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The discussion has thus turned to the possibility of providing the UK with a special status or allowing it to opt out of more EU
provisions.
The gesture of defiance would damage both its reputation and other territorial interests, not least its claims against Japan in the East China Sea, which rely on UNCLOS’s continental-shelf
provisions.
The Republican proposal is to modify the bankruptcy code, creating special
provisions
for large, complex financial institutions.
America’s Unconfirmed HostagesDENVER – The United States Constitution, which turned 225 years old last summer, is a remarkable document: the
provisions
of a text written in the eighteenth century continue to guide twenty-first-century governance.
It may also be constructive to take advantage of transitional
provisions
linked to Turkey’s EU accession.
The Security Council must also give support to the UN’s negotiators and guarantee the
provisions
of any settlement.
The BCB’s governors have no fixed-term mandate and are supposed to follow the
provisions
of the National Monetary Council, a politically appointed body.
India, for example, is struggling with the balance between public and private
provisions
of medical care for routine health problems, and with questions of medical training and availability (that is, should India have “barefoot doctors,” or aim for only fully qualified practitioners?).
These
provisions
gave rise to a heated debate in the context of a national dialogue led by Tunisia’s largest trade union.
Recently, as a “final” draft was circulated for discussion, another political crisis erupted over a last-minute modification – in the absence of any consultation – of
provisions
dealing with the right to strike and freedom of expression.
Unlike Iran and North Korea, which signed the NPT and then violated its
provisions
through clandestine nuclear weapons programs, India has openly pursued its own nuclear development, and it has a stellar record on non-proliferation, never exporting its technology or leaking a nuclear secret.
All of this is implicitly recognized in the newly ratified India-US accord, which survived tough bilateral negotiations, codification of its
provisions
into US law, and unanimous approval in August by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Drawn up by the Belgian member of the Commission who held the industry portfolio, several of its
provisions
are clearly relevant to the current situation, not least to the automobile industry.
But some of its finely crafted
provisions
have come back to haunt us in the form of some shocking new statistics.
Much negotiating blood has been spilled on the Treaty, and its rejection a second time by Irish voters would leave the Union unable to ratify and implement its provisions; this would inevitably lead to policy paralysis and institutional decay.
A draft of the Protocol of Accession – under negotiation for years but not yet final – contains
provisions
that could change Chinese law and accelerate the construction of a legal system, a process that only began twenty years ago when Deng Xiaoping launched China’s economic reforms.
These
provisions
cannot – fortunately – be changed by a simple majority vote in parliament.
But the constitutional scope is broader: legally speaking, all
provisions
of the EU treaties fall within it.
It would obviously be absurd to object to a political debate over EU treaty
provisions
regarding, say, fisheries or telecoms, or even the fiscal framework.
Such
provisions
should belong to ordinary legislation (to define this distinction more clearly was one of the goals of the failed constitutional treaty of 2005).
But, instead of providing a precise delineation, the legal frontier between constitutional and ordinary
provisions
creates political confusion.
And US President Donald Trump’s administration claims that its revamped agreement with Mexico contains the strongest labor
provisions
of any trade agreement.
Developing countries have generally resisted inclusion of labor standards in trade agreements for fear that advanced countries will abuse such
provisions
for protectionist purposes.
In practice, the problem with trade agreements’ labor
provisions
is not that they are too restrictive for developing countries; it is that they may remain largely cosmetic, with little practical effect.
The breakthrough fund will support the education of refugees for up to five years, instead of the mere months of patchwork
provisions
that are presently on offer.
The current system, all agree, is deeply flawed: the corporate tax rate is too high by global standards, and the corporate tax base is too narrow, owing to numerous credits, deductions, and special
provisions
that distort economic decisions.
Democrats are pushing for
provisions
to prohibit or limit currency-market intervention by central banks that is intended to give a country’s exporters a competitive edge.
The ECT’s investment protections and lack of climate
provisions
are no longer appropriate.
But it has long been a flashpoint in battles over expansion of pharmaceutical companies’ global IP rights, owing to its dynamic generics industry and its willingness to challenge patent
provisions
both domestically and in foreign jurisdictions.
What are being sold as “free-trade agreements” include IP
provisions
that could stifle access to affordable medicines, with a potentially significant impact on economic growth and development.
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