Sentences with phrase «aid agreement called»

A mutual aid agreement called the Emergency Management Assistance Compact allows Maryland to share resources with other U.S. states and territories during and after disasters.

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Although there were doubts over whether teenagers could resolve their battles without the aid of adults, Banks reports that 98 percent of the students who had problems with name calling and threats — two of the top - referred issues — keep their agreements.

They called for transition aid for energy - intensive manufacturers in the form of rebates on their energy costs; negotiation of a strong international agreement on emissions; programs to monitor emissions in other countries; and significant financing for clean energy technology.

The agreement also establishes a mechanism for giving tropical nations financial compensation for preserving their rain forests and calls for expanding financial aid for countries struggling to adapt to climate change.

Since then, and particularly in recent years, there have been a large number of initiatives designed to curb costs, such as limiting Legal Aid, and the removal of the ability to claim so - called additional liabilities in «no win, no fee» agreements - from paying defendants, costs budgeting and the use of alternative dispute resolution.

Our full service practice covers e.g. merger control, cartel investigations, legality of so - called horizontal and vertical agreements, abuses of dominance, dawn raids, litigation / damages cases, compliance programs and training, public procurement and state aid.