• 1. The Scottish Government ran a public consultation between 1 October and 24 December 2021 to seek views on proposals for reform of legal services regulation in Scotland [1] . (gov.scot)
  • When these new standards are compared with the prior law of the past 40 years, it is apparent that major changes in our nation's chemical regulation are in store. (manatt.com)
  • In October 2023, member states reached an agreement on the contentious Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation, enabling negotiations with the European Parliament to begin on this piece of the migration and asylum reforms package. (epc.eu)
  • Cite this: Medicare 2024 Base Pay Cut Announcement Spurs Calls for Reform - Medscape - Jul 14, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • In response to emerging developments, the recent resolutions 781 of 2022 and modification of Resolution 767/2023 address cannabis-based products for human medicinal use, establishing a distinct category while building upon existing TCM regulations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brazil's decision to align its transfer pricing regulations with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations (OECD Guidelines) has been years in the making. (kroll.com)
  • Ever since Brazil began pursuing OECD membership in 2017, Brazil's tax authority, the Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB), has been engaged in a joint project with the OECD to evaluate the Brazilian transfer pricing (TP) framework and identify possible reforms and implement necessary changes. (kroll.com)
  • Brazil has recognized these limitations in its quest for economic growth and OECD membership and intends to implement the following reforms. (kroll.com)
  • With regard to the Transfer Pricing rules, changes proposed are aimed to update the effective regulations and level these up with regional and OECD applications. (wts.com)
  • Fortunately, a number of bills have already been introduced in Congress that could help get rid of more #NeverNeeded regulations. (cei.org)
  • CEI's Agenda for Congress has more reform ideas, though not all of them are applicable to the #NeverNeeded effort. (cei.org)
  • This bill would require Congress to vote on new regulations costing more than $100 million per year. (cei.org)
  • Astonishingly, in an election year and at a time of unprecedented partisanship, this past June, Congress adopted significant reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with sweeping support from both sides of the aisle. (manatt.com)
  • The plan urges Congress and regulators to adopt sweeping changes to financial sector regulation and oversight, dramatically increasing the federal government's role in nearly every aspect of the financial markets. (lexology.com)
  • Last July 1 , the Chilean government submitted to the Congress a proposed tax reform bill that aims to increase tax collections by 4.3% of GDP when fully implemented. (wts.com)
  • The primary purpose of regulations is for an agency that oversees a certain subject area to provide its reasonable interpretation of statutes passed by Congress or a state legislature and while providing the general public with additional guidance on same. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • 2020, a vision of the Regional Director, aimed to accelerate the implementation of the WHO reform within the African Region was discussed. (who.int)
  • The administration proposes both new substantive authorities and practices in government regulation and supervision, and a restructuring of the regulatory system, including the creation of new federal agencies, offices and councils. (lexology.com)
  • It discusses problems with these regulations, and proposes a simple framework for identifying ways to promote regulations that work for forest conservation but are more responsive to the needs of communities and forests. (cifor.org)
  • We are pleased to bring you this guest post by Paolo de Castro MEP who is a co-rapporteur for the European Parliament's AGRI Committee on the so-called Omnibus Regulation which proposes to amend the CAP basic acts with a view to their simplification. (capreform.eu)
  • The Manchin bill proposes cosmetic changes that give the impression of reform yet would do little to address numerous obstacles. (heritage.org)
  • Instead of focusing on permitting reform, Manchin's bill proposes to nationalize the electricity grid. (heritage.org)
  • The Manchin bill proposes cosmetic changes that give the impression of reform yet would do little to address numerous obstacles created by the National Environmental Policy Act , which became law in 1970. (heritage.org)
  • 1951) (later renamed the International Health Regulations cooperation to minimize disease exportation and importation. (cdc.gov)
  • The bill is the first legislation in decades to reform the regulation of Oregon's factory farms. (centerforfoodsafety.org)
  • Dark matter reform needs the permanence that comes with congressional legislation. (cei.org)
  • John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Tuesday introduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, bipartisan legislation they said is designed to reform the Hours of Service and electronic logging device regulations. (thetrucker.com)
  • Our legislation would delay enforcement while ensuring that the HOS and ELD rules are reformed with the concerns of all impacted stakeholders taken into account. (thetrucker.com)
