Food contact material operator's notification of premises and operations

The obligation to notify applies to all operators placing food contact materials on the market in Finland. These operators include

• manufacturers of materials and articles used in manufacturing contact materials
• manufacturers of actual contact materials
• operators engaged in the wholesale trade of contact materials
• operators importing contact materials from the EU internal market area or from non-EU countries and operators engaged in corresponding export activities.

The obligation to notify applies to all operators in the field, irrespective of the contact material or article in question.

In case the operator changes, or the operations change or are terminated, the operator must make a notification of it without delay.

If the operator is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same notification as the operators established in Finland.