The following table provides details of the Bills being contemplated or proposed for my Department that have not yet been initiated in either the Dáil or Seanad.
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Title of Bill
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Objects of the Bill
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Has the General Scheme of the Bill been approved by a Government decision?
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Patents (Amendment) Bill
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The purpose of the Bill is to make the necessary changes to the Patents Act 1992 to provide for the ratification of the London Agreement on the Application of Article 65 of the European Patent Convention.
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Yes
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Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill
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The purpose of the Bill is to bring greater clarification and simplification to the companies code and to modernise Irish company law through the consolidation of the existing 15 Company Law Acts, other regulations and case law. The General Scheme of the Bill, as drafted by the Company Law Review Group (CLRG), contains some 1,400 Heads.
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Yes
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Transfer of Undertakings (Pensions) Bill
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To transpose the optional pensions provision of the Transfer of Undertakings Directive regarding the transfer of supplementary pension rights in a transfer of undertaking in accordance with the commitments in the Towards 2016 Transition and Review Agreement 2008-2009.
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No
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Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Amendment Bill
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To extend the functions of Science Foundation Ireland to enable it to provide funding for activities not encompassed within its existing remit.
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No. (On 21st July 2010, Government approved preparation of General Scheme)
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Control of Exports (Amendment) Bill
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To transpose Directive 2009/43 simplifying the terms and conditions of transfers of defence related products within the Community.
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No
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Consumer and Competition Bill
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To amalgamate the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority and to effect other changes to competition and consumer law.
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No
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Industrial and Provident Societies and Friendly Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
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To introduce a number of regulatory improvements for co-operative societies (Industrial and Provident Societies) and to make certain other changes.
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No
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Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill
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To amend the Trade Marks Act 1996 to allow Ireland to accede to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks.
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No
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Collective Investment Schemes Consolidation Bill(precise title to be decided)
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To consolidate and update the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) legislation that, up to now, has been handled by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.
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No
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Possible Bill:Information and Data Sharing Bill
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To provide for statutory bodies and government departments to share and process specified data relating to undertakings that is obtained by them in the course of carrying out their statutory functions and to provide for related matters.
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No
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