Dubbed after Senator Velazquez, the bill was adopted in the first reading and approved both by the Senate and the Council of tribunes of Maltese Hispania. The bill provides the legislative and ideological support of Cardamine smugglers in Sirius and has serves as the basic diplomacy entry point for any faction intending to build or develop positive relations with Malta.
Velazquez Bill
With the view to uphold the strategic interests and the way of life of Maltese Hispania, the Senate acting as the extension of the will of the citizens of the unitary Republic, adopts this bill.
Article 1: Definitions
Cardamine - for the purpose of this bill is defined as Cardamine grass or Cardamine in the form of gas, or liquid, or solid state.
Cardigood- any product of a legally recognised entity of the Maltese Unitary Republic of Malta or any licensed manufacturer, that contains cardamine as important, defining, or inalienable part of the good in question.
Maltese Hispania - shortened form for the Maltese Unitary Republic of Hispania.
Maltese Hispania’s space - space defined as the territories and protectorate of the Maltese Unitary Republic of Hispania under its Constitution.
Licensed manufacturer - any producer of Cardigoods that has received official permission and recognition by Maltese Hispania in a form of a licence to use Cardamine as raw material.
Detrimental manufacturer - any producer of Cardigoods that belongs to factions that are considered hostile or in a state of war and whose business deemed harmful to Maltese Hispania.
Independent manufacturer - any producer of Cardigoods that is neither licensed manufacturer or detrimental manufacturer.
Detrimental distributor - any entity that engages in trade or other forms of proliferation of Cardamine or Cardigoods and belongs to factions that are considered hostile or in a state of war and whose business deemed harmful to Maltese Hispania.
Licensed Distributor - any entity engaged in trade or other forms of proliferation of Cardamine or Cardigoods that has official procured licence of Maltese Hispania for Cardamine and Cardigoods distribution.
Distributor - any entity engaged in trade or other forms of proliferation of Cardamine or Cardigoods.
User - any individual that has developed permanent addiction to Cardamine.
Article 2. Scope
2.1 This article is non-binding and is a recommendation and motivation in nature for non-Hispania’s factions.
2.2 For any legal Hispania’s faction, this law is mandatory to adhere to for the sake of national interests.
Article 3. Preferential Treatment
With a view to promote Cardamine trade and to ensure the most favourable conditions of cooperation with Maltese Hispania, the ruling bodies and commercial entities of Maltese Hispania have agreed to provide preferential treatment and benefits to any parties falling under the categories listed below:
Licensed Manufacturers
Licensed Distributors
Independent Manufacturers
Distributors
Users
Article 4. Benefits
The following benefits shall be enjoyed by each respective category of Article 3:
Category
Benefits
Licensed Manufacturers
favourable diplomatic stance
subsidies
legal branch offices within Maltese Hispania’s space
protection and representation by Maltese Hispania’s
armed protection
preferential trade contracts
business lobbying
harbouring from persecution
Licensed Distributors
favourable diplomatic stance
subsidies
legal branch offices within Maltese Hispania’s space
protection and representation by Maltese Hispania’s Law
armed protection unless engaged against other entity considered non-hostile to Maltese Hispania
preferential trade contracts
harbouring from persecution
Distributors
favourable diplomatic stance
subsidies
armed protection within Maltese Hispania’s space unless engaged against other entity considered non-hostile to Maltese Hispania
harbouring from persecution.
Independent Manufacturers
favourable diplomatic stance
subsidies
armed protection within Maltese Hispania’s space unless engaged against other entity considered non-hostile to Maltese Hispania
harbouring from persecution
Users
favourable diplomatic stance
harbouring from persecution
residence status within Maltese Hispania
single-time financial support
guaranteed employment on planet Malta
4.1 All of these benefits are extended regardless of the place of origin, culture, race, language, or other social background with the exception of religions prohibited under Article 30 of the Constitution of Maltese Hispania.
4.2 The benefits listed above shall be terminated in case:
change of status of the entity
grievous violation of the Laws of the Maltese unitary Republic of Hispania.
4.3 A user to receive the benefits is either willingly to get into installation or planet belonging to Maltese Hispania and to make a plea declaring himself a User under this Bill, requesting the benefits, or to declare himself a User under this bill before arriving to Maltese Hispania and requesting the befits upon the arrival.
4.4 The scope of the benefits rendered is to be determined by a representative of Maltese Hispania in each case depending on each case and circumstances.
Article 5: Penalties & persecution
Entities recognised as detrimental manufacturers and/or detrimental distributors will be contacted with a request to provide objectives of engaging in Cardamine-relating activities. Should the objectives be found non-detrimental to Maltese Hispania, the entities after proper consideration may be re-classed as independent manufacturers and distributors respectively with the rights to enjoy benefits extending to the newly assigned category with a further right to procure a license from the representatives of Maltese Hispania.
5.1 Should the objectives be found detrimental to Maltese Hispania, and/or the request to provide explanation to objectives, the entities will be classified as “Hostile” to Maltese Hispania with all entailing repercussions and treatment as defined under the Constitution of Maltese Hispania.
Article 6: “Orange” License
For the purposes of this bill, “Orange” License shall refer to an official document of a defined form, issued by a representative of Maltese Hispania to appropriate entity with a view to employ Cardamine in production of cardigoods or distribution thereof and raw Cardamine.
In order to become a Licensed Manufacturer or Licensed Distributor, an entity falling under categories of Independent Manufacturer or Distributor as defined in Article 1 herein should make a plea with overt desire to procure such a license from the representatives of Maltese Hispania.
6.1 State organs or any legally recognised entity of Maltese Hispania are considered representatives of Maltese Hispania.
6.2 Entities that are neither hostile or at war with Maltese Hispania and do not fall under any categories as defined in Article 3 herein can conclude a preferential trade agreement with any company or commercial entity of Maltese Hispania. Should they do so, they shall enjoy the right to procure the “Orange” License, enabling them to engage in production of cardigoods or distribution thereof and raw Cardamine.
6.3 The cost of the License shall construe single-time payment of 10.000.000 (ten million) Sirius Credits paid, plus 3.000.000 (3 million) Sirius Credits paid annually in the form of royalties.
6.4 Certain faction deemed strategically important or enjoying favourable treatment from Maltese Hispania, might be exempted from the payment of both licence and royalty dividends.
Article 7: Cardamine-related Research
Normally, only factions belonging to Maltese Hispania and that are legally recognised are allowed to carry out research with Cardamine. This rule does not extend to Cardigoods.
7.1 “Orange” license does not cover the right to research Cardamine and can be revoked should the violation of this provision be discovered. A perpetrator might be deprived of its status and benefits under Article 3 of this bill following such an offence.
7.2 In order to engage in research of Cardamine legally, an entity or individual is to contact the state bodies of Maltese Hispania with the research plan and objectives of the research. If deemed beneficial, such a researcher may enjoy the same benefits as defined herein or other specifically designated benefits. Only permission by the state organs of Maltese Hispania shall be considered as legally effective. Seeking such a permission is a courtesy that Maltese Hispania will appreciate and treat accordingly.