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Bill: Monopolies Act
Details
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: August 3906
Description[?]:
| An act promoting the fair competition between firms and/or labour, and subsequently the more effective operation of the market and better results for consumers. Details: 1. Article 1's restrictions on monopolies are waived in areas with natural monopolies, such as power supply, roads, and rail. 2. Article 2's standards are to be for consumer information only- no further restrictions are to be placed on the purchase, viewing or display of movies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:57:53, September 10, 2015 CET | From | National Party (NP) | To | Debating the Monopolies Act |
| Message | The article 3 and article 4 are already in a phase of changes in our Media Reform, so we will not approve this bil.. |
| Date | 00:28:53, September 11, 2015 CET | From | Zentrum | To | Debating the Monopolies Act |
| Message | Honorable Members, The bill will remain in debate, in case the aforementioned Media Reform does not receive the consent of Parliament. Vine Fynn, Erste Exekutive auf die Zentrum Kongress |
| Date | 05:56:53, September 11, 2015 CET | From | Zentrum | To | Debating the Monopolies Act |
| Message | The bill has been amended to remain relevant. The bill will be put to a vote if no debate is raised in the next 24 hours. |
| Date | 04:33:02, September 12, 2015 CET | From | Zentrum | To | Debating the Monopolies Act |
| Message | The bill has been put to a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 78 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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