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Congratulations gentlemen, we've passed our first bill.
I'll now open the floor for any legislative proposals.
I'll now open the floor for any legislative proposals.
Huzzar!! first bill of the term past a new chapter in this countries GA has statred!
Braxton looks around and sees GA members looking at him and quickly sits down after mumbling a quick apology.
Braxton looks around and sees GA members looking at him and quickly sits down after mumbling a quick apology.
Strasse rose from his seat holding an officially drafted document.
"I wish to commend to the Assembly the Food Standards and Safety Bill. I have long taken the view that our food-industries have not been properly regulated and this has put the public at risk. Therefore, I hope you will see the benefit in this legislation and push it through quickly to the vote. Thankyou."
"I wish to commend to the Assembly the Food Standards and Safety Bill. I have long taken the view that our food-industries have not been properly regulated and this has put the public at risk. Therefore, I hope you will see the benefit in this legislation and push it through quickly to the vote. Thankyou."
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Major McGrath raises to speak:
"What about food imports? Can we add to the new organism the task to control the imports of food to be sold or processed in Eutopia? Maybe only by a random based casual test series could be useful on that kind of imports...the problem is (i know that) that being food we just can't stock a container of food for days waiting for the controls..."
"What about food imports? Can we add to the new organism the task to control the imports of food to be sold or processed in Eutopia? Maybe only by a random based casual test series could be useful on that kind of imports...the problem is (i know that) that being food we just can't stock a container of food for days waiting for the controls..."
Yes I we allow the food to sit around in containers waiting I think we should actually if out where the food is coming from the the case of imports and have a body set up at all of our embassys that go out the places where the food comes from and checks it directly. Or just make the people who import the food and grow it responsable for the damage of Eutopians so we could add that to the the part 2
"Indeed, food imports are concern of mine also. But I am absolutely certain that our current customs officials are able to regulate the importation of foodstuffs already. I do not wish to create a second layer of useless bureacracy which could and probably would be working in conflict with already existing institutions.
Further, I rather think that the current bill fulfills your concerns already;
1) You talk about random tests. These can be conducted by the FSA anyway, which as the bill says, allows that organisation to seize quantities of food if they are suspicious of its nature. Also, the sizeable budget that this body will have also provides more than enough resources by which tests can be conducted. Indeed, I have stated quite categorically that scientists should be employed using the money made available.
2) You suggest actively going from our embassies into other nations' food production facilities. I hardly think that the other nations will allow us to undermine their sovereignty in such a fashion. We would hardly like it if the US started wandering around Eutopia, shutting down shops, restaurants and cafes.
But I will accept an ammendment to the bill to detail the co-operation between existing customs officials and the new FSA;
"Does this warrant a second?"
Further, I rather think that the current bill fulfills your concerns already;
1) You talk about random tests. These can be conducted by the FSA anyway, which as the bill says, allows that organisation to seize quantities of food if they are suspicious of its nature. Also, the sizeable budget that this body will have also provides more than enough resources by which tests can be conducted. Indeed, I have stated quite categorically that scientists should be employed using the money made available.
2) You suggest actively going from our embassies into other nations' food production facilities. I hardly think that the other nations will allow us to undermine their sovereignty in such a fashion. We would hardly like it if the US started wandering around Eutopia, shutting down shops, restaurants and cafes.
But I will accept an ammendment to the bill to detail the co-operation between existing customs officials and the new FSA;
"Does this warrant a second?"
My concerns are not on nations like USA or those of the European Union, where controls are already done. My concern are on imports from Asian nations, African nations or South american ones where the quality controls are not enough.
Anyway, the amendment fits what i thought, because i already know how difficult is to regulate that kind of imports...
Anyway, the amendment fits what i thought, because i already know how difficult is to regulate that kind of imports...
"I think that through this bill, the FSA would have sufficient power to slap special inspection orders on foodstuffs from particular parts of the world, ad hoc if not ad jure. If ever there's any kind of dangerous epidemic - I'm thinking British beef's BSE crisis - the FSA could simply declare that product to be unfit for consumption and seize any food imports.
I hope it addresses your concerns?
I mean, I know a lot of individual procedures are not outlined in the bill, but everything can be dealt with easily on a day-to-day basis by the FSA."
I hope it addresses your concerns?
I mean, I know a lot of individual procedures are not outlined in the bill, but everything can be dealt with easily on a day-to-day basis by the FSA."
Alright, unless another MGA wishes to raise an objection, I'll put this bill up for a vote within the next day.
"I think that is a generally good idea, Per Lungdren, apart from the fact that the FSA would have no legal power to issue fines itself. I would agree to add that into the bill, but I do have one rather major concern;
The idea is that the FSA isn't a money-making organisation for the Government. And if the agency is able to collect fines itself, there would be the provision that a Government could put pressure on the Director to make ends meet and impose heavy enough fines to balance the budget. And that is completely against the ethos of the Agency. It is simply there to test, warn and protect the public. It is a public service, not a public corporation.
Anyway, the FSA can sue people through the courts if they don't accede to their demands. That seems to me to be a safer alternative to direct fines.
If there are no more questions, could we put the bill to a vote so I can introduce my next piece of legislation?"
The idea is that the FSA isn't a money-making organisation for the Government. And if the agency is able to collect fines itself, there would be the provision that a Government could put pressure on the Director to make ends meet and impose heavy enough fines to balance the budget. And that is completely against the ethos of the Agency. It is simply there to test, warn and protect the public. It is a public service, not a public corporation.
Anyway, the FSA can sue people through the courts if they don't accede to their demands. That seems to me to be a safer alternative to direct fines.
If there are no more questions, could we put the bill to a vote so I can introduce my next piece of legislation?"
This conspicuous inactivity in the General Assembly left Strasse disturbed.
"Is this institution to be allowed to fall into the state it was in last term? Have we fallen from the way after passing only one bill? I call upon the Speaker to put this bill to the vote."
"Is this institution to be allowed to fall into the state it was in last term? Have we fallen from the way after passing only one bill? I call upon the Speaker to put this bill to the vote."
Major McGrath rose and speaks:
"I wish to present the Assembly a normative regarding energy saving. As we know, Eutopia isn't an oil productor, so most of our energy production comes from imports of petroleum and derivates (such as natural gas) or from highly polluting fuels like coal. Hydroelectric power is clean, but isn't suitable on large scale, and alternative energies like eolic or solar cells are still too far in the future. (*OOC: i presume this is the situation in Eutopia. I think it's not a risky prevision to presume what i wrote. Almost in every modern nation this is the status quo.*)
So what we can do at the moment, is try to capitalize what we already have. A great part of the energy that flows from the power plants to the very different users (industries, families...) is lost due to inefficiency of the connections, and for the use of old final utilizers.
What i propose is a regulation that pushes Eutopia towards a much wiser use of electric energy, wich will be translated into less pollution, less wastes and less costs for the nation:
"I wish to present the Assembly a normative regarding energy saving. As we know, Eutopia isn't an oil productor, so most of our energy production comes from imports of petroleum and derivates (such as natural gas) or from highly polluting fuels like coal. Hydroelectric power is clean, but isn't suitable on large scale, and alternative energies like eolic or solar cells are still too far in the future. (*OOC: i presume this is the situation in Eutopia. I think it's not a risky prevision to presume what i wrote. Almost in every modern nation this is the status quo.*)
So what we can do at the moment, is try to capitalize what we already have. A great part of the energy that flows from the power plants to the very different users (industries, families...) is lost due to inefficiency of the connections, and for the use of old final utilizers.
What i propose is a regulation that pushes Eutopia towards a much wiser use of electric energy, wich will be translated into less pollution, less wastes and less costs for the nation:
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