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Rules of Procedure of the Parliament

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The Act of 11 June 1999 on the arrangements for the entry into force of the Constitution of Finland (732/1999) , in accordance with the order of precedence laid down in the sequence of laws, adopted the following Rules of Procedure:

Chapter 1

The Riksdag

ARTICLE 1
Meeting in the Riksdag

The Parliament shall meet on the first day of February on the first day of February at 12 p.m., unless the Parliament has decided otherwise. The opening of the Reichstag shall be held within three days of the meeting of the Parliament.

The Parliament shall meet in the House of Representatives. The President may, for the necessary reasons, decide on the rest of the assembly.

ARTICLE 2
Verification of credentials

Before the first plenary session of the legislature, the Chancellor of Justice shall inspect the credentials of the representatives. A list shall be drawn up of the representatives of the approved proxy. The first plenary session of the elections shall begin with the name of the roll call.

The Chancellor of Justice will also check the subsequent credentials. Before a representative takes over his mandate, he shall present his credentials to the President, who shall announce this in plenary.

ARTICLE 3
Suspension of government days

The Parliament, acting on a proposal from the President of the Council, may decide to suspend the Riksdag and when the Parliament shall meet to continue its work. When the Riksdag is suspended, it can only be carried out by the kind of State intervention that is specifically provided for.

The President may invite the Parliament to continue the suspended Riksdag.

Chapter 2

The institutions selected by the Parliament

§ 4
Election of the President and Vice-Presidents

At the first plenary sitting of the Riksdag, an election of the President and Vice-Presidents shall be chaired by a member of the oldest Parliament. Before taking action, the President and Vice-Presidents shall give the following solemn undertaking to the Parliament:

"I, N.N., declare that, in my capacity as President, I will defend the right of the Finnish people and the parliament to the constitutional state."

The term of office of the elected Speaker and of the Vice-Presidents shall last until the new parliamentary elections have been submitted.

Should the President or the Vice-President die or resign, the new President or Vice-President shall be elected without delay. If the President or the Vice-President is prevented from exercising his duties, the President of the Council or the Vice-President may decide to elect a provisional President or a Vice-President.

§ 5
The President and the Bureau

The President shall direct the activities of the Parliament, together with the President of the Council, as laid down in the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure. The President and Vice-Presidents shall be the Bureau.

If the President and Vice-Presidents are prevented from attending the office of the President, the President shall be chaired by the oldest Member of the Council of Presidents. In this case, the hearing shall be dealt with and communicated to the following plenary session, but shall not take decisions on other matters, subject to specific overriding reasons.

ARTICLE 6
Role of the President

The Council shall be responsible for:

(1) make proposals and provide guidance on the organisation of the parliamentary work;

2) make a proposal for the referral of the matter to the committee and which committee should give its opinion;

Paragraph 3 is repealed by P 17.12.2012/895 .

4) Suggests which plenary session is put on the table;

5) adopt the full report plans;

(6) submit a proposal to the Plenary Assembly for the loss of the salary or part of the allowance (38/1998) And the adoption by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of a declaration pursuant to Article 28 (3) of the Constitution;

(7) to take initiatives to regulate the law of the Parliament's officials, the rules of procedure and the election rule of the Parliament;

(8) make proposals for the adoption of regulations governing the internal administration of the Parliament, unless such proposals are to be made by the Administrative Commission;

(9) make proposals for the governing bodies of the institutions elected by the Parliament;

(10) provide general guidance on the activities of the committees and the work of the committee;

(11) decide, where appropriate, on the participation of representatives in international cooperation, other than those referred to in Article 10, and provide general guidance on it;

(11a) to provide guidance on practices relating to the declaration of interests of a representative and other similar practices; (21.1.2011)

(12) make proposals for the mutual seating order of parliamentary groups in the Chamber;

(13) make proposals for the setting up of a temporary committee and of the number of members and alternates chosen for such a committee;

(14) make decisions and proposals on other matters which are so expressly provided for; and

(15) act as an advisory body for matters falling under the Presidency's decision.

In the Conference of Presidents, the vote shall be taken by the President.

If it is not possible to present to the Conference of Presidents by reason of the urgency of the activity of the President of the Council, the President shall provisionally decide on the presentation of an official acting as rapporteur for the Council of Presidents. The provisional decision shall be presented to the Conference of Presidents for approval as soon as possible. (13.2.2003/118)

§ 7
Committees

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Legal Affairs Committee, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Transport and The Committee on Forestry, the Committee on Defence, the Committee on Education, the Committee on Social Affairs, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and the Environment, and the Committee on the Environment. (9.5.2007/609)

The delegation may set up a temporary committee. The term of office of the Temporary Committee shall continue until the committee has completed its task.

The great committee accepts the Rules of Procedure.

§ 8
Membership of committees

The Committee has 25 members and 13 alternates. The permanent specialised committees shall have 17 members and 9 alternates. However, the Committee on Finance has 21 members and 19 alternates and 11 members and 6 alternates in the Audit Committee. (9.5.2007/609)

The delegation shall decide how many members and alternates shall be referred to the ad hoc committee.

Where appropriate, the Parliament may decide, on a proposal from the committee, to increase the number of alternate members or alternates of a large committee.

§ 9
Exemption from committee membership

A representative who has already been elected as a member of two committees shall have the right to refuse the membership of several committees.

The delegation may, for an acceptable reason, release a representative from the committee's membership at his own request.

ARTICLE 10
Representatives of the Parliament in the international institutions

The Parliament elects from among its members:

(1) the members of the Finnish delegation of the Nordic Council of Finland, 18 members and an equal number of alternates;

(2) in the first parliament of the term of the term of office of the Council of Europe, five representatives and an equal number of alternates; and (8.12.2006/1190)

(3) at the parliamentary assembly of the European Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (3), six representatives and an equal number of alternates who constitute the Finnish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly.

If, under the international agreement, the Parliament participates in the activities of the other institution, the Parliament shall decide on the election of the representatives of the Parliament.

The representatives of the Parliament referred to in paragraph 1 shall report annually to the Parliament on their activities. The Bureau may issue general guidelines on the contacts of the representatives referred to in paragraph 2 to the Parliament and its institutions. (16,2009/1023)

ARTICLE 11
Ombudsman of the Parliament

The vacancy of the office of the Ombudsman and of the Deputy Ombudsman shall be announced in a manner decided by the President of the Council. The elections will take place after an assessment by the Constitutional Committee has been carried out. There will be no debate in the election.

The Ombudsman shall report annually to the Parliament on the report referred to in Article 109 of the Constitution and, where appropriate, separate reports.

ARTICLE 12 (9.5.2007/609)

Paragraph 12 has been repealed by P 9.5.2007 .

ARTICLE 13 (8.12.2006/1190)
Bank authorised and auditors of Suomen Pankki

In the first parliament of the legislature, the parliament selects nine of its banks to oversee the activities of the Bank of Finland and the administration of the funds which it is responsible for. The Authority shall report annually to the Parliament and, where appropriate, separate reports. At the first Parliament of the parliamentary term, the Parliament shall elect the auditors of the Bank of Finland as they expressly provide for it. At the same time, the auditors act as the auditors of the funds available to the Parliament.

ARTICLE 14
Parliament's auditors

The Parliament elects three auditors and each individual alternate from among its members. The auditors elected by the Board of Directors shall elect the fourth auditor and his alternates, as specified in more detail in the representation of the Parliament.

It is the responsibility of the accountants' auditors to audit the accounts and administration of the Parliament. Each year the auditors submit an audit report to the Parliament.

§ 15
The board of directors of the library

The Board of Directors shall elect the Board of the Library of the Parliament of the Parliament in the first Parliament of the parliamentary term, as provided for by it.

The Board of Directors shall report annually to the Parliament.

ARTICLE 16
Elections

The Parliament shall deliver the elections as specified in the electoral code of the Parliament. The election of a personal election shall take place such as the election of the President, unless otherwise provided. Elections are not allowed for debate.

The Secretary-General shall elect the Secretary-General after the vacancy and the opinion of the applicants. Where more applicants are elected, the election of the Secretary-General shall be submitted.

The Executive Director of the National Audit Office shall be selected by the Parliament after the office has been dissolved and the Audit Committee has evaluated the candidates. In the case of more than one applicant, the election of the Director-General of the Audit Office shall be provided. (9.5.2007/609)

§ 17
Setting up and organising committees (8.12.2006/1190)

The Parliament shall set up the standing committees without delay after meeting the first Member States of the parliamentary term. The committee may be reappointed on a proposal from the President of the Council following the appointment of the State Council after the parliamentary elections. (8.12.2006/1190)

The committee shall organise itself without delay after it has been set.

The committee shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson for its term of office. The electoral procedure shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of the President, unless the committee unanimously decides otherwise. The outcome of the election of the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson shall be communicated to the Parliament.

The first meeting of the committee shall be convened by the oldest Member. He will chair the chair until the President is elected.

If the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the committee are prevented from dealing with the matter or are prevented from attending a committee meeting, the committee shall be elected by a provisional chairman. The election shall be conducted in the same way as the election of the President.

The organisation of the other institutions shall be organised in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Article.

ARTICLE 18 (9.5.2007/609)
Institutional rules of the institutions

On a proposal from the Council of Presidents, the Parliament shall adopt the delegated rule of directors of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Bank Delegates and the National Pensions Office. In addition, the Parliament may adopt other necessary management rules.

Chapter 3

Initiation of the business in the Reichstag

§ 19
Notification of cases

The President shall announce in plenary the draft of the Government's proposal, the communication and the report of the Government and the submission of reports to the Parliament, as well as to the Regulation or any other subordinate act or decision and citizens' initiative. Shall be forwarded to the Parliament. (12/01/1272)

The President shall also announce the cancellation of the Government's proposal and the parliamentary initiative. If a government proposal or a parliamentary initiative is withdrawn, it shall be closed.

§ 20
Representative initiatives

The parliamentary initiative will be forwarded to the central office. The initiative shall be briefly justified. The same initiative should not include a number of different items or proposals for a budget or other decision. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The representation initiative may be taken when the Parliament is assembled. The draft budget can only be taken as a result of the draft budget submitted to the Parliament and must be lodged no later than the tenth day of the announcement of the draft. As a result of the draft amending budget and the draft supplementary budget, the draft amending budget and the draft budget shall be submitted no later than the fourth day following the submission of the draft. (13.2.2003/118)

The first signatory of the parliamentary initiative may withdraw the initiative in writing.

ARTICLE 21 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
Proposals on the work of the Parliament

The representative shall be entitled to submit a proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, the setting up of a temporary committee and any other matter falling within the competence of the Parliament, the initiation of which is not expressly provided for. The proposal will be forwarded to the central office. The Council may, if necessary, adopt an opinion on the proposal.

§ 22 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
Colour question

The question is left to the central office. The question is raised in plenary and sent without debate to the Council of Ministers.

The question shall be answered in more detail with the President at the time when the question has been brought to the attention of the Council.

The vote of confidence will be put to the vote by the Prime Minister or Minister if there is a proposal to censure the Council or the Minister during the debate on the mid-term question. The Parliament may decide to refer the matter to the committee which shall submit a proposal for a decision of the Parliament.

ARTICLE 23 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
State Council Communication and State Council report

A communication from the Council of Ministers and a State Council report will be presented to the Parliament and will be tabled in plenary.

The vote of confidence held by the Minister of State or of the Minister will be put to the vote if there is a proposal to censure the Council or the Minister during the debate on the communication. The Parliament may decide to refer the matter to the committee which shall submit a proposal for a decision of the Parliament.

When the debate on the report is closed, the Parliament shall decide which committee shall be referred to the committee and whether one or more of the other committees shall give its opinion to the committee responsible for preparing it. The wording of the declaration to be adopted shall be proposed by the committee. However, the Parliament may decide not to refer the matter to the committee, in which case the Parliament shall not adopt a statement following the report.

§ 24
Declaration by the Prime Minister

An announcement by the Prime Minister or of a minister appointed by him shall be given to the Parliament during the period agreed with the President. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The President shall decide whether to allow a debate on the notification. The President shall, at the discretion of the President, grant the speeches without prejudice to Article 50. When the President considers the debate to be sufficient, he shall declare it closed. (17/02/895)

ARTICLE 25 (17/02/895)
Oral Question Time

The President-in-Office of the Council may decide that a debate will take place in plenary, where ministers will ask questions to ministers (Question Time).

Question Time may differ from what is provided for in Article 50 in question. The President shall, at the discretion of the President, give the floor to the representatives and to the ministers to reply to it. When the President considers the debate to be sufficient, he shall declare it closed.

The Council shall give more detailed guidance.

§ 26
Topical debate

The representative may submit to the Conference of Presidents a proposal to hold a debate in plenary on a specific topical issue. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The Conference of Presidents shall be decided by the Council of Presidents. Derogations from Article 50 may be waived in the award of the speeches. When the President considers the debate to be sufficient, he shall declare it closed. (17/02/895)

The Council shall give more detailed guidance.

§ 27
Written question

The representative may ask the Minister to answer a written question on a matter falling within its remit. The question is given in substance to the President-in-Office who will refer the matter to the Council. The question can also be raised when the Riksdag is suspended.

The answer to a written question shall be given within 21 days of the submission of the question to the Council. Information on the replies received by the Parliament to written questions shall be recorded in the minutes of the plenary session. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The first signatory of the question may withdraw the question in writing.

On a proposal from the Council of Presidents, the Parliament may, for a specific reason, decide that each representative may make up no more than a certain number of written questions in the course of the Riksdag or part thereof.

ARTICLE 28
Some aspects of criminal liability

The draft Constitution, as referred to in Article 115 of the Constitution, will be announced by the Constitutional Committee in plenary.

The declaration of the President of the Republic referred to in Article 113 of the Constitution shall be presented to the Parliament and sent without debate to the Constitutional Committee for presentation of the declaration.

§ 29 (21.1.2011)
Studies on untying

The statement of the Government of the Council, which contains the report referred to in Article 63 (2) of the Constitution on the interests of a member of the State Council, shall be presented to the Parliament. A debate will take place in plenary. The Representation does not take a decision as a result of the application. The same shall be done where, under the law, a member of the Council of State grants a declaration of interest to the Parliament. Article 76a provides for a declaration on the interests of the representative.

ARTICLE 30
European Union affairs (16,2009/1023)

The President shall send the written pleadings of the Council of State referred to in Article 96 (2) of the Constitution to the great committee or to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The President shall at the same time inform the Committee or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the committee giving its opinion. The committee or the Committee on Foreign Affairs may set a deadline within which the opinion of the committee must be adopted.

The sending of a letter from the Council to the committees shall be announced in plenary.

On the Treaty on European Union of 13 December 2007 ( EU Treaty ) , the documents submitted by the European institutions to the Parliament, containing the draft legislative act, shall be registered in the Grand Committee, which shall send them to the Special committees, and also for the Åland days of the Åland Islands, for the purpose of allowing them to express their views on the draft legislative act in terms of the principle of subsidiarity as defined in Article 5 of the EU Treaty. (16,2009/1023)

On the proposal of the Grand Committee, the Parliament may decide to issue a reasoned opinion, as referred to in Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, to the EU Treaty and to decide on the position of the Parliament in accordance with Article 8 of the Protocol , the Court of Justice. In the cases referred to in Article 6 of the Protocol, the decision of the Parliament and the report by the Grand Committee shall be forwarded to the European institutions for information. (16,2009/1023)

The initiative taken by the European Council pursuant to Article 48 (7) of the EU Treaty is in force, as provided for in Article 32. (16,2009/1023)

Article 30a (17/02/895)
The committee's report

The Council, acting on a proposal from the committee, may decide on the admissibility of the report referred to in Article 47 (2) of the Constitution for discussion in plenary, but the Parliament does not take a decision on the matter. Derogations from Article 50 may be waived in the award of the speeches. When the President considers the debate to be sufficient, he shall declare it closed.

ARTICLE 31
Submission by the Government

The draft supplementary proposal is sent to the Committee on the Preparatory Committee for the original proposal. The committee must deal with the original proposal and the complementary proposal.

Article 31a (9.5.2007/609)
Access to the audit committee

The Audit Committee is entitled, on its own initiative, to deal with the matter under Article 90 (1) of the Constitution and to draw up a report for the plenary session.

Chapter 4

Preparation of the relevant plenary session

ARTICLE 32
Referral to committee

Government proposals, parliamentary initiatives, legislative proposals to rest, unconfirmed laws, citizens' initiatives, reports submitted to the Parliament, regulations adopted for the parliamentary scrutiny and other subordinate acts, and Decisions and proposals for the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, the law of the parliament, the electoral code of the Parliament and the rules governing instructions and management, the initiatives taken by the European Council pursuant to Article 48 (7) of the EU Treaty, as well as the other The matters for which it is laid down are preparatory Before being submitted to plenary in the committee. Other matters for which the Parliament so decides will be sent to the committee. (12/01/1272)

A debate in plenary on the referral of these questions to committee (debate) . At the end of the transmission debate, the Parliament shall decide on the proposal of the Conference of Presidents to which committee shall be sent. The President of the Bureau may decide to send a draft supplementary proposal to the committee without a debate, which shall be announced in plenary. Article 33 provides for referral to committee of measures.

At the same time, the delegation may decide that one or more other committees shall issue an opinion to the Committee on the Preparatory Committee.

The draft constitution, amending or repealing the Constitution, shall be referred to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. The annual report of the Board of Directors shall be referred to the Audit Committee. The initiative of the European Council referred to in paragraph 1 shall be referred to the Committee or the Committee on Foreign Affairs. (16.12.2015)

The Parliament may advise the committees on the preparation of the case.

§ 33
Referral to committee of measures

The Council shall decide to refer the initiative to the committee. The referral of an initiative to the committee shall be announced in plenary.

The President of the Council may refer the initiative to the Committee of the Regions for a decision to be submitted to the committee, which shall also discuss the matter in the plenary session.

§ 34 (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Order of business

The committee shall, without undue delay, deal with the issues sent there and, in accordance with the quality of the matter, submit a report to the plenary or to the other committee.

Urgent consideration must be given to matters relating to the confidence of the State Council or the Minister. In general, the committee should first address the government proposals and the Council's pleadings on European Union affairs. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The government proposals and parliamentary initiatives on the same subject must be dealt with at each other's margins and a joint report must be submitted, unless specific reasons are required to do otherwise. However, the committee must ensure that the report does not delay the drawing up of a report due to the unification of things.

The President of the Council may give more detailed guidance on the order in which matters are to be referred to the committees.

ARTICLE 35
Committee meeting

The committees meet in accordance with the working situation. In the case of the parliament, the committees meet first and foremost in other working days than Monday and Saturday. The committee chair shall be convened by its chairman.

When the Riksdag is suspended and the parliamentary committee is terminated, the committee shall meet at the initiative of the Chairperson or at the request of at least one third of the members of the committee. The Chair shall also convene the committee at the request of the Council. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

In the absence of the Chair of the committee, the Vice-Chair of the committee shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 from the chairman of the committee. If a member of the committee is prevented from attending a committee meeting or a hindrance to the matter, he shall be a substitute member.

§ 36
Right to attendance at the committee meeting

The President and Vice-Presidents shall be present at committee meetings.

All representatives shall have the right to be present at a meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights. However, a representative of the constituency of the Åland Islands may always be present at a meeting of the Committee.

ARTICLE 37
Consultation of experts

The committee may consult experts.

When dealing with the citizens' initiative, the committee shall reserve the opportunity for representatives of the authors of the initiative to be heard. In the case of a legislative proposal or any other matter which relates in particular to the Sami, the committee shall provide the Sami representatives with an opportunity to be heard, subject to special circumstances. (12/01/1272)

ARTICLE 38
Opinion from another committee

The committee may request a preliminary opinion on the subject under consideration and the report referred to in Article 47 (2) of the Constitution from another committee. In addition, a large committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs may ask the other committee for an opinion on the proposal or the report referred to in Articles 96 and 97 of the Constitution. (13.2.2003/118)

If there is doubt about the constitutionality of a legislative proposal or any other matter being discussed in committee, the committee shall request the opinion of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

The committee may, on its own initiative, issue an opinion on its sphere of activity on the draft budget to the Finance Committee within 30 days of referral to the Committee on Finance.

ARTICLE 39 (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Committee decision

After having received the necessary clarification, the committee shall hold a preparatory debate in which the members of the committee have the opportunity to express their views in all respects and on the basis of which the committee's secretary shall draw up a report-or The draft opinion. On the basis of this draft, a general discussion shall be conducted and a detailed examination of the case shall be submitted, which shall be based on the committee's proposals, as well as the explanatory statement of the report or opinion.

The committee may decide unanimously to consider a detailed examination as a decisive consideration. Otherwise, the matter will be dealt with in a separate, decisive process, on the basis of a report or an opinion adopted by the committee. In that case, the members of the committee shall be given the opportunity to hold a general debate and to take a detailed examination.

After proposals on the substance of the case, the proposal will be resolved.

The case will be put on the table once for a meeting of the next committee. After that, the matter will be put on the table if the committee so decides. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The committee may elect a representative from among its members to present, instead of the chair, a report or an opinion in plenary or a statement made to it in the Grand Committee.

ARTICLE 40
Voting in committee (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)

The committee shall decide on the voting procedure to be used. However, an open vote by roll call shall be provided when the President considers it necessary or requires a member of the committee.

In the event of a tie, the lottery wins. However, if the Committee on Constitutional Affairs votes on the matter referred to in Article 28 and the votes go equally, the committee shall adopt a more lenient position.

ARTICLE 41
Committee Chamber

The committee may set up a Chamber from among its members to prepare the case and draw up a report or draft opinion on it.

The relevant section shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure laid down in the committee.

ARTICLE 42 (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Committee report and opinion

The committee shall be brief in drawing up its report and its opinion. The committee's proposals must be made in the form of a push. The same must be done in protest and in dissent, unless they are confined to expressing a dissenting view.

The report and opinion shall be marked by the members who took part in the deliberations. If the Member participated only in part in this hearing, it shall be expressed.

The object of the report and the dissenting opinion of the report shall be forwarded in time to the committee's secretary. The objection and the dissenting opinion must be in line with the position expressed by its signatories at a critical reading. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

Unless the committee decides otherwise, the report and the opinion, together with the corresponding objections and dissent opinions, shall be reviewed by the Secretary of the committee.

ARTICLE 43 (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Committee minutes

Minutes shall be drawn up of the committee meeting with the Members present and the experts consulted, together with the proposals and decisions taken and their votes. The minutes of the minutes shall be signed by the secretary of the committee.

The minutes of the committee and other documents shall be archived in accordance with the instructions specified by the Council of Presidents.

Article 43a (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Publicity of committee documents

The minutes of the committee shall be made available to the public. The case files shall be made public when the matter has been closed in committee. However, a representative group which is not represented in the committee or in its Chamber shall be entitled to a copy of the file on the file which is still pending, if they are not secret.

