Sentences with phrase «of voluntary agreement»

Children and young people who are «accommodated» The word «accommodated» refers to children and young people who are provided with accommodation by the Local Authority as a result of a voluntary agreement with parents or others with parental responsibility.

In order for there to be a duty of a doctor or other medical professional to provide care to a patient, there must generally exist some form of voluntary agreement between the doctor and the patient.

Yamaguchi, M., 2003: Environmental effectiveness of voluntary agreement to cope with climate change: An evaluation methodology, Mita Journal of Economics, 96 (2), pp. 19 - 47.

In part this is the result of a voluntary agreement among automakers, forged in 2003, to improve occupant protection in side impacts with SUVs and pickups — an agreement that essentially will result in all cars, SUVs, and pickups being equipped with side airbags with head protection by the 2010 model year.

Penta and Octa are no longer produced in the U.S., not because the government banned them but because of a voluntary agreement with the EPA and the sole U.S. manufacturer (Great Lakes Chemical Corporation) to cease production of these chemicals at the end of 2004.

These projects are a testament to the increasing understanding of the benefits of a voluntary agreement approach in tackling food waste.

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Calima has largely shielded its share price from any major selling pressure by securing voluntary, 12 - month escrow agreements from investors with 14 % of its post-bid capital.

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing announced Thursday that it had reached a voluntary agreement with Airbnb to monitor whether some hosts on the platform act with racial or other forms of bias when choosing guests.

This is rhetoric aimed not at the Paris Agreement partners, but instead designed for the president's political base, regardless of whether or not the administration truly believes that such harm is even possible from a voluntary, nonbinding aAgreement partners, but instead designed for the president's political base, regardless of whether or not the administration truly believes that such harm is even possible from a voluntary, nonbinding agreementagreement.

Provides a framework that facilitates the voluntary negotiation of mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) between Canadian competent authorities / professional bodies and their counterparts in TPP countries.

We may arrive at a voluntary agreement of comradeship and co-operation.

At a meeting of the National Council of Churches he asked, not for any legal restriction but a «a voluntary agreement among religious leaders of all faiths that from now on they would not resort to conversions because the social logic of conversions is not valid now», that the promise of liberation from caste structure has not been fulfilled as proved by the fact that it persists in all religious communities; and any attempt to organize Hinduism as a religious community like others of the prophetic tradition has been a failure.

The Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers» Commitments 2013 - 2017 include adding to packaging globally (except where similar information is already legally required, prohibited or already provided by voluntary agreements) a standard set of easily understood symbols or equivalent words to discourage (1) drinking and driving (2) consumption by those under - age and (3) consumption by pregnant women.

The charity said Starbucks and other coffee companies should sign voluntary licensing agreements to acknowledge Ethiopia's ownership of the coffee names, regardless of whether trademark protection has been issued.

The two supermarket chains have spent six months negotiating a voluntary code of conduct with the grocery sector and hope to reach an agreement in the next few weeks, avoiding a mandatory code and the appointment of an industry ombudsman.

Kruse also noted that Blue Bell will continue to work cooperatively and transparently with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and has entered into discussions with the State of Alabama Department of Public Health regarding a similar voluntary agreement.

Brenham, TX — Blue Bell Creameries, the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry have entered into voluntary agreements outlining a series of steps and actions Blue Bell will take as part of its efforts to bring Blue Bell Ice Cream products back to market.

Discussions on these voluntary agreements began with the State of Texas and then extended to Oklahoma.

Implementation of the Plan began in 2012, and included voluntary agreements with the food industry to reduce salt content in processed food.

Coffey launched the fund at a conference for WRAP's Courtauld Commitment 2025 - a voluntary agreement to bring together representatives of the food system to reduce food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025.

The law provides a statewide definition of affirmative consent, defining it as «a clear, unambiguous and voluntary agreement between the participants to engage in specific sexual activity.»

The plea agreement contained a provision under which Matthews would make voluntary restitution payments out of his $ 28,000 - per - year pension.

The agreements will be voluntary at first but Ms Blears said she was willing to consider whether they should be linked to a form of redress if council services fall below acceptable standards.

The deal, which is intended to establish voluntary agreements on issues such as labelling and advertising in the alcohol industry, will still go ahead but without the conferred legitimacy of public health organisations.

