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The authorities can ask stakeholder groups to participate in the preparation of projects or hear their opinions through round of comments, hearings or platforms for discussion. Stakeholder groups include authorities, experts, organisations, companies and citizens.
The body preparing the law must request comments from citizens and central interest groups as part of each legislative drafting proces ...
Do the following
It is recommended that the hearing and inclusion of citizens is started already in the preparation phase. The means to this end include open or targeted hearings, social media, questionnaires or online discussions in the Otakantaa.fi service.
In the preparation of decrees, ask stakeholder groups and citizens to give written statements on the legislative proposals. Send a request for an opinion to the key known stakeholders by email. Depending on the organisation and the request for opinion, publish it also in the Lausuntopalvelu.fi service and/or at the organisation’s website so that everyone interested can give their opinion.
Written opinions of legislative proposals are requested also when written statements have been requested in the earlier phases of preparation or other methods of hearing have been used.
You can decide to not request written opinions of legislative proposals only for justified reasons. If, for example, opinions are not requested due to the minor significance of the matter, the procedure must be justified in the government proposal or the explanatory memorandum of the decree or regulation.
To the request for an opinion, attach a draft government proposal or regulation, a memorandum containing the grounds for the decree or regulation and/or other material necessary to understand the content of the legislative proposal.
To whom and on what terms
Any representative of the organisation can open a hearing process.