Author: Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Keywords: foods, produced, organically
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 9251058350
ISBN-13: 9789251058350

With the increasing production and international commerce of organically produced foods, international standard are essential to facilitate trade and prevent misleading claims. The Codex standards for organically produced foods facilitate the harmonization of requirements for organic products at the international level, and provide assistance to governments wishing to establish national regulations.--Publisher's description.

Author: International Program on Chemical Safety
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: terminology, assessment, risk, ipcs
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 9241562676
ISBN-13: 9789241562676

This publication contains two parts: Part 1 contains internationally harmonized generic terms used in hazard/risk assessment. This set of harmonized terms was developed by the International Programme on Chemical Safety after an extensive survey of the terms used by chemical risk assessment professionals. Implementation of these harmonized terms will help facilitate the mutual use and acceptance of assessments of chemicals between countries saving resources for both governments and industry. It will also facilitate increased public understanding of risk assessment reports. Part 2 the glossary o

Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: participation, improved, public, facilitate, rulemaking, efforts, electronic
Number of Pages: 48
Published:
ISBN-10: 1428939954
ISBN-13: 9781428939950

Author: Richard J. Hillman
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: capital, formation, equity, facilitate, business, efforts, small
Number of Pages: 78
Published: 2001-12
ISBN-10: 0756717477
ISBN-13: 9780756717476

Discusses U.S. small business' (SB) access to equity capital financing (ECF), which is money raised by a business by selling shares of ownership, or potential ownership, of the business. The specific objectives of this report are to: (1) provide an overview of the major sources of external ECF for U.S. SB & describe SBA's Office of Advocacy estimate of their perceived needs for ECF; (2) determine trends for the period of 1994-99 in SB ECF; (3) describe how market practices & securities law regulations for equity capital-raising activities could affect SB; & (4) describe any efforts undertaken

Author: Davi M. DżAgostino
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: biometric, information, federal, agencies, share, standards, biometrics, dod, conform, defense
Number of Pages: 50
Published: 2011-08
ISBN-10: 1437985351
ISBN-13: 9781437985351

Biometrics technologies that collect and facilitate the sharing of fingerprint records, and other identity data, are important to national security and federal agencies recognize the need to share such information. The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to spend $3.5 billion for fiscal years 2007 to 2015 on biometrics. This report examined the extent to which DoD has: (1) adopted standards and taken actions to facilitate the collection of biometrics that are interoperable with other key federal agencies; and (2) shares biometric information across key federal agencies. Includes recommendations.

Author: Phillip Herr
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: progress, financial, viability, facilitate, options, service, strategies, postal
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2010-08
ISBN-10: 1437932096
ISBN-13: 9781437932096

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 required an evaluation of strategies and options for reforms of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). USPSżs business model is to fulfill its mission through self-supporting, businesslike operations; however, USPS has experienced increasing difficulties. Due to volume declines, losses, a cash shortage, and rising debt, the USPS was added to a high-risk list in July 2009. The objectives of this report were to assess: (1) the viability of USPSżs business model; (2) strategies and options to address challenges to its business model; and (3) action

Author: Barbara D. Bovbjerg
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: could, further, improve, accessibility, places, polling, disabilities, additional, monitoring, voters
Number of Pages: 78
Published: 2010-03
ISBN-10: 1437924808
ISBN-13: 9781437924800

Fed. law requires polling places to be accessible to all eligible voters for fed. elections, incl. voters with disabilities. However, during the 2000 fed. election, only 16% of polling places had no potential impediments to access for people with disabilities. To address these issues, Congress enacted the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), which required each polling place to have an accessible voting system. This report examined: (1) the proportion of polling places during the 2008 federal election with features that might facilitate or impede access for voters with disabilities compared t