Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, amending other laws (613 SE), second reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Date: 2025-06-11 23:53
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 3
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 1m
AI Summaries: 3/3 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Summary
The Riigikogu will debate the bill amending the Civil Code Act and, as a consequence, amending other acts, in its second reading (613). The bill focuses on clarifying the regulation of essential services, establishing clearer jurisdiction for criminal and supervisory proceedings related to the financial sector, and simplifying the payment of state fees in cash. Additionally, it stipulates that providers of essential services must offer card-based payment options without an internet connection in emergency situations. The bill received opinions from the Legal Affairs Committee, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Estonia, the Bank of Estonia, the Financial Supervision Authority, and the Chancellor of Justice; the Finance Committee, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, made eight amendments. The majority of these amendments (1–6 and 8) are clarifying, organizational, or technical in nature; the seventh amendment proposal changed the date of entry into force of the bill from June 1st to July 15th. The committee decided unanimously to conclude the bill's second reading and set the date for the third reading as June 18, 2025.
Decisions Made 2
All amendment proposals numbered 1–8 are to be fully taken into account.
Close the second reading of Bill 613; once the second reading is complete, schedule the third reading for June 18, 2025.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker was pid 3qzWXtEX7Y4 (Mart Võrklaev), a member of the Finance Committee of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). Position: other.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Item seven on the agenda involves the discussion of the second reading of Draft Act 613, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the amendment of the Law of Obligations Act and the amendment of other resulting legislation. A report will be requested from Mart Võrklaev, a member of the Finance Committee.
Mart Võrklaev
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Mart Võrklaev announced that the draft legislation clarifies the regulation of the basic payment service, defines the competencies for misdemeanor and supervisory proceedings related to the financial sector, addresses the payment of the state fee in cash, and stipulates the possibility of offline card-based payments for vital services in an emergency situation. The committee submitted eight amendments, of which numbers 1–6 and 8 are clarifying, and number 7 only changes the effective date from June 1st to July 15th. All amendments were adopted by consensus, and the Finance Committee will conclude the second reading and organize the third reading on June 18, 2025.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Vice-Chairman Toomas Kivimägi thanked [the speaker] for the constructive report, confirmed that all eight amendments proposed by the Finance Committee would be fully considered, and declared the second reading of Bill 613 concluded, as well as the deliberation of the seventh item on the agenda finished.