Sentences with phrase «which established standards»

In 2004, industry members formed the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which established standards of practice and a label for producers that comply.

In 2011, Pennsylvania adopted the Safety in Youth Sports Act which established standards for managing concussions.

The American Association of Pastoral Counselors is the professional organization which establishes standards of training for pastoral counseling specialists and for the operation of pastoral counseling centers.

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), which establishes the standards that states use to develop pet food laws and regulations, defines natural food as «a feed or feed ingredient derived solely from plant, animal or mined sources» and should not have «been produced by or subject to a chemically synthetic process» or «contain any additives or processing aids that are chemically synthetic.»

The Court did not engage in an exhaustive analysis as to which regulations were administrative and which establish the standard of care.

Becoming signatories to the LawWorks pro bono protocol, which establishes standards and requirements for performing pro bono work to assure higher quality service.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman on a company's board resulted in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).

In referring to 1964, Abrams is talking about the landmark Sullivan vs. New York Times case, in which the Supreme Court established what's known as the «malice standard» for libel.

He also expressed doubt about the concept of embedding wage standards in a trade agreement:» It would establish a principle wage norm in free trade agreements, which is certainly outside the spirit of the World Trade Organization.»

The three western provinces already operate a reasonable facsimile of what an internal free trade regime should look like with their New West Partnership, which streamlines business regulation, smoothes worker mobility across provincial borders and establishes common transportation standards.

The Audit Committee, which has been established in accordance with Section 3 (a)(58) of the Exchange Act, currently consists of Mr. Buss, Ms. Denholm and Mr. Gracias, each of whom is «independent» as such term is defined for audit committee members by the listing standards of NASDAQ.

Dodd - Frank authorizes the SEC to establish a uniform fiduciary standard which «shall be no less stringent than the standard applicable to investment advisers,» the Institute wrote in the comment letter.

Once a claim is made, a tribunal will be established pursuant to Chapter 11, which will determine if the established standards and / or obligations have been breached and whether the investor may be entitled to recover monetary damages.

The Trustee's custodial operations may refuse to accept instructions to transfer Bitcoins to or from the Trust Custody Account if, in the opinion of the Trustee's custodial operations they are or may be contrary to the standards set forth in the Trust Agreement which establish the minimum requirements acceptable for Bitcoins to be deposited into the Trust Custody Account («Good Delivery Standards»), as applicable, contrary to any applicable law, or a threat to the security of the Trust's assets or the Security System storing such Bitcoins on the Trustee's premises.

Our land in which our ancestors came to in hopes of establishing a better standard of living.

On the one hand, it is drawing all nations and cultures into one global conglomeration which has the capacity to formulate some common moral standards that might enable us to eliminate the wars of the past and establish a stable global society.

Because the reality of evil implies the reality of the evaluator who alone has the authority to establish the standard by which evil can deserve to be damned.

which establishes procedures and standards for telegraph and telephone operations and which allocates the use of the radio spectrum world - wide.

And it is precisely because we quest for meaning, and therefore establish values, rules and principles by which to live, that we then experience guilt as we violate our own self - imposed standards.

Which of course is the standard Jesus established on the cross of Calvary.

This may be accomplished by establishing standard conditions under which measurement is to take place or by introducing correction factors in the results obtained with the measuring rod.

Even had Griffin succeeded in showing that the standard view of omnipotence is incoherent (which he did not), rigor would require that yet another negative thesis be established, viz., that the selective view of omnipotence is unacceptable.

At Vellore, Ida Scudder (1870 - 1959), daughter of an American missionary doctor; established a medical training centre for women, and later also for men, which, like the hospital at Ludhiana in the north, was to set standards for medical care.

The Sedition was possible only because the kind of leadership established by Umar was based on a climate of opinion, a standard of morality, and a degree of discipline which were rapidly vanishing.

The article also demonstrated the need for proper certification and testing in the single serve coffee market: The PurPod100 is certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute * (BPI) and meets ASTM International ¹ s Standard D6868 for compostability **, which means that it can disintegrate within an established period of time, produce compost that enables plant growth, and is safe for the environment.

It's time for our country to establish governmental cGAP (current Good Agricultural Practices) standards which include regulatory guidance and product quality benchmarks to ensure food industry adoption.

As Sous Chef for The Westin Verasa Napa Valley, he played a vital role in establishing standards for the hotel and its restaurants including La Toque, which soon regained the prestigious Michelin Star rating.

«We were the first dairy processor to elevate milk from a commodity to a specialty food by establishing the North Coast Excellence Certified (NCEC) program — setting some of the most rigorous standards in the dairy industry which surpass those of the state and federal governments.

Hancock's career accomplishments include working on the1990 antitrust case, United States v. Baker Hughes, in which the D.C. Circuit Court set a standard for establishing entry into a market as a defense in a merger challenge, and Omega Environmental v. Gilbarco, a Ninth Circuit case involving the legality of exclusive dealing arrangements.

California growers and vintners subscribe to California «s Sustainable Winegrowing Program (SWP), which establishes eco-friendly standards and practices from ground to glass.

No attempt was made to establish a «ceiling», allowing EU organic certifying bodies to develop their own standards which specified, for example, levels of animal welfare considerably more advanced than those specified by the Regulation.

This led Metcash to establish a retail pricing service for independent retailers, called the Mix & Match system, by which Metcash carries out the task of gathering and monitoring standard shelf prices for between 1,200 and 1,500 grocery items every week (and for other items less frequently) in Woolworths and Coles stores.

In June 2013, USDA issued the «Smart Snacks in School» interim final rule establishing these standards, which took effect July 1, 2014.

Such «frivolousness» on the part of manufacturers is condemned by the club, which hopes to establish uniform standards.

Campbell's turning 23, he's not «very young» by footballing standards and should be establishing himself at this point which he's not bene doing at Villarreal.

And his manager is urging the 20 - year - old to consistently produce the high standard of performance of which he is capable — and would see him compete for an established place in the team.

Instead, I voted to approve the draft standard because, without an established standard in place to regulate the headgear that has come on to the market in recent years (none of which, according to US Lacrosse, has been developed based on scientific testing, and none of which the organization - the governing body for both the men's and women's game - has endorsed), consumers are essentially «buying a pig in a poke»: in other words, without a clue as to whether the product they are buying has any safety value at all.

The new standard is likely more a function of the fact that, without an established standard in place to regulate the headgear that has come on to the market in recent years (none of which, according to US Lacrosse, has been developed based on scientific testing, and none of which the organization has endorsed), consumers are essentially «buying a pig in a poke»: in other words, without a clue as to whether the product they are buying has any safety value at all.

Janine is currently training with APAC on the PG Certificate in Supervision and on completion of same will be registered as a Clinical Supervisor on the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists, Accredited Register, regulated by the Public Standards Authority (equivalent to CORU which has not yet established public safety standards for therapeutic services).

This group is specifically advocating for HR 1324 and S. 934: «Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009,» which amends the Child Nutrition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science - based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs.

The American College of Nurse - Midwives and the North American Registry of Midwives recommend that midwives should at minimum meet the standards of midwifery established by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), which include completion of a formal midwifery education program, national certification, and licensure in the local jurisdiction of practice.32, 33 Certified professional midwives (CPMs) may achieve certification through apprenticeship and portfolio evaluation without obtaining a formal midwifery degree; within CPM professional organizations efforts are under way to uniformly adopt ICM standards.33, 34 Oregon has followed this trend; in 2015 licensure became mandatory for attendants at out - of - hospital births.

However, more than 90 percent of schools serve meals that do not even meet the minimum national school meal standards, which were established in 1995 and do not reflect current nutrition science.

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics» has also developed guidelines on human milk banking which calls for ethical standards and need to establish milk banks in large neonatal intensive care units.

The BFTA is a member of the International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) which claims to «promote strict codes of practice that meet or exceed established and accepted animal welfare standards for wild and farmed fur.»

Of course, the population of big cities was often growing very fast in the USSR, but this happened mostly following the official rules so that people populated state built and owned flats, according the established standard norm of population density, which specified the number of sq meters of living room per person.

We were tasked to establish a strong economy, which would generate jobs and improve the living standards for our people.

Noting recent reports a new state policy under which state employees» e-mails are automatically deleted after 90 days, Kaehny said Reinvent Albany would be working with other organizations to establish a standard for e-mail retention.

Opposition to the new standards — which establish guidelines for what students should learn in math and English in each grade — has been led nationally by both conservative Republicans and tea party leaders and by teachers unions, which tend to lean left.

We remain ready to support both the federal and state governments in establishing standard technical and vocational training facilities which will be useful in providing skills to women and youth of this country.

The Migration Advisory Committee was established by the Government to advise on shortage occupations, to which the standard Resident Labour Market Test would not be applied whenever a UK employer wished to bring a worker from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) into the UK under the points - based system.