WASHINGTON -- The European Union has formally requested consultations at the WTO over measures that affect the operation of foreign financial information suppliers in China. China has prevented foreign suppliers of financial information services from providing their services directly to their clients. They are now required to operate through an...
The European Commission presented, on 18 October, a package of three communications and two consultations which are supposed to improve and facilitate freight transport in Europe see box. It consists of lines of action to take in the fields of rail The European Commission presented, on...
Surveys of the population are commonly used to obtain information on health status. Increasingly, researchers are linking self-reported health status information to primary care consultation data. However, it is not known how participating in a health-related survey affects consultation behaviour. The objective of the study presented in this paper was...
Making the European maritime sector more appealing for job-seekers without weakening its competitiveness is the goal of the consultation of social partners that the European Commission launched on 10 October. The profession currently employs 400,000 Making the European maritime sector more appealing for job-seekers ...
Professor J Ralph Blanchfield Food scientist I have no axe to grind for or against organic, or for or against genetically modified foods. However, I am sceptically cautious when urged to "take action" over certain matters ('Take action Professor J Ralph...
On June 3, 2005, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators CCIR and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations CISRO released a consultation paper entitled Relationships between Insurers and Sales Intermediaries. The consultation paper was prepared by the CCIR / CISRO Industry Practices Review Committee IPRC. The IPRC was formed in...
Evaluation of outcome in general practice can be seen from different viewpoints. This study focuses on the concepts patients use to describe the outcome of a consultation with a GP. It depicts that patients were interviewed within a week after a consultation with a GP. From the patient's perspective, the...
Ethics consultations have been shown to reduce the use of "nonbeneficial treatments," defined as life-sustaining treatments delivered to patients who ultimately did not survive to hospital discharge, when treatment conflicts occurred in the adult intensive care unit. The paper estimates the costs of nonbeneficial treatment using the results from a...
Family practitioners take care of large numbers of seniors with increasingly complex mental health problems. Varying levels of input may be necessary from psychiatric consultants. This study examines patients'/family, family practitioners', and psychiatrists' perceptions of the bi-directional pathway between such primary care doctors and consultants. Gaps in expectations exist amongst...
This Energy Paper endorses the existing emphasis on the benefits of CHP. The consultation covers a revised draft of the guidance that power station developers have to follow in working up their power station proposals. The paper continues to recognize that the possibility of a proposal being CHP should be...
Funded jointly by the Cairns City Council and Queensland Government, the $21 million Cairns Esplanade Project was opened to the public in March 2003. After years of public consultation to assess how the foreshore fronting Trinity Inlet could best be developed to meet the needs of the public, and the...
This report was prepared for the Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Practice in the Investment Climate Department of the World Bank Group. The specific objectives of this study are - Identify the key barriers to improve implementation of codes of conduct at the level of suppliers, identify and prioritize viable options...
The content of this paper sets out some brief background on minimum benefits, including the current system and the changes proposed by the Government. Also it outlines some of the issues relating to such a move and includes a suggested list of topics to be covered in responses to this...
This paper is based on the country proposals submitted during the current round of agricultural negations and the follow up consultations among the WTO Members conducted after Doha ministerial. The objective of this paper is to summarize the main features and results of the consultations and to provide a basis...
The UK has an excellent record in science and technology research but has historically fared less well in turning this research into innovative products and services. Whilst some UK companies are world leaders in innovation, the UK has in the past had a relatively low overall level of commercial research...
Member consultation on proposed changes to CA practical experience requirements is now underway. CA Practical Experience Requirements 2007, the consultation draft of die Council of Senior Executives' Education Task Force, is now available on the ICABC site at www.ica.bc.ca under Institute/Strategic Planning. Also provided on the website is a four-page...
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PRSP is a country development paper inspired by the International Financial Institutions IFIs for becoming eligible to concessionary international financial assistance under a facility called the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility PRGF established by the International Monetary Fund IMF supported by the World Bank in 1999....
The aim of the consultation is to gather the stakeholders' views on how nutrition labelling rules could be improved to help consumers better understand and use a label. The aim of the consultation is to gather the stakeholders' views on how nutrition labelling...
States have long sought to have their conflicts adjudicated by institutions. Often dismissed as a quasi-judicial system held together by countless loopholes, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT dispute settlement has nonetheless enjoyed marked success. Indeed, against all expectations, this institution has not only resolved an impressive number and...
The complexities and tensions of family business consultation induce subjective hazards in client assessment, as well as in the psychodynamic relationships of the consultants. Using an objective, outside consultant to monitor these processes has helped to convert these dangers into powerful opportunities for learning. Five years of such consultation is...
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