... reawakened interest in improving working and living conditions inthe shipping industry. The Office’s programme on decent work in the maritime industry played a major role in improving the promotion ... Following the Prestige incident, the European Union decided in March 2003 to speed up the phasing-out of single-hull tankers carrying the heaviest grades of oil in Community ports, terminals ... “study, examine and clarify the role of the ‘genuine link’ in relation to the duty of the flag States to exercise effective control over ships flying their flags, including fishing vessels”....
... considered. The results also emphasise the trans-boundary nature of theair pollutants considered under the CAFE Programme and the need to examine the occasional, counterintuitive small increases in ... as this underpins the health impacts quantified here. 1. In some cases there are modest increases in emission between successive scenarios, going against the trend seen in most other countries. ... describing the maximum feasible reduction (MFR). These emission estimates fed into the EMEP Eulerian model, which models the associated changes inair pollution concentrations. The changes in...
... percent of the recurrent budget on health. Government is also committed to maintaining the integrity of the health SWAp at least inthe medium term. The implications of the changing financing context ... determines the agenda for the health summit; UNFPA sits at the business meetings and also participates in negotiating and signing of the aide mémoire. In 2004 UNFPA worked with the MOH and other ... protocols. Financing reforms did not discriminate in favor of RH services; nevertheless, since the late nineties the country has been introducing exemptions that have increasingly focused...
... This study investigates whether diversity inthe choice of fair value information inthe European investment property industry prior to the mandatory adoption of International Accounting Standard ... such as these fair values, then the predicted sign on α1 is negative. We include CLOSEHELD to reflect the perceived demand for fair value information inthe financial statements. If insiders ... we examine one type of long-lived tangible asset, our findings may not generalize to other fair value settings. Finally, as we examine the year following the mandatory adoption of IFRS, information...
... of shifting individ-ual actions, roles, and responsibilities in public space. In all of these works, Arendt’sinsistent appeal for thinking and seeingparticipation inthe world remains reso-nant, ... characteristics of life in Minnesotachronicled inthe musings of Garrison Keil-lor on his Prairie Home Companion, as wellas in city branding initiatives. The evolvingcollection of almost ... is the author of these random, interac-tive passages? Is it the artists, the computer’s vast combinatory capacity, students andfaculty, or other members of the public? Just who is doing the...
... growth in cinema attendance in the EU. In 2001, 19% of the cinemas inthe EU- 15were multiplexesCinema exhibition started more than 100 yearsago. The Lumière brothers opened the first cine-ma in ... cine-ma in Paris in 1895. The number of cinema the- atres reached its maximum in Europe in the 1920s, starting to decline thereafter. In the nineties the decline came to a halt and with the growth ... admissions.Another factor is the number of screens in rela-tion to admissions. The admissions per screen ismore or less the same intheEU as inthe UnitedStates: 37 000 against 40 000. Inthe EU- 15there...
... of the IASB be strengthened. d) Insurance 80) The crisis originated and developed inthe banking sector. But the insurance sector has been far from immune. The largest insurance company in ... policy), inthe sense that the government (usually the Finance minister) remains politically responsible for maintaining the stability of the financial system, and the failure of one or more financial ... restoring trust inthe functioning of these markets. It might also be worth considering whether there are any benefits in extending the relevant parts of the current code of conduct on clearing...
... directly inthe Irish Master Fund instead of investing indirectly through their invest-ments inthe Non-Irish Feeder Fund.ã e Irish Master Fund invests directly inthe underlying assets availing ... STRINGENTFor its part, the investor community has main-tained the stringent due diligence demands intro-duced during the crisis. Taking into account the ra of impending legislation, fund managers’ ... comfort the investor that he knows what he is doing and that the risks they are buy-ing are all inthe strategy and not inthe infrastructure. HFM: How can start-ups aract an investor’s interest?PC:...
... goods for their internal use outside theEU or in markets where legislation is not ready or recycling fees lower than elsewhere, and then splitting the load once it’s inside the EU. An intensive ... mentioned within these categories may still fall within the scope of the Directive. Inthe event of uncertainty, coverage will ultimately be decided by theEU Court of Justice. However, inthe absence ... and developing guidance to assist companies in deciding whether their products are covered by the regulations. Producers indicate several areas of confusion in definitions used in the Directive....
... romanticPAPER INDUSTRY OF NEPAL 1827 Interest in rejuvenating lokta craft paper-making occurred as the tourism industry in Ne-pal began to grow inthe 1970s. After a steadydecline in papermaking (in the ... paper indus-try. This allowed us to reflect on the behaviorof past development actors in influencing the growth of the industry and their role in influ-encing the initiation and spread of sociallyresponsible ... sociallyresponsible institutions inthe industry. The main purpose of the paper is to present the findings of an exploratory study lookingat recent social dynamics inthe handmadepaper industry. While...
... prices in France also declined steeply after initially remaining above the EU- 25 average. Prices in Hungary initially fell more slowly than for theEU as a whole, but the decline continued for ... specifically linking the disease to human health, was the main determinant inthe loss of consumer confidence. Consumer trust inthe public institutions, and understanding of the information ... strain of the Avian Influenza virus originated in south-east Asia in 2003 and spread across the continent of Asia, finally reaching theEU borders (Turkey and Romania) in October 2005. In February...
... decline inthe supply of the other two protein sources, namely, fish and beef. The decline of the fishing industry has been the result of filling up of ponds and the general insecurity of investments ... been demonstrated. Maintaining a consistent TS level inthe influent is important in getting consistent gas production. The removal of grit from the influent would have the single greatest impact ... continue, but one thing is certain, and that is, poultry will become the overwhelmingly dominant source of protein in Bangladesh. Therefore, further growth is in store for the poultry sector. ...
... the farm and then grown to marketweight. Other types of production contracts include breederand hatching-egg contracts in the broiler industry and broodingcontracts in the ... and the remainder wasattributed to the joint contributions of the three com-ponents. The form of contracting used in broilerindustry shifts nearly all risk to the integrator ... came to dominate the entire indus-try. From 1950 to 1980 the broiler industry was the only industry using production contracts. Contractproduction in the pork industry did...
... overview on the production structure and performance of EU dairy farming is given in section 2.1. DevelopmentsintheEU dairy sector have to been seen inthe context of the development of EU dairy ... (-4.8%) inthe EU- 27, with a larger effect on NMS (-11.2% inthe EU1 0 and –12.5% in EU- 2). This drop in butter consumption is however lower than the decrease in butter production, bringing theEU ... the production structure, performance and policies of the EU dairy sector The EU dairy sector is important to theEUin many respects. Most notably, milk is the number one single product sector...
... ascertain the perceptions of employees within the banking sectorin South Africa. The qualitative phase of the research entailed in- depth interviews with subject matter experts within the industry. ... ‘acknowledging, recognising, inquiring, being aware, understanding, intelligence, information acquired through study and learning’. According to McInerney (2002), ‘knowledge is based in sentient beings, ... accelerating, interdependency is increasing, and uncertainty and complexity are commonplace. The BANKSETA confirms that there are a variety of factors driving change inthe South African Banking Sector. ...