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Past work has examined conservation policies in Mexico and Costa Rica, air pollution issues along the U.S. — Mexico border, voluntary regulation in Mexico and Colombia, and voluntary efforts to clean up brownfield properties in the United States.

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Germany has made tighter supervision of hedge funds a focus of its G - 8 and European Union presidency and has been agitating for a voluntary code of conduct in light of the rapid expansion of the funds, which carry high risks and are often exempt from regulation.

The U.S. system of industry self - regulation is preferable to the English system, but a voluntary regulation system can survive only if its participants act in a responsible manner and abide by the rules they set for themselves.

«Noting the fact that the Sexual Orientation Regulations are being voted on in the House of Commons today,» said the Cardinal, «I again express our concern at their impact, not only on adoption services, but on cooperation between faith - based voluntary agencies and public authorities in public funded services....

In 2014, we received no incidents of noncompliance with laws and regulations and voluntary standards related to transportation, handling and slaughtering practices.

What we have seen in this court case is an undeniable dismissal of voluntary regulations that could have prevented the contamination of Steve Marsh's organic crops.

In addition, two different sets of voluntary regulations were introduced by the food industry in 200In addition, two different sets of voluntary regulations were introduced by the food industry in 200in 2009.

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian co-regulatory system in limiting children's exposure to unhealthy television food advertising by measuring compliance with mandatory and voluntary regulations.

Interscholastic Athletics: Statute 13 -36-4 (2003) gives the school board power to delegate the control, supervision, and regulation of any high school interscholastic activities to any voluntary, non-profit association Statute 13 -36-7 (2003) deems any student enrolled in a public school district eligible to participate in any interscholastic activity sponsored by the SD High School Activities Association.

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JPMA - certified, meeting voluntary ASTM standards in addition to CPSC regulations.

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JPMA - certified, and all of our furniture meets voluntary ASTM standards in addition to CPSC regulations.

Constitutional convention of cabinet collective responsibility - Baroness Miller of Hendon Regulation of healthcare assistance in the light of the Health and Care Professions Council's preliminary finding that there are significant shortcomings in a voluntary register - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

A new state regulation now requires that people ages 13 to 64, and other ages as indicated, be offered voluntary HIV testing as a routine part of health care at hospitals and in primary care settings.

The Federal Department of Labor issued draft regulations in November of 2015 exempting states from the requirements of ERISA, the 1974 federal law that established liability standards and protections for private sector workers» voluntary retirement plans.

Federal regulations do not require «responsibility» statements in alcohol advertising, and while the alcohol industry's voluntary codes for marketing and promotion emphasize responsibility, they provide no definition for «responsible drinking.»

But by putting the targets into law and mandating a set of regulations — including requiring 35 percent of the country's electricity to come from clean sources by 2024; establishing a voluntary carbon market; developing incentives to promote renewable energy; phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; and forcing companies in the largest carbon polluting sectors to report their emissions — they said the results could be groundbreaking.

Beyond regaining voluntary movement, the research participants have displayed a myriad of improvements in their overall health, including the increase of muscle mass and regulation of their blood pressure, as well as reduced fatigue and transformational changes to their sense of well - being.

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

Section 200.306 Cost Sharing Or Matching clarifies policies on voluntary committed cost sharing to ensure that such cost sharing is only solicited for research proposals when required by regulation and transparent in the notice of funding opportunity.

Mesodiencephalic dopamine neurons play central roles in the regulation of a wide range of brain functions, including voluntary movement and behavioral processes.

The Fire Safety Order differs from previous workplace - related regulations in that there is no longer any distinction made between people who are employees and, say, members of the public or voluntary workers at an entertainment venue.

The school board in Montgomery County, an affluent suburb of Washington noted for the quality of its schools and its voluntary efforts at integration, «violated its own regulations and procedures» on racial balance and building use in the cases of four schools, said Mitchell J. Cooper, a Washington lawyer acting as adviser to the state board.

A voluntary guardian is an individual who is recognized by the Department of the Treasury as authorized to act for an incapacitated person as provided in the regulations governing U.S. Savings Bonds.

As an alternative to true government regulation, private organizations like Green Seal and the Green Business Bureau offer voluntary certifications for companies interested in displaying their ecological consciousness on their product labels.

This organization, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, state officials and the animal feed industry, develops model regulations for pet foods, which are voluntary unless encoded in state laws.

Accreditation is a voluntary commitment practices make to their clients and patients, and AAHA is the only organization in the U.S. and Canada that accredits companion animal hospitals based on standards that go above and beyond state regulations.

Stringent breeding regulations are adhered to on a voluntary basis in every country where the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) issues papers.

On the research side, he is involved in financial accounting and reporting, value relevance of accounting information, forecasts, regulation impact, companies» valuation, and voluntary disclosures.

Nine of the 21 programs identified in the report emerged just in the last four years, and three of the 13 programs profiled in the report — California, British Columbia and Oregon — use offsetting tools that were developed for voluntary actors to underpin regional GHG regulations.

In order to address this concern, states with carbon regulations have typically included mechanisms to preserve the carbon reduction benefit of voluntary renewable energy.

Requires the EPA Administrator to issue regulations allowing: (1) any person to exchange instruments in the nature of offset credits issued before January 1, 2009, by an approved state or a voluntary offset program for emission allowances; and (2) the EPA Administrator to provide compensation in the form of emission allowances for other documented early reductions or avoidance of GHG emissions or GHGs sequestered before January 1, 2009, that meet specific conditions.

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).

Concurrent to the updates of Parts 1 and 6, the California Energy Commission opened a public process and rulemaking proceeding to update the voluntary Energy Provisions of CALGreen contained in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Part 11.

It includes guidance for states to prevent GHG regulation from removing the grid emissions benefits of voluntary renewable energy and maintain private investment in emissions - reducing renewable energy.

This decision runs contrary to global momentum for responsible sourcing spurred by Section 1502, which has led to new due diligence regulations in the EU, Congo, Rwanda and voluntary guidance in China.

Its provisions were «voluntary» for the nations that signed it, although we can be sure that a different administration in the United States would have worked hard to enshrine them in regulation.

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.»

Instead, the EPA entered in a voluntary agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation that did not remedy the problem, the parents argue.

As some groups push for additional EPA and Bureau of Land Management methane rules, claiming that voluntary efforts to reduce emissions haven't worked, it's clear that a combination of industry actions in concert with existing regulation have worked — and that additional regulation isn't needed.

The regulation also cites ACR's voluntary offset methodology for Emissions Reductions in Rice Management Systems as an approved Early Action Quantification Methodology, providing an important on - ramp for rice producers in California and the Mid-South to get credit for their pioneering initiatives to reduce methane emissions through practice changes in water management, such as reduced flooding and altered drainage timing.

With that purpose in mind, the Regulations impose certain «gender pay gap» reporting obligations on private or voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees.

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.

This investigation followed an investigation in 2005 by the then Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) who, while finding issues in the unregulated market for will - writing services, concluded that voluntary regulation, such as a code of practice approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), might be a proportionate solution.

The 3rd day advanced training was facilitated by experienced and well known professionals in their disciplines, providing voluntary services that day speaking about topics such as Understanding the Dynamics of Family Systems, Working with High Conflict Couples, Screening for DV and Suicide Prevention, Emotional Regulation and Professional Self - Care.

In both, responses to increasingly severe levels of low water range from voluntary consumption reductions to regulations, to be invoked where supply no longer meets demand and communities experience social and economic impacts.

To conclude, if the Court follows the AG's Opinion, it is clear that this case in tandem with the Fra.bo judgment and in addition to Regulation 1025/2012 will break down the private and voluntary frame of EU standardisation.