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Mika Niikko

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  1. HE 3/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter fund regulation and investor protection

    The liability of mutual fund depositaries for fund assets will be tightened, and new rules will be set for the remuneration of management and staff in fund management companies. At the same time, administrative penalty payments imposed for regulatory violations in financial markets will be increased substantially.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    15 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 119/2015 vpPassed

    Expanding international protection for record producers

    Finland will remove old restrictions it made to international copyright conventions. The nationality of a music producer will be sufficient to guarantee copyright protection regardless of the country in which the recording was made.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    14 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 135/2015 vpPassed

    Facilitating employment for diplomats' families

    Family members of diplomats will be enabled to engage in gainful employment in the host country without losing their diplomatic status. The arrangement applies reciprocally to Finland as well as Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Serbia and Vietnam.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    11 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 144/2015 vpPassed

    Increasing authorisations for export financing and guarantees

    Credit and guarantee authorisations for Finland's public export financing will be increased significantly. The change will ensure competitive financing for Finnish export companies on international markets.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 139/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending the paraffinic diesel tax reduction

    The tax definition of paraffinic diesel will be expanded, allowing more low-emission fuels to receive a tax reduction of approximately 5 cents per litre. The change will bring fuels such as tall oil-based renewable diesel within the scope of the reduction.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 126/2015 vpPassed

    Regulating genetic resources and benefit-sharing

    Finland will implement the international Nagoya Protocol, which regulates the sustainable use of genetic resources and the fair sharing of benefits arising from them. The regulation will ensure that genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge used in research and product development have been acquired lawfully.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 121/2015 vpPassed

    Transfer of artist pensions to Taike

    Supplementary artist pensions will be governed by an act instead of a previous government decision. At the same time, the granting of pensions will be transferred from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 140/2015 vpPassed

    Extending the Nordic higher education agreement

    The agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education will be extended until the end of 2018. Nordic citizens can continue to apply to higher education institutions in other Nordic countries on the same terms as local applicants.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 136/2015 vpPassed

    Streamlining enforcement of Nordic debt instruments

    Finland will begin accepting certificates on the enforceability of promissory notes issued by courts and other authorities in Norway and Denmark. Previously, the certificate was required specifically from the ministries of justice of those countries.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 64/2015 vpPassed

    Centralising pay security and unemployment guidance

    The processing of pay security matters and guidance on the implementation of unemployment security will be centralised nationwide at the Uusimaa ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment). At the same time, the post of unemployment security ombudsman will be abolished to streamline administration.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    26 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 21/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Keva governance and pension financing

    Rules on the governance, supervision and risk management of Keva, the public sector pension institution, will be compiled into a dedicated act, and qualification requirements for management will be tightened. At the same time, separate acts will be enacted on the financing of state and church pension provision without changes to the current financing level.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    19 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 81/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming reindeer and natural livelihood support

    The structural support schemes for reindeer husbandry, natural livelihoods and the Skolts will be aligned with EU rules, and support services will move online. At the same time, eligible targets will be reduced and legislative overlaps dismantled.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    23 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 112/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting farm relief services and raising fees

    The right of agricultural entrepreneurs and fur producers to farm relief services and temporary stand-in assistance will be restricted, and the fees charged for the services will be increased. The entitlement of livestock producers to 26 days of free annual leave will remain unchanged.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    22 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 69/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming aviation safety and noise management

    The Aviation Act would be amended to align with new EU rules on aviation safety occurrence reporting and airport noise management. The Finnish Transport Safety Agency would act as the supervisory authority for the rules and could impose operating restrictions regarding aircraft noise where necessary.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    22 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 107/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming recognition of healthcare qualifications

    Recognition of healthcare professional qualifications is facilitated and supervisory cooperation between authorities across the EU is enhanced. At the same time, authorities are given better opportunities to verify that professionals arriving from abroad have sufficient language proficiency.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 93/2015 vpPassed

    Securing accident cover for special groups

    Statutory occupational accident and occupational disease insurance will be secured for family carers, informal carers and participants in work activities. Municipalities will be required to insure these groups not in an employment relationship in the same way as employees.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 92/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying continuation of forensic psychiatric care

    The act lays down clear rules for continuing involuntary care for forensic psychiatric patients in situations where the six-month time limit for a decision has exceptionally expired. THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) will decide on continuing or terminating care in such delay situations.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 82/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Preventing the spread of invasive species

    The import, breeding and sale of invasive alien species will be prohibited in Finland to safeguard biodiversity. Property owners and sector businesses will be required to prevent the spread of invasive species.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 75/2015 vpPassed

    Reforming church central administration and funding

    The central administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be streamlined and the division of responsibilities between its bodies clarified. At the same time, criteria will be added to the act for distributing state funding to parishes for carrying out societal duties.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 72/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying estate distribution adjustments

    If an heir or testamentary beneficiary has been bypassed in a previously executed distribution of an estate, the distribution can be adjusted. Those who previously received an inheritance will be obligated to return the excess property they received, or its value in money, back to the estate of the deceased person.

    Mika Niikko: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote