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Improvements at the national level will also translate into more complete and timely transnational data.

Strengthening the role of the Agency meant, inter alia, enhancing [...] [...]

Although the management review does refer to that recommendation, it concludes that, in view of the major restructuring that the initiative would entail, as well as the high set-up costs and the fact that the recommendation appears to be at odds with the new strategic vision of a lean and coordinated management structure, the establishment of regional hubs will not be pursued at the current time.

This clearly means that a State wishing to formulate [...] [...]

[...] [...] developed”, which means the elaboration of “strategies for [...] [...]

This setting means that the unit is offering [...]

[...] [...] discrimination, it was pointed out that, in that context, nondiscrimination must be construed as being among aliens, and not as implying any principle of national treatment.

[...] ingredients, enhances taste and odor, and increases [...]

This does not mean that reservations are involved, although sometimes a unilateral declaration presented as interpretative [...] [...]

This implies the following: real-time information, with providers updating disbursement transactions immediately so that it is possible [...] [...]

The same submission recommended that treaty bodies and other relevant human rights mechanisms should include the right to development in their work; however, this did not entail supporting the inclusion of the suggested reporting template or of a specific reference to the right to development and the criteria developed by the task force in their own reporting guidelines.

Madam President, it is all right to talk about financing but we should not do so in the way adopted by the Government at present, that is, the public are asked for their money right from the beginning and wage earners are targeted, or the Government keeps putting forward proposals without giving justifications to convince the public.

It was ironic that some of the sponsors accused those [...] [...]

It stresses “the consistent practice of the Contracting Parties” and the States’ active participation within this system which imply “the inherent risk” (for a member State making a reservation) that “Convention organs might consider the reservation impermissible” and that it will be bound anyhow.

involves improving the people’s quality of life, developing their capacity and potential, establishing an economic system that promotes equality through redistribution throughout society and the country of the benefits of development, promoting effective participation of citizens in all areas of public interest, establishing harmonious coexistence with nature, guaranteeing national sovereignty, promoting Latin American integration and protecting and promoting cultural diversity (article 276).

On the models for electing the CE by universal suffrage, some members expressed grave concern about suggestions that contenders were required to go through a preliminary selection process before they could become candidates, as this implied that members of the nominating committee could have a power of veto.

The Coordinating Committee also considered that “to ensure the effective functioning of the mechanisms established by the States Parties” meant that, in part, it was essential that any new configuration would continue to ensure continuity and geographic representation.

Food items covered in the prohibition order included the a) all fruits and vegetables; b) all milk, milk beverages and dried milk; and c) all chilled or frozen game, meat and poultry, poultry eggs, and live, chilled or frozen aquatic products unless accompanied by a certificate issued by the competent authority of Japan certifying that the radiation levels do not exceed the standards laid down by the Codex.

Regarding funding support for the arts groups, members in generally considered that the Administration should (a) ensure a reasonable and fair distribution of funding resources amongst arts groups; (b) review the existing mode of subsidy for the major performing arts groups to avoid stifling the development of non-subvented commercial arts groups; (c) provide more funding for the support of small and medium sized arts groups and budding artists; (d) explore means to minimize staffing and administrative expenses in the operation of arts programmes so that the savings could be re-allocated to the use of arts development; (e) examine the effectiveness of the current funding policy in achieving the policy goals, such as encouraging diversified and balanced development of arts and culture; and (f) consider increasing its overall allocation of funding for culture and the arts, given the imminent need to achieve the vision of the West Kowloon Culture District project.

(i) The Company may give financial assistance on such terms as the Board thinks fit to directors and bona fide employees of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, any holding company of the Company or any subsidiary of any such holding company in order that they may purchase or subscribe or otherwise acquire shares (fully or partly paid) in the Company or any holding company of the Company and such terms may include a reference that, when a director ceases to be a director of, or an employee ceases to be employed by, the Company or such other company, shares purchased or subscribed or otherwise acquired with such financial assistance shall or may be sold to the Company or such other company on such terms as the Board thinks fit.

(E) Where arrangements are under consideration concerning the appointment (including the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination thereof) of two or more Directors to offices or places of profit with the Company or any other company in which the Company is interested, a separate resolution may be put in relation to each Director and in such case each of the Directors concerned shall be entitled to vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of each resolution except that concerning his own appointment (or the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination thereof) and except (in the case of an office or place of profit with any such other company as aforesaid) where the other company is a company in which the Director together with any of his associates owns five (5) per cent or more of the issued shares of any class of the equity share capital of such company or of the voting rights of any class of shares of such company.

[...] [...] extend the deadline for submission of development proposals, openly and thoroughly consult the cultural sector, professional bodies, the real estate sector, the Legislative Council, the public and relevant organizations, and uphold the ‘people-oriented’, ‘partnership’ and ‘community-driven’ principles put forward by [...] [...]

Ordinary resolutions will also be proposed at the Annual General Meeting in respect of the granting of the Issue Mandate to the Directors, in the terms set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting, to allot, issue and deal with Shares not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing the relevant resolution, and adding to the Issue Mandate so granted to the Directors any Shares representing the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares repurchased by the Company after the granting of the Repurchase Mandate, at any time during the period ended on the earliest of (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles or any applicable laws to be held; and (c) the date upon which such authority is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution at a general meeting of Shareholders.