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During past month, no tangible progress made towards resuming Middle East peace process, Security Council told; In briefing to Council, Under-Secretary-General says both sides in breach of their international legal obligations.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 August 2004-UN: During past month, no tangible progress made towards resuming Middle East peace process, Security Council told; In briefing to Council, Under-Secretary-General says both sides in breach of their international legal obligationsC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08112004 In...
Tags: West Bank
Research articles 2004-08-12
Will not back off from any legal obligations, says Petron Corp
Byline: HANNAH L. TORREGOZA Petron Corp. announced yesterday that it will not back off from any legal obligations to contain the massive oil spill in the island of Guimaras. Petron chairman and chief executive officer Nicasio Alcantara said the oil firm maintains its commitment to social...
Tags: Petron Inc.
Research articles 2006-08-25
FERC Issues New Rules Governing the Accounting, Reporting and Rate Filing Requirements for Asset Retirement Obligations
This is an energy bulletin that states that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") has issued new regulations that address the accounting, financial reporting, and rate filing requirements applicable to asset retirement obligations imposed on public utilities, hydroelectric licensees, natural gas companies, and oil pipeline companies. An asset...
Tags: Asset, Jones Day, Accounting, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
White papers 2003-04-01
Shareholders threaten legal action over Fortis bailout deal
BRUSSELS AFP — Fortis shareholders on Monday mulled legal action after French bank BNP Paribas agreed a deal with the Belgian and Luxembourg governments to carve up the troubled finance group. "It is an outrage that management, at a time where more than 80 percent of the value of...
Tags: BNP Paribas SA, Fortis N.V.
Research articles 2008-10-06
UK Publisher Archives Mail and Meets Legal Requirements With GFI MailArchiver
Johnston Press plc, a major UK-based publisher of quality newspapers and Internet sites, has chosen GFI MailArchiver for Exchange to archive its emails and attachments. The company also uses GFI MailArchiver to meet various regulatory and legal obligations. Details of this deployment are featured in a new case study issued...
Tags: GFI Software Ltd., Johnston Press Plc.
Research articles 2005-06-30
FASB Interprets Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations
Under FASB Statement 143, a company must record a liability for its legal obligations stemming from the eventual retirement of its tangible long-lived assets, whether that obligation results from the acquisition, construction, or development of the asset. However, many companies have not recorded a liability, concluding that either the conditional...
Tags: Asset, Accounting, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Obligation, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2005-04-04
Countdown to A-day: Trustees starting to meet legal obligations.
Trustees are beginning to take action to meet their increased obligations under the new pensions legislation. According to a survey carried out by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, over 50% of scheme trustees have taken steps to bring their knowledge up to the standard that...
Tags: knowledge, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Strategy
Research articles 2005-10-01
LVMH to Bring Action in Amsterdam District Court Based on Enterprise Chamber's Decision that PPR Transaction is a Violation of Gucci's Legal Obligations; Enterprise Chamber Annuls ESOP
PARIS--BUSINESS WIRE--May 27, 1999-- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (NASDAQ: LVMHY), the world's leading luxury products group, notes with satisfaction that the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals has (1) stated that the PPR share capital increase was a violation of Gucci's obligations under Dutch law to...
Tags: Benefits, Business Wire, ESOP, FINANCE, Government, Paris, Regulations
Research articles 1999-05-27
Lease on life? Leasing workers can reduce your paperwork, but don't forget your legal obligations to those employees
IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND QUACKS LIKE a duck, it's a duck. The same goes for employees, even when they're leased from a staffing company or professional employer organization PEO. When an employee is under your supervision and control you can't contract away your legal responsibility for payroll...
Tags: FINANCE, leasing, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., worker
Research articles 2004-11-01
NAB lands in hotter legal water.
May 25, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) National Australia Bank NAB executives may not have acted in accordance with the legal obligations of superannuation legislation. NAB CEO Frank Cicutto and his fellow executives are being investigated by the Australian Prudential...
Tags: National Australia Bank, SECURITY
Research articles 2003-05-26
Legal onus on employers will be relaxed.
May 18, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) There will soon be fewer legal obligations on employers negotiating Australian workplace agreements AWAs. Under an Australian Government plan, employers will no longer have to give workers a fortnight to consider AWAs...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2005-05-18
Transcript: President Obama's remarks to press about climate accord
by Grist Just before departing Copenhagen for Washington, President Obama made a brief appearance before the White House traveling press corps.  The transcript was provided by the White House press office. — THE PRESIDENT:  Let me start with a statement and...
Tags: science, Action, Commitment
News items 2009-12-18
Books and References - Asbestos
"Asbestos Abatement" is one of the latest releases from Butterworth Legal Publishers (Salem, NH). As volume 5 of the "Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases", "Asbestos Abatement" discusses the legal obligations of building owner"Asbestos Abatement" is one of the latest releases from Butterworth Legal Publishers (Salem, NH). As...
Tags: Books
Research articles 1992-03-01
Obligations
The Air Force Issues Reminder Concerning 1D/1Q Obligations The Air Force issued a reminder that the government must record an obligation for the minimum order quantity once an indefinite quantity contract is awarded. (136) The DOD Financial Management Regulation FMR requires that obligations be recorded at the time a...
Tags: FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Government, Investment, Quality
Research articles 2006-01-01
Rational custom.(Customary International Law)
ABSTRACT Customary international law is understood to require that state practices be followed from a sense of legal obligation, though international lawyers have long puzzled over how those obligations come into being. Recent work applying rational choice theory suggests, unsettlingly, that the entire...
Tags: IBM Corp.
Research articles 2002-12-01
Protecting Your Business from Fire Risk
Fires not only endangering life, but they can also be a serious blow to any business. In this article we give suggestions on how to cut the risk of fires occurring and measures you can take to minimize damage and danger should one occur. We also explain the legal obligations...
Tags: workplace, security
Articles 2007-03-27
Who Said Retirement Is Easy?: FASB Proposes to Interpret Asset Retirement Accounting
On June 17, 2004, FASB issued for comment a Proposed Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. FASB Statement No. 143 requires entities to record a liability for legal obligations stemming from the eventual retirement of a tangible long-lived asset. Essentially FASB believes that no tangible...
Tags: Asset, Accounting, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Proposed Interpretation, FASB Statement No. 143, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2004-07-06
Privacy.(Books and Reports)
Also this month, ALM's Law Journal Press New York has released "Privacy Law," a new book that examines the legal obligations and potential liability of those who work with, and share private information. It discusses the impact of the law Also this month, ALM's Law Journal...
Tags: Books
Research articles 2007-01-01
Yahoo Strengthens Privacy Protections
Yahoo said Wednesday that it will make its user logs anonymous within 90 days as it ups the ante on data retention policies. In a statement Techmeme, Yahoo said it would also make user data on page views, page clicks, ad views and ad clicks anonymous as...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Larry Dignan
Blog posts 2008-12-17
University breached law in murdered student case.
Byline: Elizabeth Colman and Dorothy Illing Aug 23, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Universities' legal obligations to foreign students are being examined in August 2005. In a...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-23
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