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The idea is to be able to "sign" digital documents in such a way that the signature is as legally binding in court as a physical signature.

However, it's already been clear to him for six months that the conference was not going to result in any legally binding treaties, he says.

But she said a legally binding agreement could take up to a year.

Unicom yesterday insisted that it had not started any negotiations with respect to any substantive and legally binding agreements.

They're trying to reach accords on a number of issues but are leaving a comprehensive, legally binding agreement for next year.

But negotiators conceded this year that there was no chance of a legally binding deal.

He said it permitted them to avoid the legally binding targets and international supervision proposed by the developed countries.

"Legally binding is the only thing that will do if we want to see real action to save the planet, " she said.

Only a dwindling minority are prepared to do this, and then only if China eventually agrees to similar legally binding emissions targets.

Copenhagen will not produce a detailed, comprehensive, legally binding agreement.

He said it permitted them to avoid the legally binding targets and international supervision proposed by developed countries.

China refused to sign up to a legally binding treaty, even one that only encapsulated commitments already made.

If you intend the document to be a legally binding contract, use the word Contract in the title.

The foreign ministry insists that its marriage directive is legally binding even though it did not pass through parliament.

International practices are the legally binding implicit rules which form in the long-term contacting practice between various countries.

He said itpremitpermitted them to avoid the legally binding targets and international supervision proposed by developed countries.

A proposal attached to the accord calls for a legally binding treaty to be pinned down by the end of next year.

In other words, as a group the BASIC countries remain reluctant to sign up to legally binding commitments.

The young ambassadors' aim is to get a legally binding, global agreement to cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050.

The U. S said it is legally binding, while other council members said only a resolution is, not a statement.

English-speaking countries boast a strong tradition of settling disputes (commercial or personal) by legally binding arbitration.

while a proposal to the CPPCC National Committee, the top advisory body, is not legally binding whether it is adopted or not.

Note: The descriptions are only a summary of the licensing definitions. They are not intended to be full and legally binding.

The company will only comply with such demands if required to do so through legally binding procedures.

But the new agreement was not legally binding, and left unclear the status of any future agreement.

America's failure so far to pass climate-change legislation means that a legally binding agreement will not be reached at the conference.

Article 6 A company dissolution judgment rendered by the people's court shall be legally binding to the whole shareholders of the company.

Although not legally binding, the ruling could have implications for separatist movements around the world.

and it seems to confirm the futility of moves towards the legally binding treaty that many still want.

'We accept a legally binding arrangement, ' he said.

Moreover, it does so in what could be interpreted by many to be a legally-binding popular vote.

Diane McFadzien of WWF said only a legally-binding treaty will force nations to take the necessary action to stop global warming.

U. N. officials will work to turn the pact "into a legally binding treaty, " Mr. Ban said. "We will do our best to do it in 2010. "

And a legally binding deal may take another year to put in place.

Mr Obama said that America would seek a legally binding treaty with Russia on reducing stockpiles of strategic arms by the end of the year.

The original English language version of these Terms and Conditions is the legally-binding version.

Legitimate rights and interests of domestic workers will be legally binding contract, the system deserves protection.

At the least, he says, the G8 leaders could have promised to treat cuts eventually agreed under UN auspices as legally binding.

It will take a new legally-binding agreement for the eurozone to mobilise that power, and that will take time to negotiate and ratify.

Britain has signed on to a set of legally binding emissions targets.

Bassey also demanded that negotiators agree to a new legally-binding mandate to cut carbon dioxide emissions, blamed for global warming.

Only the English text of these Sales Conditions is legally binding for the contractual relationship.

Ramesh said that at "today's state of development" India could not and should not accept "legally binding reduction targets" .

A legally binding agreement is the highest form of expression of political will that the international community can bestow.

This demands severe and legally-binding targets for all developed countries and significant voluntary cuts by the rest.

In Barcelona the negotiations struggle to get a legally binding agreement between the world's nations.

This commentary is not a legally binding statement and it does not form part of the Ruling.

But Russian Foreign Ministry officials said a written assurance is not enough, Russia is needed is a legally binding guarantee.

Although not legally binding, anti-smoking campaigners are delighted with the explicit wording of the guidelines.

U. S. and Russian critics long have called for a return to the original, legally binding START framework.

Ukrainian officials say those remarks were not legally binding, but Moscow objected, saying they changed the substance of the agreement.

Importantly, a legally binding agreement may (or may not) contain legally binding commitments for some or all of its parties.

This Agreement constitutes a legally binding agreement between the parties hereto.

This document does not otherwise create any legally binding obligation on the parties at common law or in equity .

But they agreed it was unclear what, if anything, the government can do to cut the bonuses since the contracts seem legally binding.

Religious ceremonies may be performed but they are not legally recognized, therefore they are also not considered legally binding.

Cap and trade can only work with verifiable, legally binding caps.

The report was published at a summit where ministers considered developing a legally binding deal on forest policy.

Ethical debate: Are advance directives legally binding or simply the starting point for discussion on patients' best interests?

Rather, the pursuit of a universal legally binding agreement is doomed.

President Obama says a new legally binding agreement will be ready by the end of the year.

The party hopes to tackle voter mistrust with new legally binding rights on public services, jobs and Britain's deficit.

Unlike the joint communique, it is a domestic law of the United States that is legally binding on the Administration.

The minister emphasised that in a domestic context, these targets are legally binding.

China urges all nuclear-weapon states to make the same commitment and conclude an international legally binding instrument to this end.

While not legally binding the new levels allow countries to refuse to allow the importation of products with excessive levels of melamine.

When organizations conduct business in the physical realm, they sign contracts to enter legally binding agreements.

The United States has said it will not accept any legally-binding mandate.

They begin negotiations to establish a legally binding agreement for reducing greenhouse gas emissions .

THAT all notices and instructions we submit to you by fax shall be legally binding on us.

The security of having a legally binding marriage is that you are entitled to all of your spouse's estate should he or she passes away.

Expect grumbling and months of horse trading as recommendations are turned into legally binding directives.

The decision ends hopes of a legally binding deal being sealed next month.

Senior negotiators at a U. N. conference in Barcelona say a legally binding environment treaty will be delayed.

Su said it's too early to say whether China would accept legally binding commitments after 2020.

Religious edicts issued by the MUI are not legally binding on Muslims but it is considered sinful to ignore them.

To make this credible, it envisages a fiscal consolidation plan that would, in some incomprehensible manner, be legally binding.

The presumption is that domestic and social arrangements are not intended to be legally binding but evidence may rebut that presumption.

The judgements and written orders made by the maritime court to confirm the rights are legally binding, no parties may appeal against them.

"There could still be a legally binding agreement, " Bals told SPIEGEL ONLINE.

The policy is designed to ensure Britain meet legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The UN wants to sign a legally binding treaty by the end of 2010, but will struggle if countries repudiate the accord.

The law sets the world's first legally binding targets for a nation to cut its emissions.

"Copenhagen should include a deadline for when to close a legally binding agreement, " she maintains.

document recording agreement: a document that records a formal or legally binding agreement.

He noted that any new agreement would be legally binding, but that much work remains before it can be reached.

The EU has made a legally binding commitment to cut its emissions by 20 per cent over the same period.

Next year, countries will have to meet again many times in order to draft a legally binding treaty containing any commitments agreed here.

The UN is to follow with more talks towards a legally binding global treaty.

However, unlike the US and continental Europe, pre-nuptial agreements are not legally binding in the UK.

A quotation in not legally binding thought it contains some qualifying words which function as firm offer do.

"Once they approve it, it becomes legally binding, " says Kelly Taft, MAG spokeswoman.

Our leaders' recent confession that a legally binding climate agreement is not feasible this year may be no bad thing.

In a recent poll in Britain support for making party manifesto promises legally binding plunged from 41% to 18%.

It wants legally binding rules, backed by penalties, for Antarctic cruise ships.

Once the auction block, legally binding, the vendor of the premise.

Once accepted, the order will be legally binding and require both parties to honor their agreement.

Contractually Obligated A legally binding requirement that requires a person or company to act in a particular way.

Article 8 A contract concluded in accordance with the law is legally binding on the contracting parties.

We have passed the Climate Change Act, which makes the UK the first country in the world to introduce legally-binding carbon budgets.

A price quotation is not a legally binding promise.

The convention, entered into force in December 2005, is the first legally binding global anticorruption agreement.

Thefact that the Kyoto Protocol was legally binding didn't prevent several countries from failing to meet their targets.

When signed and submitted, tender creates a legally binding and valid offer.

A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

Some people think that you can just take [any Copenhagen declaration], polish it and turn it into a legally binding treaty.

Law A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

A prenup is a legally binding contract that spells out how a couple's assets will be carved up if their marriage fails.

Let your vendors do the work and ask for a fixed cost in a legally binding quote.

However, it has not yet been decided whether this regime will be legally binding.

In all, 167 countries have signed the treaty. But, it is legally binding only for the 57 countries that have ratified it.

the contents of which directly involve people's rights and obligations, and are legally binding.

Without any (climate change) legislation, it can't possibly join in a legally binding international document.

'Will a legally binding deal also mean that China is equally legally bound?

A civil juristic act shall be legally binding once it is instituted.

There are now 15 international legally-binding instruments and nonbinding codes of practice which address some aspect of GM organisms.

So you may ask: why not a legally binding text in Copenhagen?

The agreement on satisfaction shall be legally binding after the maritime court makes an order to confirm it.

Because contracts are legally binding, there is more accountability for delivering the work as stated in the contract.

This is not only fair, but astute politics: if made legally binding, it could meet some of rich countries' concerns.

Contract is a legally binding agreement.

when there are several elements contradict the will, they also help to ascertain what the will is the final, legally binding will.

This is why Russia will continue its efforts to promote a legally binding agreement on international energy co-operation.

Information in employee handbooks and other written company policies, in some circumstances, is also legally binding.

This document is legally binding or it is a legally binding document.

A legally binding treaty will be completed later this year.

A cancelled contract is not legally binding ab initio.

These codes of conduct are not legally binding.

What is China's attitude towards promoting a legally binding code of conduct?

Once the contract is approved by the Chinese government, it is legally binding upon both parties.

He says he will work with world leaders to reach a legally binding treaty in the coming months.

The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding treaty agreed to by 37 countries in 1997. The current goals of the treaty end in 2012.

The AU says the panel's decisions will be legally binding.

Other major emerging countries, such as India, say they are opposed to a legally binding global pact.

Who make the quota, is it legally binding. Companies are unlikely to follow the instructions and no player in the market place.

"I think it's extremely unlikely we will see a legally binding agreement in Cancun, " de Boer said.

An election result can not become legally binding until the constitutional council approves it.

A government ban will make the evacuation and entry prohibition legally binding.

The copy of the contract that is handed in to the Immigration office is the one that's legally binding.

The more important meeting is the Montreal meeting, which is about a legally binding treaty that is already in place.

In November last year the European Commission proposed making the IAEA's safety rules legally binding throughout the European Union.

THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT.

'Ideally speaking, we should have a legally binding treaty, ' said Mr.

Acceptance terms in the commercial housing advance sales are parts of its contract and are legally binding on the signatory parties;

Signatures on this document are legally binding when received by facsimile transmission

Said signed contracts being exchanged electronically will be deemed as original and are legally binding until hard copies are exchanged;

Because the main application (the applicant) is not clear, from a legal point of view the application is not legally binding;

The difference lies in that as the NPC is the country's top legislature, an NPC motion becomes legally binding when it is adopted;

Legally binding or not legally binding

Legally-binding agreements signed by individual companies

UN climate talks back on track after China and Brazil say they will consider the 'right' legally-binding treaty on emission cuts

Company stamp and legally binding signature Date

this contract is not legally binding

Be legally binding on the parties concerned

Under the Charter, the Council's decisions are legally binding;

It's a legally binding contract, even if you didn't pay for it

LOIs take different forms. Some are legally binding and some are not

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To accept or certify as legally binding: