Sentences with phrase «states acted on»

In short, in Opinion 2/91 the Member States acted on the basis of their own competence, whereas in Opinion 3/15 they acted as «trustees» of the EU, charged with the responsibility of implementing EU law.

The results for Scenario 4 represent what happens if one state acts on its own to improve school quality while all other states do not.

When we compare this present value to that of Scenario 1, where all states move to perform at the level of the best state, we see that joint action yields gains that are 65 percent larger than the gains that would accrue to each state acting on its own.

Not exact matches

By stating an offer is limited or won't last long, it prompts shoppers to act right away, causing them to buy things they weren't necessarily planning on.

President Tayyip Erdogan said the state of emergency, which he announced on Wednesday, would enable the authorities to act more efficiently to bring those responsible to justice.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

Acting U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan called on Moscow to stop creating impediments to peace in Syria and to play a role in ending the seven - year - long conflict.

Attorney General Sessions» decision to restrict states» ability to legalize and decriminalize marijuana is either willfully ignorant of the medical science or an act of greed on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

There are legal implications as well: Anyone who wants to get involved in this industry has to take on the reputational risk and the legal risk, because even though numerous states have legalized it, cannabis is still a Schedule I, federally illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

The city's economic state landed it on the Pennsylvania Act 47 roll of financially distressed cities.

But on Monday, Ankara stepped back from that threat, saying it would not act without cooperation from Russia and the United States.

And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

Something must change, because the current law is acting as magnet, drawing thousands of children who take the dangerous journey from their home countries through Mexico and on to the United States.

The Arbitrator (i) shall apply internal laws of the State of New York consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable relief;

Those laws include state usury laws that limit interest rates and the Truth in Lending Act, which requires lenders to provide certain disclosures on total loan cost, said Stuart Rossman, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center.

«Combined with the strength of the PokerStars brand in the U.S. and its U.S. customer database, it will be in a very strong position to capitalize on the potential revocation of PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) later this year, which could result in a number of U.S. states legalizing online sportsbook / gaming,» he wrote in a report.

The State Department's announcement came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons - grade plutonium over the US's «unfriendly acts.»

As the Supreme Court gets ready in June to rule on the issue for the second time in two years, conservative states have rushed to enact so - called Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) laws that would allow businesses to object on religious grounds to serving LGBT people and same - sex couples.

A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted illegally by issuing an executive order to ease the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants who are in the country without the proper documents.

This is a direct financial motivation that would benefit both cybercriminals and nation states - either by their acting on the information or selling it for profit.»

Jones was elevated to serve as acting assistant secretary of state responsible for the Middle East and had neither been offered the job on a permanent basis not told that he would not get it, said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed the act officially on Tuesday, enacting the bill that was initially approved by state legislators in February.

The Marketplace Fairness Act, expected to pass in the Senate on May 6, requires online retailers to charge shoppers their state's sales tax.

Though thick, lavishly illustrated Sunday papers became popular in the United States during the late 19th century as a form of weekend leisure, religious pressure to ban labour and trade on Sundays assured that Saturday papers remained the more popular weekend reading in Canada — something cemented by the passing of the federal Lord's Day Act in 1906.

On their surface, the latest batch of Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) laws, which have passed in 20 U.S. states, not including Arkansas, appear to protect the free exercise of religion.

«Over the coming years, energy producers must recognize that demand - side management policies in developed countries like the United States are going to be an influential trend acting on their businesses.»

For the hard - pressed entrepreneur, trying to absorb and act on this constant stream of new data can result in «burnout» — what the internationally recognized Mayo Clinic describes as «a state of emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work.»

The council's North Korea sanctions committee acted on a request by the United States, designating 21 shipping companies — including five based in China — 15 North Korean ships, 12 non-North Korean ships and a Taiwanese man.

The response offers a small glimpse of the negative impact such laws, known as Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, legislation, can have on state economies.

Of course, when the federal government and states make changes to hunger programs, it has a direct and hard - hitting impact on the groups that act as a safety net.

Cuba's Communist government is likely to act in sync with the United States on reopening of the embassies, issuing its own announcement on restoring ties, one source said.

Nor, officials said, was Secretary of State Tillerson informed of the situation until days after the department's acting assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, Francisco Palmieri, finally called in the Cuban ambassador in Washington, José Ramón Cabañas, to present a diplomatic note of protest on Feb. 17.

While complaints about China's abuse of intellectual property rights are not confined to the United States, Trump's global steel and aluminum tariffs announced last week under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 complicate U.S. efforts to recruit allies to put pressure on China.

He held a meeting with acting U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan on Saturday during which the United States pledged its backing for Kiev but urged it to implement economic reforms, a U.S. representative said.

«The reason you won't see a compromise anytime soon is because Congress actually acting in the wake of Orlando would be a tacit admission on the other side that guns had something to do with what happened in Orlando as opposed to ISIS,» he said, using an acronym for Islamic State.

One of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's last acts was to halt the EPA's Clean Power Plan, at least temporarily threatening the United States» ability to carry out promises made in Paris on curbing climate change.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

«CHX justifies the proposal by stating» [T] he Exchange submits that the proposed rules for LTAD are designed to operate in a manner that is consistent with the Act in that they are designed to protect investors and the public interest, are not designed to permit unfair discrimination, and would not impose any unnecessary or inappropriate burden on competition.»

«Mark - Up of H.R. 3996, The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 and H.R. 3997, The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Act of 2007,» Hearing Before the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, November 1, 2007; «Baucus, Grassley Tackle Alternative Minimum Tax Relief on First Day of 110th Congress,» Press Release, January 4, 2007; «Easing the Family Tax Burden,» Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, March 8, 2001; «Revenue Proposals and Tax Cuts in the President's Budget,» Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, February 28, 2001; «President's Tax Relief Proposals: Individual Income Tax Rates,» Hearing Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, February 13, 2001; Jerry Tempalski, «The Impact of the 2001 Tax Bill on the Individual AMT,» National Tax Association Proceedings: 94th Annual Conference on Taxation, November 10, 2001.

The Rockefeller Institute of Government, which released a new state revenue report on Monday, said that «The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in late December 2017, created strong incentives for some high - income taxpayers to act fast and prepay their state and local income and property taxes to take advantage of the expiring tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.&raqAct (TCJA), enacted in late December 2017, created strong incentives for some high - income taxpayers to act fast and prepay their state and local income and property taxes to take advantage of the expiring tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.&raqact fast and prepay their state and local income and property taxes to take advantage of the expiring tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.»

As the U.S. businessman has gone from long - shot Republican presidential candidate to the party's nominee for the White House, fears that Mr. Trump will act on some of his campaign statements — like renegotiating the North American free - trade agreement and pulling the United States out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement — have spooked some Canadian small - business owners with U.S. interests.

A state ethics panel, acting on a complaint from Bogota mayor Steve Lonegan, ruled in May 2007 that Katz's contact with Corzine during negotiations did not violate the governor's code of conduct.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

MIAMI — Gun control legislation is moving at an unusually fast pace in the Florida Capitol following a deadly high school shooting, which has pushed state lawmakers and the governor to act after years of loosening restrictions on firearms.

Trump's White House cited Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, a provision that gives the secretary of commerce the authority to investigate and determine the impacts of any import on the national security of the United States — and the president the power to adjust tariffs accordingly.

Policy makers in the United States acted quickly to clamp down on myclobutanil use when it was discovered a few years ago.

(In response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Vox, a FOIA officer at the CDC stated on November 28 that it has not received these records.)

«The scheme outlined in the indictment focuses on bogus sleep studies that the defendants utilized to engage in a much more lucrative fraud involving Lap - Band procedures,» said Acting United States Attorney Sandra R. Brown.

In what appeared more like a «Saturday Night Live» skit than an act of cybercrime, a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers put up for bid on the Internet what it called a «full state - sponsored toolset» of «cyberweapons.»