Growing the voluntary irtec Licensing Scheme that ensures the competence of commercial vehicle technicians is the aim of a new agreement between the IRTE (a professional sector of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE)-RRB- and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), this is the government - recognised Sector Skills Council for the industry.

It accepted what the humiliating agreement calls a «voluntary payment» of $ 325,000 from state Democrats.

«The motivation of the government for these charges is said to be to try to bring people to voluntary agreement.

Governor Cuomo's crowing over his agreement to establish a voluntary program of public financing for the campaign for state Comptroller hid a fatal flaw — the program is designed to fail.

Under the voluntary agreement reached late Saturday, beer distributors will stop placing orders for these alcoholic energy drinks (AEDs) immediately, and will be given until December 10, 2010 to clear their inventory of the products, with retailers given an additional time to sell off existing stock.

Further, the voluntary nature of the hoped - for Paris agreement means it makes less sense now to lump countries into binary categories based on wealth.

Application for membership is voluntary and also connotes agreement by the applicant with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey's membership obligations and basic objectives.

While the majority of expert practitioners queried favored voluntary participation, there was general agreement that, at some point, all STEM teachers should become involved.

The recent voluntary resolution agreement of a civil rights complaint filed on the behalf of six AF Hartford students by Greater Hartford Legal Aid is proof - positive that AF failed their special needs students.»

The law also includes language that allows funds to be used for voluntary teacher licensure reciprocity across states.34 By embracing a set of similarly high standards for licensure, more states can enter reciprocal agreements that allow teachers to move from state - to - state without licensure impediments.

Durham Public Schools eventually entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights outlining a plan of action to create a school environment that nurtured every child, regardless of English language ability.

A cross-sectional analysis of state government employees from Sally Coleman Selden and Donald P. Moynihan found that states with higher pay for state employees experience lower turnover.26 This reduction in turnover from increased compensation helps to explain the common finding that employees» productivity can increase when they are paid higher wages.27 Furthermore, Selden and Moynihan found that states with a higher percentage of state employees covered by collective bargaining agreements have lower voluntary turnover, even after taking into account the effect of unionization on pay increases.28

In 2012, the district signed a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights following an investigation by the federal agency to address claims that the school system disciplined black students more harshly than white ones.

From emergency orders to voluntary agreements, we are using every tool at our disposal to ensure the safe transportation of crude.»

The Service shall conduct any hearings with respect to any such complaint in executive session, and shall not release any testimony given therein except by agreement of all parties involved in the complaint with the permission of the court, and the Service shall endeavor to bring about a voluntary settlement between the parties.

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

MAP - 21 (Section 31208) provides that the Secretary may issue regulations that condition the importation of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment on the manufacturer's compliance with 1) requirements to provide information allowing NHTSA to better track those products once they enter U.S. commerce, 2) statutory prohibitions on the importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment that do not comply with an applicable FMVSS or contain a safety - related defect, 3) requirements for the provision of reports and records required to be maintained with respect to those vehicles or equipment under the Safety Act, 4) a request by NHTSA to inspect premises, a vehicle or equipment to carry out the purposes of the Safety Act, 5) an order or voluntary agreement to remedy the vehicle or equipment, or 6) any rules implementing these requirements.

Regardless, Zetsche favors voluntary industry agreements «which support the introduction of lower fuel consumption or more environmentally friendly technologies,» as well as a federal ban on sulfur in fuel and tax incentives for buying hybrid vehicles.

The ARBITRATION AGREEMENT shall survive termination of your Account as well as voluntary payment of the debt in full by you or any bankruptcy by you.

If you do not agree to enter into a voluntary repayment agreement, or if you enter into a repayment agreement but don't continue making the payments you agreed to make, the collection agency will then begin the process of garnishing your wages (Learn about wage garnishment).

If your defaulted loan is placed with a private collection agency, you can expect the agency to first offer you the option of entering into a voluntary repayment agreement.

An individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a legal agreement between you and your creditors to pay part of what you owe.

A «trust deed» is a voluntary agreement with your creditors (the people you owe money to) to repay part of what you owe them.

An individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a formal agreement, between you and your creditors, to pay back part of what you owe over a set period (usually five years).

For example, an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a type of insolvency where an individual enters into a formal agreement with their creditors to pay back part of what they owe over a set period.

Payment protection is a voluntary debt cancellation program from Alaska USA that cancels your loan balance or your monthly loan payment (depending on the package selected) in the event of disability or death up to the agreement maximum.