The committee's documents are confidential if the provision of information on them would cause material injury to Finland's international relations or capital and financial markets. Documents containing information on business or professional secrecy or on the state of health of the person or of his/her financial position shall also be kept in secret if the disclosure of such information would cause significant harm or damage, unless: There is a significant social need for their publicity. The committee may, for the other appropriate reasons, decide that a document must be kept secret.

In addition, documents which fall under Article 50 (3) of the Constitution by virtue of Article 50 (3) of the Constitution shall be considered. Until a decision has been taken by the relevant committee following a request, the request of the Government of the Government to comply with the request of the Committee on International Relations or the European Union shall be complied with.

The confidentiality period of the committee's documents shall apply mutatis mutandis to the extent to which the law on public authorities (621/1999) Article 31 Unless the committee decides for a shorter period.

The President of the Council may give more detailed guidance on the publication of the committee's documents.

ARTICLE 44 (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)
Large committee

Subject to the Rules of Procedure of the Grand Committee, Rule 34, 35, 37, 39 to 43 and 43 (a) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the deliberations of the Committee.

Chapter 5

Debate in plenary session

ARTICLE 45
Plenary sessions

Plenary sessions are held according to the working situation of the Parliament. The President shall convene the plenary sessions in accordance with the full Assembly plan approved by the Conference of Presidents. The plenary sessions are held in the first place on Monday and Saturday.

ARTICLE 46
Date of plenary session

The order of day of the plenary session shall include a list of the items to be discussed at the hearing and the stage of the proceedings and the documents relating thereto.

The President shall determine the order of the plenary sitting. In the case of matters of order, account shall be taken of the previous decisions of the Parliament and of the plenary plans approved by the President of the Council.

The President may amend the said order and suspend the proceedings.

§ 47
Registration in plenary

There will be a roll call at the start of the plenary session. At a later plenary session on the same day, the President may, at the discretion of the President, not submit a roll call, with the presence of the representatives present at the last plenary sitting.

The representative who enters the plenary session within 15 minutes of roll call shall be deemed to be present in the roll call. The representative who enters the plenary later shall be recorded as being present at the time of his reporting to the President.

Paragraph 3 has been repealed by P 17.12.2012/895 .

ARTICLE 48 (13.02.2007)
Absorbing of absences

Information on the absence of a plenary session shall be recorded in the minutes of the plenary session as a result of the role of the plenary assembly and of sickness and maternity, paternity or parental leave.

The Council shall give guidance on the legibility and the recording of absenteeism and absenteeism.

ARTICLE 49
Managing the plenary session

The President shall chair and maintain the plenary session and shall take decisions and votes. The President may only propose what is necessary in order to implement the Constitution, the Rules of Procedure or the decisions of the Parliament.

The President shall ensure that each speaker remains in the present case. If the speaker differs from that, the President must remind him of the requirement to stay. If the speaker does not follow a reminder, the President may prohibit him from continuing his speech.

§ 50
The following spoke

Members will be given the floor in the order of entry.

Before any other speaker, the representative of the committee and the first signatory of the parliamentary initiative in the debate, or the President of the institution elected by the Parliament, shall be invited if: This is a member of parliament, or a rapporteur elected by the institution, who is a member of the Parliament. The President may also give the floor to the representative of the committee who gave the opinion and, for a specific reason, to the first signatory of the statement after the other introductory speeches. Following the reply to the question of the debate on the question of the matter, I would like to give the first floor to the first signatory. (12.12.2005/ 10 years 2006)

The President may, at the discretion of the President, give the floor to the Minister, the Chancellor of State and the Parliamentary Ombudsman, before the other speakers have spoken.

The President of the Bureau may, in advance, reserve part of a debate for speeches which may not exceed the time laid down by the Council of Presidents.

The allocation of speeches during topical and Question Time and during the debate on the Prime Minister's announcement and the report received by the committee are provided for in Articles 24 to 26 and 30a. (17/02/895)

The President of the Council shall give more detailed guidance on the request and the keeping of the contributions.

ARTICLE 51
Group speeches

Unless otherwise decided by the Conference of Presidents, the State budget, the communication and the report of the Government and the report shall be used. The President of the Council may decide that group interventions shall also be used for other relevant matters. However, in the case of group contributions, the provisions of Article 50 (2) and (3) shall apply.

Group speeches shall be held in the Parliament at the start of the parliamentary term, in accordance with the size of the largest group of organised representatives. The order of the equally large groups will be decided by the President-in-office. The Rules of Procedure may be amended by the President-in-Office if at least three representatives of the representative of the representative have been formed during the parliamentary term or if there is another weighty reason to revise the order.

The President of the Council may decide that, following the group speeches, other contributions to the sitting before the sitting shall be used in order of the order laid down in paragraph 2.

The Conference of Presidents shall decide where, at the stage of the debate, representatives of parliamentary groups not included in the order under Article 2 may be able to speak.

The President of the Bureau may give more detailed guidance on the application of paragraphs 1 to 4.

ARTICLE 52
Response contributions

Notwithstanding Articles 50 and 51, the President may, in accordance with its discretion and in order to give a brief reply, give a brief reply. (17/02/895)

The President of the Council shall give more detailed guidance on the reply.

ARTICLE 53 (17/02/895)
Consideration of draft law

On the basis of a report from the committee, the matter containing the draft law will be submitted to two readings.

At first reading the committee's report will be presented and a general debate will take place. It will then be decided in detail on the content of the draft law. The content of the draft law may be declared in a detailed examination without the adoption of a section of the bill in accordance with the report, in so far as it does not contain any provisions derogating from the report, nor any such proposals Have also been made in the order provided for in Article 58. No proposal to reject the draft law should be submitted at first reading.

If the content of the draft law is adopted in accordance with the report, the first reading of the case shall be closed. Otherwise, the matter will be referred to the Grand Committee as decided by the Parliament. A large committee may endorse or propose amendments to the decision of the Parliament. If a large committee proposes amendments, the Parliament shall decide whether to approve or reject them. The first reading of the case is then closed.

At second reading, which shall be held no earlier than on the third day following the end of the first reading, the Parliament shall decide on the adoption or rejection of the draft law and on any statements made by the Parliament.

The proposal for a draft law to be declared urgent is, if it has not been made in the committee's report, to do so at second reading before the debate is closed.

During the first reading, the Parliament may refer the matter to the committee responsible, or to the other specialised committee, as well as to the main committee during the general debate. The debate will continue on the basis of a new report.

ARTICLE 54
Consideration of draft law and unconfirmed law

The draft law and the unconfirmed law which have been adopted will be dealt with in plenary by a single reading. The discussion will begin with the committee's report and debate. It shall then decide whether or not to adopt a legislative proposal or a law in substance, unaltered or rejected.

ARTICLE 55
The only treatment

Rules other than those referred to in Articles 53 and 54, which shall be decided by the Parliament and which are not otherwise specified, shall be the subject of a single reading in plenary. (17/02/895)

Article 59 also provides for the examination of the draft State budget.

ARTICLE 56
Approval of an international obligation or its termination

On the basis of the report of the committee, the matter for the adoption of an international obligation or its termination shall be the subject of a single reading in plenary.

If the committee's report contains a proposal for both an international obligation and its enforcement law, a proposal for a single reading will be presented at the same time as the draft law will be presented for second reading. The Parliament first decides on a proposal for an obligation.

ARTICLE 57 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
Table of tables

The debate will remain on the table in one of the next plenary sessions, if a representative asks for it. After that, it will no longer be possible to put it on the table.

The committee's report will first be presented on the table at the sitting which will be held no earlier than the following day. However, for a specific reason, the Parliament may decide to put it on the table for a sitting on the same day.

In the first reading and in the treatment referred to in Articles 54 and 55, the case shall then be put on the table once again. Otherwise, the matter will be put on the table if the Parliament so decides.

It is not possible to put a debate on the communication and the report of the Government and the debate on the issue. The provisions on the table do not concern the Prime Minister's announcement or the topical and urgent debate.

ARTICLE 58
Conclusion of amendments

The proposal submitted by the representative in plenary, which does not appear in the documents, shall be submitted to the President, if required by the President.

The proposal to amend the legislative procedure at first reading, which is not available in the documents, shall, if possible, be provided without justification no later than two hours before the plenary session. The proposal will be forwarded to the representatives before the decision is taken. The President may, for special reasons, present a proposal to be put to the vote. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The second reading of the legislative procedure and the proposal for a procedure referred to in Articles 54 and 55 concerning non-rejection shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph 2.

Article 59 (2) provides for the adoption of amendments to the draft State budget.

ARTICLE 59
Consideration of draft budget

On the basis of a report by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the draft State budget will be presented in plenary session in accordance with the procedure adopted by the Parliament. The section or section of the draft budget, or the chapter thereof, shall be deemed to have been adopted in accordance with the report, unless the proposals for amendments have been submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Article. (17/02/895)

The amendment to the report by the Finance Committee must be submitted to the central office at the end of the parliamentary term, even if it is in the documents. The subsequent amendment proposal will not be considered unless, for a specific reason, the President considers it necessary. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

The proposal for the adoption of a new and non-governmental draft budget or any other decision in the budget shall be taken into account when deciding on the budget only if it has been initiated by the budget initiative. (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)

If the Finance Committee's report has not been approved by the Parliament, the matter will be referred back to the Finance Committee. The committee may endorse or propose amendments to the decision of the Parliament. If the committee proposes amendments, the Parliament shall decide whether to approve or reject them.

In the event of a delay in the publication of a State budget for a period of more than a financial year, the Finance Committee shall propose to the Parliament the provisional application of the government's draft budget. The committee's proposal shall, where appropriate, be treated in the same order as the draft budget.

The processing of the draft amending budget shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provisions of the draft budget.

ARTICLE 60
Decision and voting proposals

When the debate on the matter is closed, the President shall present a report on the proposals made. If a reminder is made against the President's report, which the President shall find correct, he shall correct the report. If a reminder to the President does not give rise to a change in the report, the House will decide on the report. (17/02/895)

After the report, the President shall make a proposal in which order the proposals shall be put to the vote. If the President-in-Office of the Council is required to amend the voting order, but the President does not consider it appropriate, the Parliament shall decide on the order of voting.

After the voting order has been approved, the President shall make such a vote that the reply shall: Ja Or No Expresses the decision of the Parliament. If there are more than one draft decision, one counter-motion shall be set against the other until they have been put to the vote.

There will be no vote on a proposal made by a representative, which is not supported.

There will be no further discussion of matters covered by this article. The vote on whether the vote should be taken is also not allowed.

ARTICLE 61
Voting time

The vote shall be taken by means of the electronic voting system, on the stand or on the ballot box. The President shall announce the vote. The debate on the vote is not allowed.

The vote shall be taken, irrespective of whether the vote has already been voted on, if the President deems it appropriate, or if, in the opinion of the President, there is no clear answer to the vote, or if a representative asks for it.

An open ticket vote shall be taken if, for technical reasons, the electronic voting system cannot be submitted, or if the President has not given a reliable reply, or if the votes have gone equally. However, in the event of a tie in a vote which does not concern the final decision of the Parliament at that stage of processing, the electronic voting shall be renewed and the ballot shall be held only if the votes in the new electronic voting system have taken place. 50-50.

The electoral procedure to be followed is more detailed in the electoral code of the Parliament.

