More information on marking and prohibited products
Marking requirements
The SUP Directive requires certain products to be labelled with the plastic they contain. The marking consists of a turtle symbol and an information text. In Finland, the marking obligation applies to products placed on the country’s market from 23 August 2021.
- All single-use beverage cups made partly or entirely of plastic.
- Packets and cartons of cigarettes with filters, as well as consumer and group packaging of filters used in tobacco products.
- For consumer and group packaging of wet wipes (both personal care and household wipes).
- Consumer and group packs of tampons and sanitary towels, of a surface area exceeding 10 cm2.)
Further information:
Single-use plastic products (on Tukes website)
EU Commission Implementing Regulation on SUP Labelling
Products prohibited by the SUP Directive
The SUP Directive prohibits the placing on the market of the following single-use plastic products.
- Cotton swabs, cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers, and balloon sticks, except for straws and cotton swabs that fall within the scope of the Medical Devices Directives.
- Made of expanded polystyrene
- food packaging (containers in which the foodstuffs stored are intended to be eaten immediately from a regular container without further preparation)
- beverage containers (including caps and lids)
- Beverage cups (including caps and lids).
- All products made of oxo-degradable plastic. The additives contained in oxo-degradable plastic cause the material to break down into microgranules or its chemical degradation through oxidation.