Government bills27
- HE 10/2018 vpPassed
Reforming Tana fishing permits and fees
Tourist fishing permits for the Tana river can be granted free of charge or at very low cost to persons under 18 years of age. At the same time, minimum fees will be laid down for permit sellers, and they will be obliged to report buyers' details to the catch register.
5 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming salmon fishing notifications and control
Commercial salmon fishers will be required to notify the landing of catches in advance. At the same time, authorities will be obliged to notify fishers directly and without delay of suspected infringements of fishing rules.
26 Mar 2018 · 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.
22 Mar 2017 · 4 votes - HE 103/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Allocating fishing quotas to commercial operators
Finland's marine fishing quotas for Baltic herring, sprat and salmon will be allocated directly to commercial fishers as transferable quotas. The reform gives fishing enterprises the opportunity to time their catches more freely according to market demand and improves the profitability of operations.
29 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2016 vpPassed
Publishing large business subsidies online
Business subsidies exceeding half a million euros will be published on a public website. Companies receiving energy tax subsidies will have to submit basic information to the authorities for aid monitoring.
20 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2016 vpPassed
Easing catch reporting for small vessels
Fishing vessels under ten metres in length will no longer have to submit a catch report for months when no fishing took place from the vessel. The change will reduce paperwork for coastal fishers and the authorities.
10 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2015 vpPassed
Revising fishing fuel tax exemptions
Fuels used in commercial fishing will remain exempt from tax, but the conditions for the exemption will be aligned with the new Fishing Act. Only operators belonging to the registered primary group of commercial fishers will be permitted to use tax-exempt fuel.
17 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote