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Eero LehtiEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 267/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying qualification requirements for livestock handlers
Owners and keepers of production animals will be placed under an obligation to ensure adequate competence, instruction and staffing levels for handlers. The amendment will bring the Animal Welfare Act into line with the requirements of EU directives.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 256/2016 vpPassed
Repealing special electricity merger rules
A special rule on electricity market mergers that has never been applied in practice will be removed from the Competition Act. Electricity sector mergers will be assessed under the same general competition rules as other sectors.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying forestry subsidy rules and deadlines
Rules governing Kemera forestry subsidies will be amended so that investment funds are excluded from support. At the same time, deadlines for tending seedling stands and managing young stands can be shortened by government decree to make the use of subsidy funds more efficient.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded29 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2017 vpPassed
Tightening environmental and emission rules for ships
Finland will bring into force the recent amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The reform would tighten regulation of ships' sewage, garbage and ship-to-ship oil transfers, among other things.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded24 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 273/2016 vpPassed
Publishing refrigeration sector qualifications online
Qualification details for refrigeration sector professionals and companies will be officially made available in an online service open to everyone. In addition, qualification requirements in the sector will be extended to the handling of refrigerated transport equipment and electrical switchgear.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 239/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Revising the Teno River fishing agreement
Finland and Norway agree on new rules for fishing in the Teno River to protect and restore weakened salmon stocks. Fishing times will be shortened and the number of tourist fishing licences cut significantly.
Eero Lehti: Yes22 Mar 2017 · 4 votes111 jaa53 ei - HE 79/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening investor protection and product supervision
Key information on packaged retail and insurance-based investment products will become more uniform and easier to compare for non-professional investors. The Financial Supervisory Authority will be granted powers to supervise the provision of information and intervene in the marketing of non-compliant products.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 5/2017 vpPassed
Securing port security screening
Security stewards and trained security screeners will continue to be able to carry out security screening duties on ships and in ports. References in the legislation will be updated.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 265/2016 vpPassed
Deregulating pension and insurance fund investments
Pension foundations and insurance funds will be able to invest their assets more freely in OECD countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition, quantitative restrictions on real estate investments by institutions providing voluntary supplementary pensions will be removed.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 255/2016 vpPassed
Enabling nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Finland and Saudi Arabia agree on cooperation regarding the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The agreement creates a framework for research and expert cooperation between the two countries and for exporting sectoral expertise.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 271/2016 vpPassed
Improving compensation for ship passengers
Finland will accede to an international convention on passenger ship liability and update the Maritime Code. Compensation protection and rights for passengers in cases of personal injury and luggage damage will also be improved in domestic waterborne transport.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded15 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 264/2016 vpPassed
Expanding higher education fundraising rights
Universities of applied sciences will receive the right to organise money collections to support their operations and capitalisation. At the same time, the right of universities and the Finnish National Gallery to collect funds for capitalisation will be extended until the end of 2019.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded10 Mar 2017 · 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.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded10 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring radiation doctor approvals to Valvira
The approval and registration of doctors examining the health of workers most exposed to radiation will be transferred from the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) to Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health). At the same time, information on doctors' qualifications will be compiled in the public register of healthcare professionals.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded8 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 185/2016 vpPassed
Improving the traceability of tissues and cells
A single European coding system will be introduced for tissues and cells intended for human application to ensure their traceability and safety. At the same time, more detailed quality and supervisory requirements will be laid down for grafts imported from outside the EU.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded6 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 254/2016 vpPassed
State guarantee for an IMF loan
The Finnish State will grant the Bank of Finland a state guarantee of up to 3.76 billion euros as security for a loan to be provided to the International Monetary Fund. The arrangement replaces an earlier corresponding guarantee and secures the Fund's crisis financing capacity.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded1 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2017 vpPassed
Allowing temporary pesticide residue limits
The Finnish Food Safety Authority will be granted the right to set temporary national maximum limits for pesticide residues in exceptional cases. This will enable the granting of emergency authorisations for plant protection products to safeguard crop cultivation.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded21 Feb 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2016 vpPassed
Reforming advance taxation and tax interest
Advance payment of income tax and tax interest rates will be reformed to be more uniform across all taxpayers. The separate supplementary advance payment and the possibility of transferring a tax refund to pay a spouse's back taxes will be abolished.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded9 Jan 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 253/2016 vpPassed
Reforming Nordic defence materiel cooperation
Finland will adopt a revised agreement on defence materiel cooperation with Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The reform creates a framework for joint procurement between the countries and deepens cooperation between authorities and the defence industry.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 250/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Intervening in municipal administrative crises
The state could appoint an investigator to resolve exceptional administrative difficulties in a municipality if the municipality is unable to act itself. An elected municipal official suspected of an offence could ultimately be suspended from office by ministerial decision.
Eero Lehti: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote