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  1. HE 218/2018 vpPassed

    Reforming controlled foreign company legislation

    Amendments required by an EU directive will be made to legislation on the taxation of controlled foreign companies to prevent tax avoidance. The rules concern situations where income is shifted to companies or other entities established in low-tax jurisdictions.

    20 Dec 2018 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 3

    97 jaa
    84 ei
  2. HE 152/2018 vpPassed

    Facilitating higher education and continuous learning

    The flexibility of higher education studies and opportunities for continuous learning will be increased to meet the needs of working life. Student admissions and internal transfers within higher education institutions will also be made easier.

    20 Dec 2018 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 28 a §, mietintö / Sami Savio

    164 jaa
    16 ei
  3. HE 181/2018 vpPassed

    Reforming international postal traffic rules

    Finland will adopt the rules of the Universal Postal Union's revised Universal Postal Convention in international postal traffic. International letters containing goods will be separated from documents and subject to their own charges and a barcode requirement.

    12 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 163/2018 vpPassed

    Approving updated EU election rules

    Finland approves updated EU rules concerning European Parliament elections. The reform will not require changes to Finland's national electoral arrangements.

    10 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 187/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating energy labelling supervision and sanctions

    Sanctions for breaches of the obligations under the EU Energy Labelling Regulation will be added to the act, and overlapping regulation will be removed from it. The amendment clarifies the supervision and compliance of appliance energy labelling.

    5 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 176/2018 vpPassed

    Simplifying official documents in the EU

    The use of certain public documents, such as population register extracts or criminal records extracts, in other EU countries would become easier without a separate certificate of authenticity. Documents could be accompanied by a multilingual standard form, meaning that separate official translations would usually no longer be needed.

    3 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 108/2018 vpPassed

    Updating EU references in the Narcotics Act

    References to European Union provisions in the Narcotics Act will be updated to correspond to current EU law. The amendment ensures that the definitions of narcotics and the control of precursors remain up to date.

    21 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 112/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming the ranking of bank creditors

    A new lower-ranking debt class will be created for the liabilities of banks and investment firms for potential crisis situations. The reform clarifies investor responsibility and helps cover bank losses without taxpayer support.

    24 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 92/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving book accessibility for the print-disabled

    The production and use of books and audiobooks intended for visually impaired and other print-disabled people will be made easier without separate copyright permission. Works in an accessible format can also be exchanged and distributed smoothly across EU borders.

    23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 85/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming fishing quotas and salmon monitoring

    The quota system for commercial fishing and its flexibilities will be clarified. A mandatory tagging and notification requirement will be introduced for salmon caught in river areas for sale, in order to curb illegal fishing.

    19 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 24/2018 vpPassed

    Speeding up deportation of criminals

    The deportation of foreign nationals who have committed crimes or who endanger public security will be expedited. A deportation decision can be enforced before the appeal process has become final, unless a court separately prohibits enforcement.

    19 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 80/2018 vpPassed

    Approving the EU-Afghanistan cooperation agreement

    Finland will approve a comprehensive partnership and development agreement between the European Union and Afghanistan. The agreement creates a formal framework for cooperation in areas such as trade, development cooperation, human rights and security.

    9 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 67/2018 vpPassed

    Approval of the EU-Australia framework agreement

    Finland would approve the comprehensive framework agreement between the European Union and Australia and incorporate it into national legislation. The agreement creates a binding legal basis for political, economic and security cooperation between the parties.

    5 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 82/2018 vpPassed

    Easing VAT on e-commerce

    Value added tax will be simplified for small businesses selling digital services in cross-border EU trade. Small businesses will be able to pay value added tax to their home country if sales of services to other EU countries remain below 10,000 euros.

    5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 21/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining residence permits for researchers and students

    Entry and residence permits for researchers, higher education students and trainees from outside the EU will be streamlined. At the same time, their mobility between EU countries and their opportunities to stay in Finland to work will be facilitated.

    5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 149/2017 vpPassed

    Approving the EU-Canada trade agreement

    Finland will approve CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada. The agreement removes trade barriers and facilitates business operations between the parties.

    21 May 2018 · 1 vote
    141 jaa
    42 ei
  17. HE 168/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending consular services to EU citizens

    Finnish diplomatic missions will provide assistance more clearly to citizens of other EU countries in non-EU countries where their home country has no representation. At the same time, opportunities for Finns to receive consular assistance from the missions of other EU countries will improve in corresponding situations.

    23 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 196/2017 vpPassed

    Opening Eures to private operators

    Private companies and organisations will be able to join the European Eures employment network. The change will facilitate international employment services and job-seeking in the EU and EEA.

    16 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 177/2017 vpPassed

    Protecting mobile workers' supplementary pension rights

    A worker or self-employed person moving to another EEA country will retain their accrued voluntary supplementary pensions. At the same time, the cross-border payment of supplementary pensions will be safeguarded and access to pension information will be improved.

    14 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 143/2017 vpPassed

    Regulating new payment services

    Provisions on new digital payment services, such as account information and payment initiation services, will be added to the act. The reform obliges banks to open their interfaces to new service providers and improves payment security.

    8 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote