Sentences with phrase «own voluntary agreement»

The legislation, called PROMESA, would create a federal oversight board to help Puerto Rico governments balance their budgets, improve financial reporting and facilitate debt restructuring when voluntary agreements between creditors and borrowers can not be reached.

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.

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.

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

Between 2007 and 2012 this voluntary agreement, together with WRAP's internationally - renowned Love Food Hate Waste campaign, helped reduce packaging and food waste by more than 3 million tonnes, reducing carbon emissions by over 8 million tonnes.

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.

The strategy includes a voluntary agreement with the bakery industry to reduce sodium in bread products.

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.

Once the company is ready to resume production, the voluntary agreements also call for a trial production period before ice cream is distributed to consumers.

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.

In 1998, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) arrived at a voluntary agreement with manufacturers to remove phthalates from PVC rattles, teethers, baby bottle nipples and pacifiers.

The UK relied on weak voluntary agreements with industry.

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.

Only voluntary agreements between municipalities will be included, she said.

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.»

In Cuomo's original budget language, «affirmative consent» was described as «a clear, unambiguous, knowing, informed and voluntary agreement between all participants to engage in sexual activity.»

He says voluntary agreements with industry didn't work.

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.

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

ALBANY, NY (11/14/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson and State Liquor Authority (SLA) Chairman Dennis Rosen today announced that the SLA has reached a voluntary agreement with Four Loko producer Phusion Products to stop shipping alcoholic beverages that contain caffeine and other stimulants to New York State by Friday, November 19, 2010.

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.

«The voluntary agreement reached this weekend between beverage distributors and the State Liquor Authority is an important first step toward permanently removing alcoholic energy drinks from the marketplace.

Under an unprecedented, voluntary agreement negotiated by Mayor Stephanie Miner, the university will give the city $ 500,000 per year over the next five years.

«It was pretty much a voluntary agreement,» Proctor says.

A new study [PDF] examined how well middle schoolers responded to «commitment devices,» or voluntary agreements to limit future choices through restrictions or penalties for failing to accomplish a goal.

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.

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.»

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.

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.

That's why, last fall, 10 manufacturers — Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Mazda, Mercedes - Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — signed a voluntary agreement to provide such a device standard, even before governments mandated them to do so.

Individual contract workers can, if they meet certain conditions enter into a voluntary agreement to have an amount withheld, with their payers.

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

If you do not make a voluntary agreement then the official receiver can ask the court to make an «income payments order».

If you signed a voluntary agreement to allow payroll deductions you have the right at any time to revoke your permission.

You are working for a foreign affiliate of a U.S. employer under a voluntary agreement that was entered between the U.S. employer and the U.S. Treasury Department

A debt management plan is not a legal procedure — it is a voluntary agreement between you and your creditors.

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.

Some criticize the accord for not mandating adequate reductions now sufficient to meet the reductions prescribed by the I.P.C.C. scientists, but it was clear that only a voluntary agreement could succeed.

There are treaties of the first kind, voluntary agreements among sovereign nations, that any one of them may join or leave.

As the Bali conference convenes, Mr. Bush continues to insist that mandatory standards would hurt the US economy and asserts that a «voluntary agreement» is appropriate.

Finally, voluntary agreements between businesses, policymakers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Soy Moratorium in Brazil, have proved to be a promising approach.

Major supermarkets don't want to be the first to introduce a self - levy and do have voluntary agreements in place.

Emission standard - A level of emission that by law or by voluntary agreement may not be exceeded.

Reporting from Washington — The United States, China and dozens of other countries accounting for nearly 80 % of the world's greenhouse gas emissions have signed onto a voluntary agreement to curb climate change.

A range of policy instruments is available to mitigate climate change including carbon taxes, emissions trading, regulation, information measures, government provision of goods and services, and voluntary agreements.