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Mika NiikkoEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- 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 recorded15 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded14 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded11 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded26 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded19 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded23 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded22 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded22 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 recorded21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote