Sentences with phrase «sets voluntary standards»

AAFCO sets voluntary standards for pet food labeling.

Last month, Patricia Hackett, a Consumer Product Safety Commission engineer who has followed the issue for years, wrote to the group that sets voluntary standards for cribs and urged it to establish tougher tests.

They set voluntary standards for pet food labeling at the local, state, and federal level.

Not exact matches

HSBC is a member of the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Executive Committee for the Green Bond Principles, which are a set of voluntary standards for issuers of green bonds.

The voluntary program, created by two industry trade groups, sets minimum standards for wineries and vineyards that want to tout their green accomplishments to consumers.

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.

Most new cribs meet voluntary standards for safety set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

In the United States, voluntary standards for olive oil have traditionally been set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which in 2010 did update its own standards to more closely resemble IOC standards in terms of EVOO chemistry.

But members of the goals panel, noting that both chambers had passed versions of the legislation, said that the death of the bill does not represent a setback in the effort to establish a set of voluntary national standards...

In a rebuff to state lawmakers, the Michigan board of education has voted to make new state curriculum standards voluntary for school districts rather than set mandatory standards as the legislature had envisioned.

This study comes at a time of intense efforts to improve education in New Jersey, which is rolling out new teacher evaluations, new online state tests and a new set of voluntary national standards called the Common Core, which spells out what children should master in each grade.

In the words of Pennsylvania State Representative Glenn Thompson, this decision has transferred the Standards «from a voluntary, State - based initiative to a set of Federal academic standards with corresponding Federal tests» (U.S. House of Representatives 2009, 4).

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.

In July 2013, the OST Program Quality Standards Work Group launched a process to establish a set of voluntary statewide standards of out of school time program quality for Texas by December 2014.

There's a disconnect between what the administration is promising — a set of voluntary national content standards — and what we the people will receive — a standardization of the public school system.

This dedication begins with its statewide voluntary preschool program for four - year - olds, complete with a strong set of standards.

The voluntary association of commissioners was formed to set standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and to help coordinate regulatory oversight.

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 Pet Leadership Council (PLC), an organization comprised of pet industry leaders, animal welfare advocates, veterinarians, and academia, is announcing its support for Canine Care Certified, a new national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for professional breeders.»

LAS VEGAS - «Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.»

GREENWICH, CT - «The Pet Leadership Council (PLC), an organization comprised of pet industry leaders, animal welfare advocates, veterinarians, and academia, is announcing its support for Canine Care Certified, a new national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for professional breeders.»

This is a voluntary organization which sets high standards for membership, and which conducts stringent triennial inspections to insure that its standards are maintained and continually upgraded.

The program, Canine Care Certified, is a nationwide voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for professional breeders.

The resulting national voluntary certification program sets rigorous science - based standards for the care of dogs and puppies by professional breeders.

COLUMBUS, OH (October 4, 2017): Canine Care Certified ™, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for dog breeders is now accepting applications from breeders nationwide to become certified.

Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.

Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for dog breeders, is now accepting applications from breeders nationwide to become certified.

The PIJAC Small Animal Standards of Care (SAC) is the first - ever, comprehensive set of voluntary standards for breeders and distributors of small mammals, reptiles, and birds.

The Canine Care Certified program is a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders.

Canine Care Certified is a program that sets voluntary high standards for dog and puppies, and assures consumers that their future pets have received the highest level of care.

The nutrition standards set by the AAFCO are voluntary.

The nutrition standards have been set by AAFCO but they are voluntary.

In the voluntary carbon market there are many offset standards, which set criteria for the selection and evaluation of projects.

Gold Standard is partnering with the UNFCCC Secretariat — the body responsible for delivering the Paris Agreement — to develop a range of methodologies, tools and guidance to assist companies and sub-national governments in setting voluntary sustainability targets and assessing the SDG impacts of their initiatives.

As the first private GHG registry in the world, ACR has set the bar in the global voluntary carbon market for offset quality and operational transparency that is the market standard today and continues to lead carbon market innovation.

Only Boston now sets a mandatory standard for all large buildings.Toronto has a voluntary standard that city officials and politicians are to consider making a requirement.

47 Beyond these voluntary measures, the government - designed building codes, which set minimal standards for building energy efficiency, are highly effective.

This voluntary certification program sets standards so high that it has eclipsed the U.S. government Energy Star certification program for buildings.

Hence, if the European legislator sets the legal so - called «essential requirements», which all economic operators have to meet — whether they are using harmonised standards or not — to ensure free circulation of their products on the Single Market, it leaves to CEN, CENELEC or ETSI (i.e. the recognised European standardization organizations (ESOs)-RRB- to develop voluntary standards that can give technical solutions, accepted by the relevant industry, to ensure compliance with these essential requirements.

Two sources provide the framework for defining behaviour by the mediator: (1) Professionalism — voluntary standards set by various organizations within the profession, and the mediation process (often set by the mediation agreement); and, (2) Ethics — the moral compass of the mediator.

The voluntary association of commissioners was formed to set standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and to help coordinate regulatory oversight.

■ The Title X program sets standards for the provision of publicly supported family planning services across the United States, ensuring that care is voluntary, confidential, affordable and effective.

CEDS is a national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements to streamline the exchange and comparison of data across institutions and sectors, including early learning data standards.

The court affirmed the expulsion, stating that a voluntary association can set its own standards, as long as they are not contrary to public policy, and that those standards contractually bind members.

The standard is voluntary, but it provides a consistent set of rules that help define expectations for home buyers and help inspectors provide a reliable level of service to clients on an even playing field.

LEED, for instance, stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a voluntary specification established by the U.S. Green Building Council to set a standard for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings.

The court affirmed the expulsion, stating that a voluntary association can set its own standards, as long as they are not...