ZAGREB, Oct 12 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Friday morning continued its 17th session by voting on several previously discussed bills. Despite the government's negative opinion, MPs endorsed amendments to a law on catering,
under which the State Inspectorate is authorised to close a catering unit opened past working hours on the spot. The parliament dismissed an amendment submitted by the Tourism Board requesting that a catering unit caught opened past working hours be closed for eight instead of the endorsed 30 days. The parliament endorsed the amendments to a customs law, under which 100 percent disabled persons and persons with 80 percent disability in the lower part of the body would have the right to import personal vehicles without customs duties. Also endorsed were changes to a law on investment and privatisation funds and a law on the Croatian Red Cross as well as a regular report on the execution of
ZAGREB, Oct 12 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Friday morning
continued its 17th session by voting on several previously
discussed bills.
Despite the government's negative opinion, MPs endorsed amendments
to a law on catering, under which the State Inspectorate is
authorised to close a catering unit opened past working hours on the
spot.
The parliament dismissed an amendment submitted by the Tourism
Board requesting that a catering unit caught opened past working
hours be closed for eight instead of the endorsed 30 days.
The parliament endorsed the amendments to a customs law, under
which 100 percent disabled persons and persons with 80 percent
disability in the lower part of the body would have the right to
import personal vehicles without customs duties.
Also endorsed were changes to a law on investment and privatisation
funds and a law on the Croatian Red Cross as well as a regular report
on the execution of the statistical research programme for 2000.
With a majority vote, the parliament dismissed a bill on amendments
to a law on income tax, submitted by the strongest opposition party,
the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), proposing the cancellation of
taxes on pensions paid to families of killed, missing and detained
Croatian Homeland War soldiers.
The parliament continued its 17th session with a discussion on the
signing of a free trade agreement with EFTA countries.
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