Bills concerning population procedures and the Waste Act passed their first reading today

The Bill on Amendments to the Vital Statistics Registration Act, the Population Register Act and the State Fees Act (687 SE), initiated by the Government, will make amendments to streamline population procedures and resolve bottlenecks, reducing the number of places where births can be registered and allowing healthcare providers to register births without a birth certificate, based on other sufficient evidence, without having to go to court. In the residence registration procedure, the possibility will be created to register a child’s residence at the initiative of the local government without the consent of the other parent with legal custody and to form a personal identification code for a citizen of the European Union or Switzerland upon registration of their residence, and the registration of the residence of a citizen of the European Union from Estonia to a foreign country will be simplified. The administrative procedural capacity of 15-17-year-olds will also be expanded, allowing them to see their population register data and restrict its availability, and to provide contact details, additional addresses, and statement-based data.

The Bill on Amendments to the Waste Act (676 SE), initiated by the Government, will bring the Act into conformity with the relevant EU Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries. The bill will help reduce the CO₂ footprint of batteries and accumulators, support the circular economy, and promote sustainable and innovative solutions in energy storage. Battery and accumulator manufacturers will have to improve the efficiency of their battery and waste collection systems and invest more in outreach work, i.e. promote the return of old batteries and accumulators to collection points. Manufacturers of electric vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries and light means of transport batteries will be required to join a producer responsibility organisation.

After the sitting, a meeting will be held in the hall to form a support group for reducing the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol, and narcotic substances, convened by Eero Merilind.

Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)

The video recording of the sitting will be available to watch later on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia