Sentences with phrase «member states the responsibility»

EMISSION REDUCTIONS At the European level the EU is considering proposed amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive (the subject of a new consultation exercise by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), a draft decision allocating among member states the responsibility for achieving emissions reductions outside the EU ETS sectors and a new Directive and communication relating to carbon capture and storage.

Not exact matches

In 1990, Ben Cohen helped found Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, the largest state group of its kind, with more than 450 members.

His previous positions include deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, deputy assistant secretary of state for Central Asia, and member of the secretary of state's policy planning staff with principal responsibility for East Asia and the Pacific.

Even granting something like the teleological order I have asserted, however, some may doubt that this formulation adequately states our responsibilities to our natural habitat, especially responsibilities to the diversity of species in the nonhuman world and to individual animals, at least within species whose members exhibit the capacity to suffer.

This is certainly obvious in terms of widening the area of human co-operation — in uniting families into peaceful communities with equitable distribution of responsibilities and privileges, and then creating from these the larger communities of states and nations, and finally developing from these a world society dedicated to the fullest realization of every member of the human family.

«The promptness of the German authorities» intervention following our complaint - points out the President of the Consortium, Nicola Bertinelli - is related to the fact that, after years of legal action, we obtained European Union legislation that leaves no room for doubt regarding protection, and which also includes the obligation of «ex officio» PDO protection in all EU member states, which have direct responsibility in terms of vigilance.»

WHO and UNICEF have responsibility for advising Member States on implementation of the International Code, so we believe that it is illogical to blame Baby Milk Action if the UN is simply doing its job properly.

Antitrust Policy Statement It is the policy of the SNA and it is the responsibility of every Association member and participating school food industry organization to comply in all respects with federal and state antitrust laws.

The mainline Democratic conference in the state Senate on Sunday urged the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference to block any votes on budget bills until a concrete agreement on raising the age of criminal responsibility is in place.

It is difficult to imagine member states of the UN in 1960 endorsing a principle like the responsibility to protect.

In the summit outcome document, states recognize that the primary responsibility to protect populations lies with sovereign member states themselves.

It is probably fair to say that libertarianism is a term less familiar to British political culture than to that of the United States, but British conservatives (including members of the Conservative party) often like to claim the mantle of liberalism and individual liberty, usually relating these ideas to the promotion of free enterprise, reduced state intervention in the economy and individual responsibility.

The permanent five members of UN Security Council, however, were initially reluctant to sponsor a notion implying both additional responsibilities and the right to intervene in the internal affairs of sovereign states.

«In proof of the maturity and responsibility of the labour unions in our State, the organised labour has consistently met with members of our administration under different fora designed to identify and address possible areas of tension and disagreement before they fester into open conflicts.

Critics of the idea have claimed it is a cover for the coalition's spending cuts agenda, by transferring responsibility from the state to unprepared members of the public.

The EU has now re-nationalised the rights of member states to determine whether to grow GM crops, while retaining the responsibility for determining crop safety, and this should go someway to allaying public fears about GM.

Dr. Haldar told a SUNY RF audit team member that the employee in question «performed the out of state work for SoloPower while simultaneously performing his responsibilities in support» of the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), a jointly controlled, $ 62.5 million nonprofit partnership between SUNY RF and SEMATECH (itself a nonprofit consortium) backed by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Dr. Haldar told a SUNY RF audit team member that the employee in question «performed the out of state work for SoloPower while simultaneously performing his responsibilities in support» of the

Barry Cozier, one of the representatives of the state's chief judge, said the executive members» approach amounted to an «abdication» of their responsibilities.

«This is about fiduciary responsibility,» said David Curry, treasurer of the Northeast Central Labor Council and member of the New York State Nurses» Association.

In September 2012, he was appointed Secretary of State for Wales thereby becoming a member of the Cabinet and the Privy Council, and assuming overall responsibility for the Wales Office.

Despite that close - out, PEF will continue to work with the members of the Legislature and community groups to make sure the state does not relinquish its responsibility to provide needed services.

More than 200 members of the clergy from around New York state are writing to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to raise the age of criminal responsibility so fewer juvenile offenders end up in adult prisons.

They also called for «a new and fair Common European Asylum System based on the effective respect of the principles of responsibility and solidarity, especially towards frontline member states».

«Members of the New York State Senate should take seriously their responsibilities with regard to judicial nominees,» said NYFC Executive Director Rev. Jason McGuire said in a statement released late last night.

As a quid pro quo to the Power Authority taking care of George's friends and family club members, George, his oversight committee, looked the other way and abrogated his responsibility to not only the taxpayers of his district but to all Western New Yorkers by letting the Cuomo / Silver progressive establishment cartel, in two successive budget bills in 2011 and 2012, sweep $ 600,000,000 from the bank account of the Power Authority to the General Fund of the State of New York — monies that should have been used for the economic benefit of Western New Yorkers.

Albany, NY — Members of the Independent Democratic Conference delivered for all New Yorkers in this year's state budget — with a measure to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility to end the cycle of mass incarceration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds and meeting the urgent need of New York's immigrant communities with a historic $ 10 million commitment to legal services.

CSEA members make New York State work every day, performing a wide range of essential jobs from around - the - clock health care and human services, helping some of New York's most vulnerable people; to safe road maintenance in all kinds of weather; to critically important record keeping, licensing, administrative and operational responsibilities.

Task Force members represent 14 State agencies and authorities having responsibilities in the areas of health, housing, child welfare, community development, weatherization and energy conservation.

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In a letter Tuesday to every member of Michigan's congressional delegation, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) warned that the House GOP bill «shifts significant financial risk and cost from the federal government to states without providing sufficient flexibility to manage this additional responsibility.»

It is clear the 22 State Committee members take their responsibility for making this historic decision very seriously, and I appreciate Governor Pence's acknowledgement that the decision lies alone with them and that he will support the nominee they choose.

With agency budgets flat, the state workforce will remain understaffed with no lessening of responsibilities or workload, putting the services our members provide and our communities at risk.»

To blame the teachers» contract and other board members for racist and hateful comments that he has made, to me, is just not taking responsibility in any manner as a publicly elected official that represents children,» Scott stated.

The Tory secretaries of state are calling on Mr Cameron to waive «collective responsibility» in the run - up to the referendum, allowing Cabinet members to publically back an «out» vote.

She served on the Illinois Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism from 2005 through 2013, was a member of the United States Commission on Research Integrity and served for four years as chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.

The commission has proposed that ITER be removed from the E.U. budget altogether and become the responsibility of the E.U. member states directly, but some states have sent a letter to the commission complaining about the move.

Before Ochoa's talk, AAAS Board Member Laura Green of Florida State University presented the 2018 AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy to Lassina Zerbo and the 2018 AAAS Scientific Responsibility and Freedom Award to Marc Edwards.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

The President of the CERN Council, Professor Torsten Åkesson welcomed the signing of the MoU: «The CERN Member States have given the Organization the responsibility to operate laboratories for research on high energy particles and the organization of international co-operation in this domain.

The AAS Ethics Statement states that «All people encountered in one's professional life should be treated with respect» and furthermore, that «More senior members of the profession, especially research supervisors, have a special responsibility to facilitate the research, educational, and professional development of students and subordinates.»

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If that wasn't complicated enough, it appears that the state board of education has the responsibility to set standards for the state, so it's not clear that the governor can do anything other than offer his opinion (or appoint board members that advance his agenda).

Our commitment to detailed research means that we endeavour to ask questions which might explain the failure of many member states to live up to their responsibilities and the degree to which the European Union as a whole is treating people that are being in vulnerable and desperate circumstances.

New Hampshire's attorney general will argue that public education is a state and local responsibility but that the state is not obligated to ensure equal funding among school districts, an opinion some local school - board members are preparing to support in the lawsuit over the legality of the state's school - funding method.

Several members of the Council of Chief State School Officers, who met here at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell, vented much of their anger and frustration on their host, who they claimed has been remiss in his responsibility to promote public education as a member of the Cabinet...

Those suggested outside of a district include: legislators, members of state boards of education, and other policy makers; business and professional leaders; community leaders and members; medical personnel; social psychologists; persons having the responsibility for teacher preparation in general and special education; curriculum and textbook consultants; visionaries and futurists; and theorists and researchers.

The need to respond to mandates in national and state legislation has prompted SEA staff members from different offices to break out of their silos and share responsibility for educational success.

Expressing concern about the feasibility to do just that, State Board member Wayne McDevitt ran through a lengthy list of all of the oversight and monitoring responsibilities that are placed on the shoulders of a very understaffed Office of Charter Schools, which include dealing with exploding charter school numbers and their associated acquisitions, renewals, revocations, expansions, replications and even litigation.

But now, Malloy has gone too far in ceding to the charter lobby the responsibility to appoint members to the state board responsible for regulating the charter schools themselves.