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At present, only a minority of developing countries has followed this approach and there are quite different views on the merits of the establishment of collective management societies.

Nevertheless, as already stated, Member States widely differed when it came to a prioritization of fields and issues dealt with in document 32 C/5.

Bearing in mind that, quite often, States expressed divergent views on the same elements, the modifications introduced to this document reflect the views of the majority of States.

This points to the unjustifiable discrepancy between the words and the deeds of the United States administration that claims to have “no hostile intent”.

There is a wide divergence of opinion among Irish Travellers in relation to the question of ethnicity, and no consensus that recognition would be a useful step.

As to the right of return in cases of unlawful expulsion, national practice seemed to be too varied for such a right to be regarded as deriving from a rule of customary law.

The independence and impartiality of prosecutors as distinct from judges, and the appearance thereof, should be maintained at all times, as they have very distinct roles and functions.

Further, if the results-based budgeting and management are to be given importance and priority, the way in which the funds are utilized, i.e., what is purchased by the funds, should not be the most important indicator, and can well vary from the initial intention while the expected results are still achieved.

While noting that the versions of events advanced by the parties differ substantially, the Committee observes that the use of force as such is not contested by the State party.

The shameful verdict in El Paso is completely at odds with the counter-terrorism policy which the United States Government purportedly advocates and which has even resulted in military interventions in other nations and cost thousands of lives.

In this regard, it was noted that an efficient cross-border single window model should facilitate coordination among different stakeholders whose objectives and procedures might differ significantly.

The opinions and wishes of consumers in this regard often diverge widely.

According to the application and the type of adhesive used, precautions vary considerably; ranging from gloves, glasses and good ventilation to complex metering and dispensing equipment coupled to fume and vapour extracting facilities.

A comparison of past and more recent practices of secret detention brings to the fore many common features, despite considerable variations in political and social contexts.

During the course of the verification by the Board in March 2010, progress on preparation work for the transition to IPSAS varied greatly, from 0 per cent for working group 1b, on the presentation of budget information, and working group 5c, on revenue recognition for exchange transactions, to 68 per cent for working group 3, on plant, property and equipment.

As a result, the Task Force is working in a context very different from that of the review of the decentralization strategy in 2004-2005, because this time the changes and adaptations of our mechanisms are part of a broader context concerning United Nations reform and the place of UNESCO in the United Nations system.

The dispersion of regular programme resources among some 40 field offices, some of which should be strengthened for cultural activities, has resulted in highly variable activity execution rates.

Further, some raised concerns as to usefulness of requiring States to establish domestic licensing regimes where such regimes were likely to differ significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

(i) Capacity-building is essential for success of the Commission, especially in terms of information systems, owing to the widely different capacities of the countries to provide and generate information.

The Inspectors found that there was a great deal of variety in the manner in which the Regional Commissions provide support to SSC, as well as in the breadth and depth of their involvement.

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For example, the profitability of a segment may vary widely by customer group, product category, geographic market, and distribution channel.

Although all the organizations’ internal oversight entities rely for guidance on the Uniform Guidelines for Investigations, the manuals and methods used vary significantly from organization to organization.

By the end of 1999, UNESCO’s field resources were spread thinly across too many entities that varied considerably in their status and relationship to the Organization including 70 field units, four liaison offices, six institutes and a number of centres loosely attached to the Organization.

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Levels of ratification/accession by member countries of the Association of Caribbean States to the marine pollution conventions varies greatly, from 28 per cent for the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Maritime Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972) to 86 per cent for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (annex I/II).

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As a result of these faulty procedures, there remain many ambiguities as to the substance and practical implications of the draft resolution, and Member States’ understanding of the letter and spirit of the draft resolution varies considerably.