the main source of legislation proposed to the Parliament. The Government has collective ministerial responsibility and represents Finland in the Council of the European Union. In the incumbent Marin Cabinet, the Government comprises 19 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
