Regulatory agencies need enforcement authority so that stricter rules can be implemented

The Code also devolves to local governments responsibility for the enforcement of certain regulatory powers including enforcement of environmental laws, enforcement of national building codes, and approval of subdivision plans.

A good regulatory framework, including enforcement measures, needs to be established in order to develop a capital market.

10. WHO regularly provides explanatory comments on pharmaceutical products to provide a context for certain regulatory actions.

(ii) Bringing enforcement actions in specific cases of illegal import of ozone depleting substancesODS

That meeting had also endorsed a project aimed at strengthening subregional cooperation in law enforcement and regulatory control of precursors.

FIUs serve as a link between law enforcement, financial and regulatory authorities, providing law enforcement agencies around the world with an important new avenue for the collection and exchange of information.

As market economies and distinct administrative units, cities offer excellent opportunities for market oriented policy actions and regulatory interventions.

Where there was a need for corporate standards and regulatory enforcement, it was the responsibility of the particular Governments to act.

Consistent with UNSCR 1540, states should enact, implement and maintain strong legal, regulatory, and enforcement authority against the proliferation of WMD.

As such, it is a valuable source of information for Governments in considering the scope for their eventual regulatory actions.

These comments serve to clarify cases in which Governments have taken conflicting regulatory actions in the light of different national priorities.

What actions can be taken to improve enforcement and compliance mechanisms at the global, regional and national levels?

In parallel with demand reduction measures, there was a need for nationally appropriate legal sanctions and enforcement actions.

Regulatory and other actions addressed at tackling these risk factors have led to dramatic decreases in road crashes in many developed countries.

One NGO participant suggested that home Governments could clarify the applicability of domestic regulatory environments to actions taken by their companies abroad.

It urges all states, as required by Resolution 1540, to adopt national legal and regulatory measures, including enforcement provisions with appropriate penalties for violations.

In addition to regulatory and law enforcement experts, the participants in that meeting will include representatives of relevant national and international policy making bodies.

A Commission for Environmental Cooperation has been set up by those three States to enhance regional environmental cooperation and coordinate regulatory and enforcement mechanisms.

It was noted that the main purpose of the stay of individual actions was to prevent the debtor s assets from being dispersed through enforcement measures ordered in individual actions.

During the reporting period, the secretariat received one request from a Party to supply information relating to domestic regulatory actions to other Parties.

A follow up project to increase the capability of regulatory and law enforcement agencies in adopting and enforcing effective measures was initiated in May 1996.

This information is contained in the documents referenced in the notifications in support of their final regulatory actions banning chrysotile asbestos, including international reviews.

The national report had further indicated that the enforcement of regulatory standards governing the quality of domestic and imported foods was essential to improving food safety.

Article 14 sets out provisions concerning information exchange, including the exchange of scientific, technical, economic and legal information concerning the chemicals within the scope of the Convention, publicly available information on domestic regulatory actions relevant to the objectives of the Convention, and information on domestic regulatory actions that substantially restrict one or more uses of the chemical.

Training is also provided to legal, judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities to enhance their capacity to undertake their roles in the anti money laundering effort.

The scheme presumed that a non Contracting Party vessel sighted engaging in fishing activities in the NAFO regulatory area was undermining the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures.

It was suggested that, while risk evaluations undertaken under such agreements might form the basis for national regulatory actions, when reporting such actions it should be made clear that they were based on prevailing conditions in the country.

The Committee is lending continuous support to agencies directly involved in investigation enforcement actions, such as treasuries, judicial authorities and law enforcement agencies through efforts to strengthen the mechanisms for exchanging information between official bodies.

From the responses received it was noted that some countries lack appropriate regulatory controls governing the purchase and use of DDT, while others have challenges regarding their enforcement.

This must occur at all levels between law enforcement counterparts, regulatory counterparts, and Financial Intelligence Units (Fills) counterparts, and also, as appropriate, between these levels even across borders.

4. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and promote global, regional, subregional and bilateral cooperation among judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities in order to combat money laundering.

5. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and promote global, regional, subregional and bilateral cooperation among judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities in order to combat money laundering.

The participants in the first expert meeting were scientists and representatives of national regulatory and enforcement authorities, a total of 52 experts from 26 countries and four organiza tions.

The decision guidance document reflects the information provided by two or more Parties in support of the national regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict the chemical.

(a) Staying execution against the assets of the debtor, including actions to make security interests effective against third parties and enforcement of security interests

Structural factors included the governance and political stability within the country, the regulatory framework, the legal framework with respect to transparency, and clear enforcement of property rights and contract law.

Candidate chemicals for the Rotterdam Convention include those that have been banned or severely restricted by national regulatory actions in two or more Parties in two different regions.

It is listed on the basis of the final regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict its use as notified by Australia, Chile and the European Community (EC).

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However, sustainable use of groundwater resources would require regulatory regimes to control aquifer depletion and protect water quality, for which monitoring and enforcement capacities would need to be developed or enhanced.

All the above activities have contributed to an increased use of laboratory technical support for operational activities by law enforcement, judicial, health and regulatory authorities, a key aim of the programme.

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) (new actions by Brunei Darussalam, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania and Mauritius 112 States Parties).

There may be additional Parties that have taken regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict the chemical as well as others that have not banned or severely restricted it.