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- HE 142/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing payment-free months in distraint
The number of payment-free months for low-income debtors under enforcement will be increased, leaving them with more money for their own use. In addition, exceptionally high expenses incurred in acquiring income, such as commuting costs, may reduce monthly distraint.
18 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts
Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.
7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 154/2018 vpLapsed
Stricter animal welfare requirements
The reform will improve animals' living conditions, treatment and protection by requiring better consideration of species-specific needs. Animals must, among other things, be guaranteed continuous access to drinking water in permanent housing facilities, and pain relief must be used during painful procedures.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 244/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding the Incomes Register
The national Incomes Register will expand to cover paid pensions and other benefits in addition to wage and salary data. Payers of pensions and benefits will report the data centrally to the Incomes Register, where different authorities will have access to it.
28 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Replacing environmental permits with notification
Some activities currently requiring an environmental permit will move to a lighter notification procedure. The reform will speed up the launch of projects and reduce the administrative burden on businesses and authorities.
14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming taxation and tax collection procedures
Tax assessment and tax collection practices would be harmonised, and tax assessments could end at different times for individual taxpayers. This would speed up the payment of tax refunds and the processing of back taxes.
22 Dec 2017 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Harakka, 7
108 jaa87 ei - HE 94/2017 vpPassed
Statutory reporting of biological hazards
Employers' obligation to report the spread of dangerous biological agents and keep records of exposed employees will be incorporated directly into law. The amendment clarifies the legislation, but does not introduce significant new practical obligations.
12 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2021 vpPassed
Stricter controls on cross-border cash
Controls on cash of at least 10,000 euros entering or leaving across the EU external border will be tightened. The declaration and disclosure obligations will apply not only to cash carried by travellers but also to postal, courier and freight shipments.
26 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 249/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting daycare shortcomings and staffing ratios
Daycare centre staff will have a statutory obligation to report shortcomings they observe in early childhood education and care, and whistleblowers will be protected against retaliation. At the same time, the act will explicitly state that staff absences may not be used as a reason to deviate from the staffing ratio in daycare centres.
25 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2016 vpPassed
Reducing employers' notification obligations
Employers will no longer need to notify the public employment services (TE services) of lay-offs or dismissals affecting at least ten employees. The employer's obligation to inform dismissed employees about public employment services will also be abolished.
10 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 261/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening anti-money laundering measures
Regulations on combating money laundering and terrorist financing will be specified to bring them into line with an EU directive and international recommendations. Clarifications will be made to customer due diligence and monitoring obligations for operators in the financial sector and other reporting entities.
20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 256/2020 vpPassed
Tighter control of fishing quota concentration
Commercial fishers will have to report their company's ownership structure annually when applying for fishing quotas. This will enable authorities to monitor more effectively than at present that fishing quotas do not become excessively concentrated among the same owners.
25 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2020 vpPassed
Streamlining decision-making on building protection
The separate confirmation of building protection decisions by the Ministry of the Environment will be abolished, and appeals against decisions will be made directly to an administrative court. At the same time, applying for an exemption from protection orders will be made possible to facilitate the use and renovation of buildings.
11 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming party subsidies and election funding oversight
Party subsidies may also be granted to small parties that receive at least 2 per cent of the vote, and oversight of the subsidies will be transferred to the National Audit Office of Finland. At the same time, transparency in election funding will be increased in presidential and European Parliament elections.
21 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Puoluelaki, 9 §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
130 jaa50 ei - HE 63/2020 vpPassed
Transfer of police chief appointments
The appointment of heads of police departments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the National Police Board. At the same time, the duty of police leadership and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) to report significant matters to the ministry will be specified.
23 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2019 vpPassed
Reinstating notification of collective redundancies
Employers must notify the public employment services (TE services) if they dismiss at least ten employees for financial or production-related reasons. In addition, employers must inform dismissed employees of their right to an employment plan.
12 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting obligations for cross-border tax arrangements
Tax experts and businesses will be required to report cross-border arrangements that may involve tax evasion or tax avoidance to the Finnish Tax Administration. The Finnish Tax Administration will exchange the information automatically with tax authorities in other EU countries.
19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2019 vpPassed
Postponing the Incomes Register benefit phase
The expansion of the Incomes Register to pension and benefit data will be postponed from 2020 to 2021. At the same time, procedural clarifications related to the implementation of the Incomes Register will be made to tax legislation.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2017 vpLapsed
Expanding health and social services merger control
Mergers and acquisitions in health and social services will temporarily be subject to broader regulatory scrutiny without the usual turnover thresholds. The aim of the amendment is to prevent excessive market concentration in the sector before the upcoming health and social services reform.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 177/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving rights of underage suspects
Legal safeguards for underage suspects and defendants will be strengthened in criminal proceedings. The obligation of authorities to inform minors of their rights and to offer protection will be increased.
28 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote