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consultation period is a specific time frame during which people are given the opportunity to discuss and provide their input or opinions on a particular topic or issue.
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The changes were made after a 10 -
week consultation period contrary to standard practice and with few determined facts.
Steps in the change process include the local NHS carrying out planning and needs assessments; independent clinical and management assessment; and a
formal consultation period.
In addition, a special urgent resolution was added to this year's AGM, calling on the federal government to extend its 75 - day
consultation period for proposed business tax changes and establish an independent commission to recommend ways to modernize and simplify Canada's tax laws.
In an attempt to clarify the situation, Realtime Worlds issued a statement this afternoon saying, «Further to the press release issued on the 7th July announcing the post-launch restructure for APB and expected redundancies, the 30 - day
consultation period with the affected staff has ended.
June 9: End of 60 -
day consultation period for China to try and settle WTO complaint against the United States over its steel and aluminum tariffs.
While we have real issues with the continuation of bottom trawling in the outer areas of the MPA we will be working with Marine Scotland to resolve these during the one
month consultation period.»
The date will mark one year since the UN's Guiding Principles (GPs) on Business and Human Rights official launch, which followed a lengthy six
year consultation period lead by global governance guru, Dr. John Ruggie from the Kennedy School of Government
In response to feedback received in consultations for an
extended consultation period, Minister Macklin has agreed to a second phase that will be led by an independent steering committee of Indigenous leaders, convened by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (SJC).
Following a
lengthy consultation period, her employment was terminated on 22 November 2001 on the grounds of redundancy — Madarassy having achieved the worst scoring as a part of the selection process.
Their passionate opposition to the proposed introduction of 20 % VAT on the sales of caravan holiday homes convinced the Government to extend the formal
consultation period deadline.
However she said: «
Condensing consultation periods and putting pressure on local authorities to agree local school budgets within a much shorter time frame are some ways in which the DfE might fast - track this.
DEFRA officials pointed out that the Kennel Club's Accredited Breeders Scheme was a start and there would be a public
consultation period about the issue in due course.
Following an
intensive consultation period, local design studio Baxter and Bailey proposed a new name — Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, or MET for short — and helped to establish a brand hierarchy for the new group of colleges.
We'll hold an
extensive consultation period following the release of the paper, until February 1, 2010, leading to the release of an Interim Report with recommendations by late spring.
It is anticipated the Canadian Securities Administrators will release in the late fall a revised proposal that will incorporate comments received during a
spring consultation period.
On 8th January, Clifford Chance the world's largest law firm announced the
redundancy consultation period for up to 80 of their London office lawyers and, yesterday Allen & Overy, another magic circle firm, announced the likely redundancy of up to 10 lawyers from their Hong Kong office.
Despite this, the government failed to consult with stakeholders such as SNAICC during the initial reference
group consultation period on the design of the reforms package.
She and co-instructor Lynn Madison, a real estate instructor and speaker, traced almost all elements of successful buyer's representation back to a straightforward, informative, and honest
buyer consultation period.
As you'd expect, Uber lobbied fiercely against the proposals during the three -
month consultation period — dubbing them «bureaucratic» and encouraging its users to sign a petition calling for TfL to drop the proposed changes.
Unite, the country's largest union, is calling on the Prime Minister to extend the four
week consultation period - due to close next Monday (12 November)- until 21 January, 2013, so that all interested organisations can have a proper opportunity to make the case for the AWB's retention.
Daniel Lauzon, a spokesman for Morneau, wrote in an email that the public and parliamentarians will still get an opportunity to comment on detailed proposals before they are legislated, even though the
formal consultation period has ended.
All stakeholders can comment on the Rainforest Alliance Standard for sustainable agriculture at any time, as well as provide feedback on draft versions of updated criteria during
public consultation periods.
May 22: End of 60 -
day consultation period for the United States to try and settle World Trade Organization complaint against China over technology licensing requirements.
The U.S. tariffs could go into effect in June following the completion of a 60 - day
consultation period.
A top tax lawyer with a big firm said Morneau's
consultation period was too short and his proposals too precise to invite a free - flowing discussion about other approaches.
On January 18, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a pan-EU financial regulator, announced the beginning of
a consultation period during which it will consider possible restrictions on cryptocurrency derivatives, specifically contracts for difference (CFDs).
In a speech marking the beginning of the public
consultation period, Schembri related that the «purpose of these laws will be to provide legal certainty to a space that is currently unregulated.
The consultation period runs until March 25.
It urged the federal government: 1) to extend the unreasonably short
consultation period beyond 75 days (noting that the last such changes of this magnitude, forty years ago, involved a two - year consultation period); and 2) to refer the entire conversation on tax modernization and simplification to a non-partisan Royal Commission.
But following
a consultation period, Morneau took steps last month to quiet the backlash by tweaking two of the three proposals and abandoning the third one altogether.
Canada currently has 71 trade remedy measures in force on steel and aluminum imports, with new regulatory changes being brought online subject to a 15 - day
consultation period.
The consultation period closes on May 13, 2015, and an Action Plan reflecting the feedback is due to be published in the third quarter of 2015.
These in turn will only be applied after
a consultation period, and the United States is currently in the middle of negotiations with China, which are required under the Section 301 process.
UK Education Secretary Justine Greening has opened
a consultation period for people to express what they want children to be taught in relationship education.
Some Christians view
the consultation period as a positive thing because Christian parents can speak out and say what they would like to see in RSE.
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