Government bills2695
- HE 124/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing health protection supervision and notifications
Health protection supervision and notification procedures related to starting operations will be eased. Municipalities will no longer need to issue a separate official decision on every notification received.
11 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2016 vpPassed
Centralising security clearances in Supo
All security clearances within the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior will be centralised under the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo). At the same time, the ministry's own authorities and educational institutions will also become liable to pay for clearances they commission.
7 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming housing credit and peer-to-peer lending
The comparability of housing loans will be improved with a standardised form, and borrowers will be granted the right to cancel a housing loan within 14 days even when transacting at a branch. At the same time, peer-to-peer loan intermediaries will be brought under official registration and consumer protection rules.
27 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting transition period for ordering e-cigarettes
Private individuals will be permitted to order electronic cigarettes and nicotine liquids from abroad until the end of 2016. Orders seized by Finnish Customs will be returned to customers.
26 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Shipowners' liability for wreck removal
Shipowners will bear strict liability for the removal and costs of a hazardous wreck resulting from a maritime accident. The authorities will be able, if necessary, to remove the wreck at the owner's expense and recover the costs directly from the insurance company.
19 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming identity card application and delivery
An identity card can be applied for electronically without visiting a police station, and the finished card will be delivered directly to a collection point. Cards can also be applied for at Finnish missions abroad, but health insurance details will be removed from new cards.
30 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming population data and move notifications
Submitting notifications of a move by telephone will be discontinued, and the fine for failure to notify will be abolished. The correction of data in the population information system and the procedure for administrative review of decisions will be clarified.
29 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining security sector licence procedures
Applicants will be able to apply for security guard, security steward and security installer licences electronically from any police department without a mandatory visit to a police station. The reform will speed up the processing of licences and make it faster to start working in the sector.
29 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2016 vpPassed
Easing pest control requirements for farmers
Farmers who have completed a plant protection qualification will be permitted to use professional pest control products without a separate pest controller qualification. In addition, using chemicals in breach of EU authorisation terms will be made punishable.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming electronic identification and signatures
Finland's legislation on electronic identification and electronic signatures will be reformed to align with EU regulation. Citizens will also be able to use Finnish electronic identification means to access online services in other EU countries.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming audit rules and supervision
Legislation on auditing will be reformed to meet European Union requirements. The independence and supervision of auditors will be enhanced, and new obligations will be imposed on public-interest entities.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying rules for business crowdfunding
A new act will be enacted in Finland for loan-based and investment-based crowdfunding for businesses. Companies intermediating crowdfunding will be required to register with the Financial Supervisory Authority.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2016 vpPassed
Updating dividend taxation for EU companies
Finnish tax acts are updated to correspond to amendments made to the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive. Certain Polish and Romanian company forms are treated equally with other EU companies in the taxation of dividends.
23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Merging the Finnish National Agency for Education and CIMO
The Finnish National Agency for Education and the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) will be merged into a single agency. The new agency will be responsible for the previous duties of both in developing education and international cooperation.
23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Procuring language teaching between higher education institutions
Universities and universities of applied sciences will be able to provide language and communication training included in degrees jointly or purchase it from another higher education institution. Higher education institutions will thus no longer need to organise all such teaching entirely themselves.
23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening tobacco and e-cigarette regulation
The new Tobacco Act brings electronic cigarettes under strict regulation and adds pictorial health warnings to tobacco packaging. At the same time, online sales of tobacco and electronic cigarettes will be prohibited and banning balcony smoking in housing companies will be made easier.
23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Smoking ban in cars with children
Smoking in a private vehicle would be prohibited if a child under the age of 15 is on board. The ban aims to protect children from the adverse health effects of passive smoking.
21 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining road and railway legislation
A lighter notification procedure will be introduced for placing roadside advertisements and laying cables in road areas. In addition, funding outside the state budget will be made possible for transport infrastructure projects, and the rules on land use and railway protection zones will be clarified.
21 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2016 vpPassed
Easing car tax on leased cars
Car tax will only be paid on leased and rental cars used temporarily in Finland according to their actual period of use. At the same time, the conditions for the export refund of car tax will be eased, and decisions will be issued electronically.
20 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2016 vpPassed
Easier stand-in services for farmers
Farmers who are sick or injured will receive stand-in services directly on the basis of various accident and rehabilitation benefits. The change will reduce unnecessary paperwork required of agricultural entrepreneurs and the authorities.
17 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote