Sentences with phrase «on voluntary agreements»

A number of countries have adopted collection systems for products still in use based on voluntary agreements (Austrian Federal Government, 2001) or EPR regulations for appliances (Government of Japan, 2002).

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

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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.

The reference to a «voluntary approach» might be a not - so - subtle message that if Europe pushed too hard on this point, then the creditors could no longer accept the agreement as a voluntary one.

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 UK relied on weak voluntary agreements with industry.

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.

However, in December 2011, because no European agreement had been reached on enforcing the ban on battery cages, the British government announced that it had instead been working closely with the domestic egg industry, processors, food manufacturers, the food service sector and retailers to reach «a voluntary consensus» not to sell or use battery - farmed eggs and help British consumers to avoid buying them unwittingly.

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.

What it means: Unlike the Kyoto Protocol — a 1997 climate pact that sought to force specific pollution reductions on certain countries, but failed to do virtually anything to slow global warming — the hoped - for Paris agreement would see nations taking voluntary steps to stem greenhouse gas pollution.

Government and nonprofit leaders in cities like Cleveland, DC, New Orleans, Baltimore, and even Detroit have been able to make progress on these issues via voluntary agreements on citywide systems for enrollment and information to help families navigate public school choice.

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.»

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

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.

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.

If you are asked to agree to a voluntary legal charge either by one of your creditors, or if your partner asks you to sign an agreement to a legal charge on your home, you must get legal advice first.

Please be aware that your entrance to Animal Friends at this event serves as your voluntary agreement to appear on screen or in print as a part of this or any other related media or promotions in perpetuity.

An interline agreement is a voluntary commercial agreement between individual airlines to handle passengers traveling on itineraries that may include both airlines.

Because the structure of this year's first - ever global agreement on climate change is also voluntary — with each country effectively trying to peer - pressure others into greater cuts — it matters that the Obama administration is emerging as an effective negotiating force.

Sofidel Group (known in Italy mainly for its Regina brand) is re-launching its commitment to the environment by broadening its agreement with WWF's Climate Savers, based on the voluntary definition of substantial reduction plans for carbon dioxide emissions through the implementation of innovative strategies and technologies.

In Oklahoma, for example, participation is voluntary, and the government limits its role to certifying the companies that verify emission reductions and nurturing agreement on how to measure the types of GHG reduction projects likely to be pursued in the state — such as grassland management and climate - safe farming.

The chosen scenario assumes Trump's actions could result in the United States only achieving half of its pledged reduction through 2030 under the Paris Agreement on climate change, the worldwide but voluntary pact aiming to avoid dangerous global warming that entered into force on Nov. 4.

A new global climate agreement based on voluntary national pledges of domestic action is expected to be finalized in Paris in December.

Based on current knowledge, it is expected that good quality projects from the following programs from both the compliance and voluntary carbon markets will be eligible: Clean Development Mechanism, Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve, American Carbon Registry, and a new mechanism which is being developed under the Paris Agreement.

As we have seen the Cancun agreements fail to modify the inadequate voluntary commitments on ghg emissions reductions made pursuant to the Copenhagen Accord.

Others saw Copenhagen as a success for achieving agreement on the long - term goals of the UNFCCC, new voluntary commitments from many developing countries, new levels of cooperation from China on verifying its voluntary emissions reductions commitments, and promises to mobilize significant amounts of money for adaptation in developing countries.

In conclusion, «Any climate agreement should be flexible enough so that voluntary pledges can be adjusted over the next couple of decades depending on what global temperatures do.»

Johannsen, K.S., 2002: Combining voluntary agreements and taxes: an evaluation of the Danish agreement scheme on energy efficiency in industry.

Mr. Bush withdrew from the Kyoto agreement on global warming in 2001, saying it would cost US jobs, and has favoured a voluntary system to reduce greenhouse gases

And according to the voluntary register, Koch Industries — the largest privately owned energy company in the United States, known for funding climate denial groups — has a particular interest in lobbying on the «EU's free trade agreement negotiations.»

The agreement drew criticism for its reliance on offsets and the slow pace of its implementation: it begins as a voluntary arrangement in 2021, and doesn't become mandatory until the late 2020s.

Advocacy Working Group: This group is focusing on the future of the voluntary market and how it can grow under the Paris Agreement

However, there is a disconnect between where science says we need to be and how far the Paris Agreement will take us, and the voluntary carbon market is crucial in bridging the gap on the global goal of a 2 °C limit.

On October 13, the nation's leading manufacturers of residential central air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps signed an historic, voluntary agreement with the nation's leading energy efficiency advocacy organizations supporting new federal standards for those products.

The agreement is built on country - by - country statements of voluntary action, rather than the kind of top - down target - setting that characterised the Kyoto Protocol.

The U.S. is seeking an agreement based on voluntary reductions in carbon dioxide emissions by each nation.

Negotiate a voluntary disclosure agreement, tax pardon, or tax amnesty on the taxpayer's behalf, and bringing the client up - to - date with his or her unfiled taxes or unreported offshore assets without prosecution or penalty and often with an interest reduction;

The pilot programme circumvented the two thirds majority vote under JunHe's partnership agreement and allowed partners to join on a voluntary basis.

The voluntary use of standards is promoted both at international and at EU level: the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in its Annex 1 clearly distinguishes standards from «technical regulations» as it recognises that standards are voluntary in application whereas technical regulations are mandatory.

These are private, voluntary agreements between a landowner and a conservation organisation, which enable the landowner to pass on their property in the knowledge that its special features will continue to be protected.

As one of the nation's leading lawyers in the emerging field of state unclaimed property laws, John devotes a substantial part of his practice to representing and advising a variety of manufacturers, retailers, distributors, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications and transportation companies, utilities, service providers and other types of businesses on complex multi-state unclaimed property audits, litigation, voluntary disclosure agreements and transactional issues.

The negligence of EU environmental policy in the Commission's 2004 Guidelines on Application of Article 81 (3) of the Treaty and the 2010 Guidelines on Horizontal Co-Operation Agreements is seriously worrying in that respect, particularly since EU environmental policy is based increasingly on market based instruments (e.g. emissions trading, tax instruments, voluntary environmental agreements) to achieve EU environmenAgreements is seriously worrying in that respect, particularly since EU environmental policy is based increasingly on market based instruments (e.g. emissions trading, tax instruments, voluntary environmental agreements) to achieve EU environmenagreements) to achieve EU environmental goals.

Mediation / Arbitration (Med / Arb) is a two - step process whereby the parties first engage in mediation and continue on to arbitration if they can not reach a voluntary agreement.

In our most recent pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Imagine Canada recommended that the federal government take action - either through regulation or a voluntary agreement - to reduce fees paid by registered charities when they accept donations or...

We handle all facets of the CFIUS process, from counseling on whether to submit a voluntary notice application to CFIUS, to navigating clients through the 30 - day review and 45 - day investigation processes, to negotiating mitigation agreements.

As predicted last week, search - engine owners have reached an agreement with rightsholders on a new «voluntary code of practice» in the UK to tackle links to copyright - infringing content on their services.

They are voluntary agreements that, once finalised, are legally binding on all parties.

(1)(a) or (b) terminates, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the order shall request the person who is the subject of the order to indicate whether he or she wishes to be discharged from out - of - home care on termination of the order or wishes to continue in out - of - home care under a voluntary agreement under sub.