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Bill: Deregulation of industry Act of 2670
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party (UCF)
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: April 2671
Description[?]:
| Many unnecessary regulations on the food industry remain Mordusian law. These regulations burden corporations with unnecessary restrictions, thereby making it more difficult for new companies to access that industry and favoring those already in positions of influence and power. Let us open free competition and deregulate the industry. Furthermore, if industries make working for them dangerous, employees will not wish to sell their services when this endangers them, or are prepared to take risks with faulty equipment. In any cases, this is none of the government's business. |
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: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
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: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
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 and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Proposed: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 5
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: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Proposed: The sale of food is unregulated.
Article 6
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 recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:08:22, November 23, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Deregulation of industry Act of 2670 |
| Message | We support this bill and the free market. |
| Date | 19:38:32, November 23, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Deregulation of industry Act of 2670 |
| Message | MAU will support. The private sector is always better than the government at providing services and regulation. |
| Date | 05:37:38, November 24, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Green Party | To | Debating the Deregulation of industry Act of 2670 |
| Message | The Green Party will certainly NOT support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 104 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 161 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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