Sentences with phrase «of voluntary guidelines»

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, along with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administrator David Strickland, has proposed a set of voluntary guidelines for auto manufacturers to try to limit the amount of distraction caused by these devices.

The IVA protocol is a set of voluntary guidelines which many insolvency practitioners (IPs) follow.

The release marks the second phase of voluntary guidelines to address driver distraction on US roads; the first phase, released in 2013,... Read more →

The Paris accords were a non-binding set of voluntary guidelines to save the environment, so Bravo there.

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The voluntary recall is specific to Model S cars that were built before April 2016, but the problem has so far affected only 0.02 % of the Model S vehicles in the US that fall under the recall's guidelines, according to the automaker.

The Obama administration and former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx laid the groundwork in January 2016 with a series of voluntary safety guidelines and by offering $ 4 billion in federal funding to foster the testing and development of self - driving technology.

Chao told a Detroit auto show forum that the revised voluntary guidelines would address not only self - driving automobiles but «barriers to the safe integration of autonomous technology for motor carriers, transit, trucks, infrastructure and other modes.»

The federal government has voluntary guidelines for companies that want to test autonomous vehicles, leaving much of the regulation up to states.

To provide additional transparency to our process, DNV GL, an independent certification expert in renewables and energy efficiency, reviewed Morgan Stanley's internal green bond framework and its adherence to the Green Bond Principles, which are voluntary guidelines for the development and issuance of green bonds, encouraging transparency, disclosure and integrity in the development of the green bond market.

As an alternative to enacting legal controls over reproductive technology, a national commission of scientists, doctors and citizens is needed, a commission that could develop voluntary ethical guidelines.

In the U.S., we removed full - calorie sodas during the school day and replaced them with a range of low - and no - calorie, smaller - portion choices as part of our industry's voluntary School Beverage Guidelines.

It said the reduction across its yogurt portfolio is ahead of Public Health England's voluntary guidelines, which sought a 5 % lowering of total sugar by August 2017.

The establishment of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004 set up voluntary guidelines for «greener» palm oil production and has tried to encourage palm oil expansion in a «sustainable» way that doesn't ruin primary rain forests or violate the land rights of local people.

Under the voluntary guidelines, 100 percent juice, low - fat milk and bottled water are allowed in elementary and middle schools, with the addition of diet beverages and calorie - capped sports drinks, flavored waters and teas in high schools.

In addition, the Australian Beverages Council has adopted, as policy, the Australian Association of National Advertisers» (AANA's) voluntary guidelines for advertising directed at children, and is a signatory to the Code of Practice on Nutrient Claims and to all other voluntary advertising industry codes of practice.

The industry has shown a responsible approach to be part of any solution framework through voluntary front of pack labelling, reducing serving sizes, reformulating to low or no calories, a voluntary ban on marketing to kids under 12 and compliance with school canteen guidelines.

o date, 26 processors have pledged to follow best practices established by The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, and more than 80 % of the U.S. milk supply is now covered by voluntary dairy traceability guidelines, thanks to the recent pledge of another large dairy processor, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

In addition to abiding by strict food laws, the industry adheres to the following voluntary guidelines as part of the Industry Commitments3: • Energy Drinks are not made available in primary nor secondary schools • Marketing and advertising activities of energy drinks are not directed at children • No promotional activities are undertaken to encourage excessive consumption of energy drinks • Labels of energy drinks do not promote the mixing of energy drinks with any other beverage.

While not commenting directly on Coles - whose new free - range standard is 10,000 hens per hectare, almost a seven-fold reduction in space from the voluntary guidelines - ACCC commissioner Sarah Court said the watchdog believed 10,000 hens per hectare was not consistent with consumers» understanding of free range.

Other things discussed yesterday: breastfeeding breaks at work, popular awareness of WHO guidelines BF «2 years and beyond,» protecting breastfeeding in public, role models and normalising breastfeeding in non-breastfeeding communities, support local breastfeeding cafes, access to skilled breastfeeding support (more than BFI 3 day course), integrate support from breastfeeding voluntary organisations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that between 4 to 6 percent of children in the United States have one or more food allergies and that approximately 90 percent of schools have one or more students with a food allergy.4 The CDC developed voluntary guidelines to help staff, teachers and students create a healthy school environment for children with food allergies.

And remember the recent, landmark inter-agency effort to issue voluntary guidelines on the marketing of junk food to kids?

This 4th edition of the Guidelines is based on research findings and on widespread discussions with health professionals, parents and voluntary organisations.

Youth sport marketing is a key part of food and beverage marketing strategies, and voluntary industry guidelines may actually encourage food and beverage companies to associate those products with health and fitness activities such as youth sport (61).

Or how the food industry killed purely voluntary federal guidelines to rein in the marketing of junk food to children?)

In 2011, the Association of Placenta Preparation Arts began to offer a voluntary six - month certification that requires members to learn basic food - prep safety and blood - borne pathogen guidelines before they can make their placenta truffles, smoothies or pills.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

The guidelines are voluntary at this point, but U.S. wind developers interested in a smoother ride through various permitting processes and the blessing of environmental groups — several were consulted extensively in drawing up the new guidelines — are doing their best to make their designs and implementations comply.

The researchers assessed the nutritional content of products advertised — cereals, sweets, snacks, beverages and other foods — and whether they fit the proposed voluntary nutrition guidelines recommended by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children.

Last week the committee released a survey done by a private advocacy group that found that many of the country's leading research labs do not follow voluntary guidelines for the humane treatment of animals issued in 1992 by the Indian National Science Academy.»

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) voluntary guidelines suggest that, under normal circumstances, no more than two embryos be transferred to a woman younger than 35 because of the risk of complications.

The guidelines propose voluntary screening of both potential buyers and the sequences they're seeking.

The guidelines are voluntary at this stage because it is not known which is the most effective way of treating ballast water.

As a result, at least nine states, including California, Maine and Maryland, have implemented their own controls on the proper handling of e-waste, and the electronics industry has voluntary guidelines to reduce it.

Task force member Gary Holahan, deputy director of NRC's Office of New Reactors, said yesterday that the group concluded that action was needed to remedy the kinds of inconsistent performance by nuclear plant operators where safety measures covering extreme hazards were covered by voluntary guidelines.

There is still no international regulation of noise in the ocean, and IMO talks only of installing voluntary guidelines.

The USDA recognizes the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) as the voluntary guideline that addresses all stages of production to ensure a responsible product.

In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced voluntary guidelines for companies on how to present the risks and benefits of a given product online, even with character restrictions.

The nation's leading soft - drink producers have come up with voluntary guidelines that would restrict the sale of sodas in schools, but critics say the move will have almost no impact where the problem is worst — in high schools.

Air Canada and WestJet say they won't reduce the size of permitted carry - on luggage to go along with new voluntary international guidelines.

The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) currently offers a voluntary approval process that provides guidelines for those programs that wish to provide a high quality education to their student.

Our voluntary certification means we provide the highest standards of care in anesthesia, dentistry, pain management, patient care, surgery and emergency care based on the guidelines set by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

«The Retail Pet Industry Animal Care Guidelines were created by leaders of the industry to help pet retailers implement voluntary operating procedures to improve animal care,» said Bob Vetere, President, APPA.

G)-- However lax and inefficient are the proposed Guidelines, making them voluntary is yet another concession to the FAC, i.e. to windfarm developers, and against bird and bat species of concern.

«The core issue here is the utter failure of the new voluntary federal wind guidelines to protect our public trust resources,» said ABC's Hutchins.

Accordingly, although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services's recently released LBWEG purport to encourage the development of environmentally responsible wind energy facilities, because compliance with the guidelines is voluntary and because of other problems with the guidance, these guidelines do not appear to meet the stringent standards established by NEPA, ESA or MBTA.

For example, the EPA has developed voluntary School Siting Guidelines, released in 2011 under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

The wind industry is now operating under «voluntary» instead of mandatory regulatory guidelines.

And of course, there is little regulation of this; According to AP, «under pressure from the industry, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2012 issued voluntary safety guidelines to automakers for dashboard technology instead of enforceable safety standards.»

Days after receiving several campaign checks from the food lobby last May, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who is up for re-election this year, sent a letter raising concerns about the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to develop voluntary guidelines aimed at toning down the marketing of junk food to kids.