§ 62
Open ticket vote

The open ticket vote shall be taken by roll call using different colours. The tickets shall contain the name of the representative and the word Ja , No Or Empty . Any other ballot paper shall be rejected. Representatives shall bring their ballot box to the ballot in the order in which they have been called. Voting slips are read and counted.

ARTICLE 63
Result of the vote

The President shall declare the result of the vote.

The results of all votes will be kept and published. (17/02/895)

No discussion will be allowed. (17/02/895)

ARTICLE 64
The committee's explanatory statement

The reasons for the committee's report shall be deemed to have been approved unless the Parliament decides otherwise.

ARTICLE 65
Election of the Prime Minister

Information from the President-designate of the Prime Minister to the President of the Republic shall be presented to the Parliament and the matter will be put on the table for the next sitting. An electronic vote or an open ballot shall be put to the vote of the Prime Minister. The President shall announce the vote.

The election of the Prime Minister, as referred to in Article 61 (3) of the Constitution, shall be by roll call, using ballots, in which only the name of the representative shall be printed. The representative shall write on the ballot paper the name of the person he/she is voting on, in so far as it is clear that there is no doubt about the person's knowledge of the person concerned, or leave the ballot paper empty. Any other ballot paper shall be rejected. Voting slips are read and counted.

The Minutes shall indicate how each person has voted.

The issue referred to in this Article shall not be allowed to be discussed.

ARTICLE 66
Maintaining order in plenary

No signs of protection or disapproval are permitted in the Parliament's plenary.

In the public gallery of the Parliament, the following shall be followed by orders issued by the subcommittee and other instructions to maintain order. In order to restore order, the President may order the flocks to be cleared.

§ 67
Closed session

If the President considers that a matter cannot be dealt with in a public session, or if 25 MPs propose to deal with a matter in a closed session, the President shall empty the public flocks and propose that the Parliament should: Pursuant to Article 50 (1) of the Constitution, the matter is to be dealt with in closed session.

The Parliament shall decide on the publicity and confidentiality of the minutes of the closed session and the documents discussed at the sitting.

Chapter 6

Political documents

ARTICLE 68
Answers' replies and pleadings

The decision of the parliament as a result of a government proposal shall be notified to the State Council in its reply. However, the application of the State budget approved by the Parliament and the other decision of the Parliament and the declaration of the Parliament shall be served by the representative of the Parliament.

A list of the Government's proposals, regulations and other legal acts and decisions and reports which have not been completed and which have lapsed shall be drawn up by the end of the parliamentary term. The cases of lapsed cases shall be reported to the State Council or to the reporting agent if the report is issued by an authority other than the government.

The replies and pleadings shall be signed by the President and the Secretary-General of the Parliament.

The Council shall, where appropriate, decide on a revision of the wording of the reply or the letter of the Parliament.

ARTICLE 69 (17/02/895)
Minutes of the sitting

Minutes of the plenary session shall be drawn up, which shall contain information on the proceedings and the debates in plenary. Information on decisions taken in plenary will be published immediately on the network.

A keynote speech will be made to the speaker. No changes shall be made to the substance of the speech.

If the representative has not joined the plenary session, he shall have the right to express his disagreement with the minutes.

The Protocol shall be signed by the Secretary-General of the Parliament. The Protocol shall be made available without delay to the public.

ARTICLE 70
Final minutes of the plenary session

The minutes shall be drawn up without delay and shall contain information on the decisions taken.

The minutes of the decision shall be public when signed by the Secretary-General of the Parliament.

ARTICLE 71 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
Publication of government documents

The State documents shall be made available to the public on a computer network. The documents of the Riksdag shall be published in the minutes of the parliamentary assemblies of the Parliament and their Swedish-language versions, the drafts of the government and their written statements of withdrawal, the Council's pleadings to the Parliament, the representatives of the Parliament, Regulations and other subordinate acts and decisions, citizens' initiatives, reports, reports and reports from the Council, the list of legislative proposals adopted, the reports and opinions of the committees, the replies of the Parliament, and Pleadings, acts of representation, intermediate questions and written Questions and answers. (12/01/1272)

In addition, the documents referred to in paragraph 1 may be published in printed form or as other recordings.

The President of the Bureau shall give more detailed guidance on the publication of the State documents.

Chapter 7

Administration of the parliament

ARTICLE 72
Citizens' Commission

There is a Chancellery for the administration of the Parliament. It shall comprise the President and Vice-Presidents and four members elected by the Parliament from among their members, who shall elect four alternates.

The Citizens' Commission shall be quorum as a member. In the event of a tie, the President shall vote. The Citizens' Commission may also decide on a four-member state if the members agree with the decision.

As rapporteurs, the Secretary-General of the Parliament and the Administrative Manager of the Parliament, as well as other officials of the Parliament's Office, appointed by the Committee of the Regions as rapporteurs.

Where appropriate, the Secretary-General may also meet when the Riksdag is suspended and the parliament has closed its meetings.

Unless, due to its urgency, a matter falling within the field of competence of the subcommittee is presented to the Administrative Commission, the President shall, on a provisional basis, rule on the presentation of an official acting as rapporteur for the Commission. The provisional decision shall be presented to the Subcommittee for approval as soon as possible.

ARTICLE 73
Tasks of the Subcommittee

The mission of the subcommittee shall be:

(1) lead, supervise and develop the administrative and financial management of the Parliament and deal with plans and development proposals for them;

(2) make proposals for the administration and management of the Parliament;

(3) decide, in so far as is expressly provided for, the office of the office of the parliament and the appointment of a temporary office, as well as the dismissal of the official and the dissolution of the post office;

(4) decides, in so far as is expressly provided for, the freedom of officials and officials of the office of the parliament of the Parliament;

(5) adopt, after consultation with the relevant committees, the secretaries of the committees;

(6) to resolve any other matters relating to the administrative and financial management of the Parliament, which have not been addressed to the official of the President of the Parliament or the official of the parliament;

(7) to take an initiative to regulate the representation of the Parliament;

(8) decide on the rule of the archival function; and

(9) decide on the other matters which are laid down in the law, in these Rules of Procedure or in the Code of Conduct.

