Government bills7
- HE 205/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming veterinary medicine use and monitoring
Species-specific data will begin to be collected on the use of antimicrobials administered to animals to combat antimicrobial resistance. At the same time, the rules on prescribing veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed will be consolidated into a single act in line with EU regulation.
21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 193/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming organic production rules and supervision
Finland's organic production legislation will be reformed to comply with the European Union's new organic regulation. Authorities will receive new means to tackle non-compliance and misleading marketing.
21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming rules on medicated feed
Amendments required by EU legislation will be made to the Feed Act concerning the manufacture, distribution and use of animal medicated feed. The reform will improve the safety of the food chain and prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance.
14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and feed safety
A new Feed Act will be enacted in Finland to improve the safety and supervision of animal feed. At the same time, authorities will be given new means to intervene in non-compliant online trade and the shadow economy.
21 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and export duties
Feed legislation will be brought into line with the European Union's Official Controls Regulation and national agency reforms. An official duty to support feed exports will be laid down in law for the Finnish Food Authority, and the protection of persons reporting infringements of regulations will be strengthened.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming animal and food import controls
A new act will clarify the supervision of imports of animals, food, and feed from outside the EU. An administrative penalty payment may be imposed for violations of import rules.
12 Dec 2019 · 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.
21 Feb 2017 · passed without a vote