As I reported in my Native Title Report 2007, traditional owners in western Arnhem Land entered
a voluntary agreement with a liquefied gas company in Darwin to offset the company's greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
When you sign
a voluntary agreement with your spouse, you avoid placing important decisions in the hands of a judge.
Children who are in the care system are there either under a court order or
a voluntary agreement with parents.
Both companies confirmed to The Register they will sign
a voluntary agreement with HMRC,...
Instead, the EPA entered in
a voluntary agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation that did not remedy the problem, the parents argue.
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.
A «trust deed» is
a voluntary agreement with your creditors (the people you owe money to) to repay part of what you owe them.
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.
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.
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.
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 strategy includes
a voluntary agreement with the bakery industry to reduce sodium in bread products.
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.
Implementation of the Plan began in 2012, and included
voluntary agreements with the food industry to reduce salt content in processed food.
The UK relied on weak
voluntary agreements with industry.
He says
voluntary agreements with industry didn't work.
By the ACF's figures, the average Aussie driver could save $ 1,000 a year, if they drove a car that managed a fuel efficiency standard of 6.8 L / 100 km [34.6 miles / gallon (US)-RSB- but they observe that only one Australian manufactured car model had an efficiency of less than 10L / 100 km [23.5 miles / gallon (US)-RSB- in 2006, so they don't hold out much hope for
voluntary agreements with the car industry as likely to bear much fruit.
Not exact matches
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 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.
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With voluntary increases we have already taken, and with initiatives we have in place with our franchisees, we are well positioned to embrace our new agreement,» it said in a statem
With voluntary increases we have already taken, and
with initiatives we have in place with our franchisees, we are well positioned to embrace our new agreement,» it said in a statem
with initiatives we have in place
with our franchisees, we are well positioned to embrace our new agreement,» it said in a statem
with our franchisees, we are well positioned to embrace our new
agreement,» it said in a statement.
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.
Discussions on these
voluntary agreements began
with the State of Texas and then extended to Oklahoma.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
A contract law deals
with the disputes that arise among parties that hold a
voluntary arrangement and are bound by a legal
agreement.
Individual contract workers can, if they meet certain conditions enter into a
voluntary agreement to have an amount withheld,
with their payers.
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.
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.
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.
With the future of an international climate
agreement still in flux, governments worldwide are turning to markets for
voluntary carbon offsetting to engage private sector climate actors — and to inform or provide the tools that could shape tomorrow's regulated carbon markets.
They take issue
with the
voluntary period of the
agreement, as well as the fact that airlines will be able to offset their emissions rather than having to reduce them through efficiency gains or use of biofuels, etc..
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.
The Paris
Agreement negotiated in December aims to do just that,
with nations agreeing to take
voluntary steps to reduce the amount of pollution they release after 2020.
As we have seen above, the commitments made according to the Copenhagen Accord and Cancun
agreements that have been ratified by the Cancun
agreements leave at the very minimum a 5Gt gap between emissions levels that will be achieved if there is full compliance
with the
voluntary emissions reductions and what is necessary to prevent 2 °C rise, a warming amount that most scientists believe could cause very dangerous climate change.
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.
Chidiak, M., 2002: Lessons from the French experience
with voluntary agreements for greenhouse - gas reduction.
The Paris Accord is a lesser commitment than the Kyoto Protocol because unlike Kyoto, the Paris
Agreement is non-binding,
with voluntary targets and no legal enforcements.
Measures proposed to achieve these targets include the development of
voluntary commitments (VC's) and
voluntary agreements (VA's)
with industry.
The company
voluntary agreement (CVA) will see the toy retailer's pension deficit recovery plan reduced from 15 years to ten years,
with # 3.8 m injected into the pension scheme in 2018 and a further # 6m promised over 2019 and 2020.
We should approach
agreements with an attitude of respect for
voluntary compromise, and accept that clients are motivated to settle by a host of intangible values in addition to their legal interests.