ARTICLE 74
The office of the parliament

It is up to the office of the parliament to create the conditions for the parliament to carry out its functions as a state body.

The offices of the Parliament are under the control of the Office.

ARTICLE 75
Secretary General of the Parliament

The Secretary-General of the Parliament shall be the Secretary-General of the Parliament and shall be headed by the Secretary-General.

Where the post of Secretary-General is vacant or the Secretary-General is prevented from performing his duties, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Parliament shall perform the duties of the Secretary-General. If the Deputy Secretary-General is prevented from exercising his duties, the President shall invite the Secretary-General to carry out the duties of the Secretary-General.

Chapter 8

Miscellareous provisions

ARTICLE 76
Languages used in representative work

The text of the Finnish text is the basis of the proceedings; the Swedish text is drawn up in the Office of the Parliament.

The citizens' initiative submitted to the Parliament shall be translated into Finnish or Swedish. (12/01/1272)

The proposals of the Subcommittee shall be translated into the Swedish language.

The President's report on the proposals submitted and the declaration referred to in Article 42 (2) of the Constitution are presented in Finnish and Swedish. Other announcements by the President shall also be made in Swedish if he deems it necessary. A summary of the content of the Swedish-language speech in plenary is presented in Finnish.

The content of the speeches in the English language, as well as the President's proposals for the voting order, and only the declarations made by the President, will be interpreted in private, if they so wish.

The committee shall decide on the interpretation required at committee meetings. However, a member of the committee shall be given a private interpretation of the meeting, if he so wishes.

Article 76a (21.1.2011)
Representative's interests

Within two months of the date on which his credentials had been verified, the representative shall submit to the Parliament a report on his or her activities, its activities, its holdings in undertakings, and Other significant assets which may be relevant for the assessment of his/her activity. Relevance of the relevant changes during the electoral period shall be reported within two months of the change.

The representative shall also provide the Parliament with an explanation of the revenue from the activities and activities not covered by the mandate which may be relevant for the assessment of his/her activities as a representative. The revenue shall be expressed in the calendar year by the end of June of the following year.

The report will be forwarded to the central office. If, in spite of the request, the representative fails to report, the President shall announce this in plenary.

Article 76b (21.1.2011)
Stakeholder register

The central office shall keep a register to deposit the information provided by the representatives of their interests. The information shall be made public and shall be made available to the public on the network. The data shall be deleted from the register and from the general information network at the end of the post.

ARTICLE 77
Suspension of the appointment of a representative

The elected representative of the European Parliament shall inform the President whether he shall exercise his mandate or if he is a Member of the European Parliament. After the European elections, the announcement will have to be made before Parliament's first plenary session. After the parliamentary elections, the notification shall be made no later than 12 noon on the third day following the verification of his credentials. If he is a member of the European Parliament, the exercise of his mandate shall be interrupted by the verification of the credentials of his deputy.

ARTICLE 78
Notification to the election committee

Where a representative dies or ceases to be a Member, the Secretary-General of the Parliament shall immediately inform the constituency concerned thereof.

If a representative is a member of the European Parliament, the Secretary-General of the Parliament shall immediately inform the relevant constituency.

ARTICLE 79
Calculation of time limits in parliamentary work

If the prescribed deadline or the last day of the prescribed period is a holiday, a day of independence, a day of waxing, Christmas or commemoration or a Saturday, shall be held on the day of the following working day or on the last day of the deadline.

The deadline for the intervention of the Riksdag does not apply when the Riksdag is suspended. The period of time remaining shall start to run from the day on which the Parliament meets again.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the time limit for answering a written question.

ARTICLE 80 (13.12.2010/ 71/2011)
Notifications of plenary sessions and committee meetings

The plenary session and the order of the plenary will be announced in good time before the plenary session. The Council shall decide on the method of notification.

The invitation to the committee meeting shall be announced in good time before the meeting.

Chapter 9

Entry into force

§ 81
Entry into force

These Rules shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.

This Rules of Procedure repeals the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, adopted on 19 December 1927, with subsequent amendments.

PNE 1/1999, PVM 9/1999, SuVM 2/1999, EC 27/1999

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

13.2.2003/118:

This amendment to the Rules of Procedure shall enter into force on 1 March 2003.

N ° N ° 11/2002, EC 40/2002

12.12.2005/10 v 2006:

This amendment to the Rules of Procedure shall enter into force on 1 February 2006.

PNE 2/2005, PLN 8/2005, EC 34/2005

8.12.2006/1190:

This Decision shall enter into force on 22 March 2007.

PNE 1/2006 No 11/2006 EC 43/2006

13.02.2007/219:

This Decision shall enter into force on 22 March 2007.

PNE 4/2006, PLN 12/2006 EK 52/2006

9.5.2007/609:

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 June 2007.

The State auditors are not obliged to provide the Parliament with the 2007 report in force at the time of the entry into force of this Parliament's decision.

THEY 71/2006 , PNE 2/2006, PLN 10/2006, EV 202/2006, LJL 2/2007, EK 9/2007

3.12.2009/1023:

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 December 2009.

13.12.2010/71 p.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2011.

PNE 2/2010, PVM 7/2010 EK 34/2010

7.12.2011/1272:

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2012.

PNE 1/2011, EK 23/2011

17 DECEMBER 2012/895:

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.

PNE 1/2012, PVM 7/2012, EK 37/2012

16.12.2014: BULL.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.

PNE 1/2013, PVM 5/2013, EC 31/2013

21.1.2016:

This Decision shall enter into force on 22 April 2015.

The provisions of Article 76a (2) shall not apply to revenue raised before the entry into force of this Decision.

PNE 1/2014, PVM 7/2014, EK 49/2014