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Bill: Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Alliance Party
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: September 3680
Description[?]:
| The Conservative Alliance is humbled to bring the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) to the Presidium. WHEREAS - Current legislation is unnecessarily aggressive to innovation and testing in the cosmetic and similarly aligned research area. - Innovation leads to new products and better economic success for this vital portion of the economy. THEREFORE ARTICLE 1. ANIMALS IN COSMETIC RESEARCH A. Animals are allowed in cosmetic research under purview of regulations set out, and enforced, by both the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of the Environment. B. These regulations are hereby referred to as the Animals in Cosmetics Regulations. ARTICLE 2. ANIMALS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH A. The license required for animals in Medical Research is hereby scrapped and the database erased. B. The Ministry of Health will work with the Ministry of the Environment to come up with a universal set of regulations to enforce standards on the use of animals within Medical Research. C. These regulations will hereby be referred to as the Animals in Medical Research Principles. ARTICLE 3. IMPLEMENTATION A. After passage of this Act, the Ministry of Science, Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Health will be given 6 months to adequately plan and institute the changes referred to within this legislation. B. The legislation will come into effect 9 months after successful passage through the Presidium. C. The Technology Council of the Presidium will have a session after the successful passage of this Act through the Presidium to designate and affirm the regulations within. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: Animals may not be used for any research.
Proposed: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:57:43, June 11, 2014 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, My party will support this bill. -- Benjamin Landau, Chairman of the GNRG, President of Lodamun |
| Date | 07:08:05, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we are in favor of the second article. The first article could do for us aswell. We only wonder: if this bill passes, do we not get carte blanche concerning regulations? We suggest we discuss some of the regulations before passing to vote. Also, we see no need to erase the database. Magda De Winter Minister of Science and Technology |
| Date | 08:46:27, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we could already do some brainstorming about what animals can and cannot be used for research. Also, we believe these animals should be kept away in closed facilities to prevent any hazard for our citizens. A team of controllers should be able to inspect any facility whenever they want, checking the wellbeing and treatment of the animals and checking procedures. Question is, what happens with the animals afterwards? Do they get killed? I'm looking forward to any input from the colleagues present. Jorik Urbain Internal Affairs Minister |
| Date | 17:26:54, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Alliance Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We fully agree with the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology; the need for regulations is still necessary, but should not be daunting or aggressive in its limitation of innovation. We feel it would be best if the Minister had the Ministry of Science of Technology, along with colleagues from the Ministry of the Environment, create the regulations. As to the database, we feel it should be scrapped as to rectify the unnecessary holding of information by the government. It creates an unfair atmosphere of the government having records of previously licensed researchers whereas new researchers would not be in the database and therefore create significant data gaps. As per the questions posed by the Honourable Internal Affairs Minister, we feel that the animals used should be kept in a list, but one updated by the Ministry of Science and Technology, in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment, as the research might change or bring to light new methods of testing new animals. The details we believe are best handled by the Ministries mentioned in the legislation. - Todd Jules Science and Technology Critic for the CAP |
| Date | 17:41:59, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We could have a meeting of the Environmental Council, or the Technology Council, to discuss the matters. There needs to be wide legislative input, not just input from the government. That is what our committees have ben for. -- Benjamin Landau, Chairman of the GNRG, President of Lodamun |
| Date | 17:53:09, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Alliance Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We will thereby add a motion to this legislation to bring about a join meeting of the Environmental and Technology Councils upon passage of this Act to create the regulations mentioned within. - Rick Hobbs Leader of the CAP |
| Date | 17:55:30, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I believe it is best that we limit it to the Technology Council. -- Benjamin Landau, Chairman of the GNRG, President of Lodamun |
| Date | 18:05:50, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Alliance Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Very well, we've changed the legislation as so. - Todd Jules Science and Technology Critic for the CAP |
| Date | 18:09:33, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, My party is even more certain that it will support this bill. -- Benjamin Landau, Chairman of the GNRG, President of Lodamun |
| Date | 18:11:11, June 11, 2014 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Freedom of Innovation in Cosmetics and Science Act (FICS Act) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we consider to support... Magda De Winter Minister for Science and Technology |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 599 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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