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Bill: Food, Health & Safety Decentralisation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberale Partij (L)
Status[?]: passed
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: December 2600
Description[?]:
| A bill to grant the regulatory powers relating to to local produce to local government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:35:26, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Social Reformist Party | To | Debating the Food, Health & Safety Decentralisation |
| Message | We are by definition a centralist party. We oppose this bill. |
| Date | 00:47:09, June 29, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Food, Health & Safety Decentralisation |
| Message | We believe in State's rights, so our proposing this bill is both principled and practical: we believe the States are better at regulating these things. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 127 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 48 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." - John Maynard Keynes |