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Bill: Helping our Industries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bloc Militaire pour Restauration
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2526
Description[?]:
| To help Jelbanian industries in making themselves more competitive. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Proposed: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Current: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:46:56, January 31, 2008 CET | From |  Anarchistes pour une Société Libre | To | Debating the Helping our Industries Act |
| Message | I don't see how this would promote competition. It would just leave more room for corporations to "cut corners." |
| Date | 01:03:28, February 01, 2008 CET | From | Parti Conservateur Républicain - D.L.J. | To | Debating the Helping our Industries Act |
| Message | Please shorten this bill. |
| Date | 01:30:49, February 01, 2008 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Helping our Industries Act |
| Message | We do not wish to change any of these laws at this time. |
| Date | 09:46:54, February 01, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Helping our Industries Act |
| Message | we strongly oppose all these articles |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 167 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 71 |
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