  • 2. In December 2015, the Law Society of Scotland submitted a paper 'The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 Case for Change' [3] to Scottish Ministers, which set out proposals for developing primary legislation that would deliver reforms to the regulatory powers of the Law Society. (gov.scot)
  • The legislation modernizes the regulation of telecommunications services, during continuing to provide the necessary protections to New Hampshire consumers. (allvoipnews.com)
  • The legislation puts in place much needed regulatory reform reflecting today's competitive realities," said Pat McHugh, FairPoint's New Hampshire state president. (allvoipnews.com)
  • These changes will not form part of the upcoming Health and Care Bill - they are part of a separate consultation and the proposed reforms will be taken forward for each regulator in turn, starting with the General Medical Council later in the year, through secondary legislation. (professionalstandards.org.uk)
  • Kentucky is no different, especially after it recently passed substantial tax reform legislation in 2018, as well as the likely passing of a tax cleanup bill in 2019 (HB 354). (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • Yet Manchin's legislation limits its "reforms" only to energy projects and expressly states that it doesn't amend NEPA. (heritage.org)
  • The Government Accountability Office (GAO) database does not have data on major regulations before 1995, so it is difficult to quantify regulatory costs under President Reagan. (atr.org)
  • The National Milk Producers Federation has the most comprehensive proposal , but dairy processors, other dairy stakeholders and farmers have each suggested varying reforms. (fb.org)
  • Require banking agencies to promulgate regulations that require originators or sponsors of securitizations to retain a financial interest in the credit risk of the securitized exposure. (lexology.com)
  • Transcript of the webinar on 31 August 2022, covering updates on reforms to in-home aged care, the new Aged Care Act and regulatory arrangements. (health.gov.au)
  • The recently enacted TSCA reforms significantly amend the provisions of Section 6 for evaluating chemical risk and for promulgating rules to protect against such risks. (manatt.com)
  • In the fourth quarter of 2016, 6,000 pages of financial regulations were published, instituting 115 regulatory changes, but only 1,900 pages and 47 new regulations were published the first quarter of 2017. (heartland.org)
  • Throughout the first quarter of 2017, bureaucrats in Washington, DC issued fewer new regulations on how banks and financial institutions must do business, according to a quarterly analysis of the effects of federal government rulemaking published by Continuity, a business firm specializing in automating compliance management for financial institutions. (heartland.org)
  • The Banking Compliance Index (BCI), created by Continuity every quarter, tracks the number and marginal cost of new regulations issued by federal government agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, National Credit Union Administration, and U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. (heartland.org)
  • Regulations aren't just a concern for banking compliance officers, though. (heartland.org)
  • According to the National Small Business Association , 44 percent of business owners report spending at least 40 hours per year dealing with federal regulatory compliance, and 40 percent of respondents say government regulations have caused them to decide not to make investments or spend capital. (heartland.org)
  • The Department of Labor states that during the Reagan administration many regulations proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were frozen, and the agency focused on employers with a history of non-compliance while cutting its own budget and staff. (atr.org)
  • The 'Roberton report' made 40 recommendations intended to reform and modernise the current regulatory framework to ensure a proportionate approach, supporting growth and competitive provision in the legal services sector, whilst placing consumer interests at its heart. (gov.scot)
  • 5. The Roberton report accepted a view that the current framework of legal services regulation operating in Scotland is dated and in need of reform to ensure that it is fit for the 21st Century. (gov.scot)
  • The note mentions that the latest compromise proposal for a negotiating mandate on the European Supervisory Authorities framework, MiFID II and Solvency II, and the Regulation creating the European Systemic Risk Board, is now supported by all delegations. (regulationtomorrow.com)
  • Further, the enforcement of the ELD rule would be delayed until the reforms required under the bill are formally proposed. (thetrucker.com)
  • Because, as we often see in our practice, a taxpayer can be assessed additional tax, or denied a refund, due to a federal, state or local taxing agency's enforcement of a policy or regulation, whether promulgated or not. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey yesterday signed a package of civil forfeiture reforms that will make it substantially harder for law enforcement agencies to take people's stuff by alleging that it is connected to criminal activity. (reason.com)
  • 4. In October 2018, 'Fit for the Future - the Report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland' [4] was published. (gov.scot)
  • In Kentucky, this becomes even more critical because the Department has rolled out several new, amended or repealed administrative regulations over the past few months as it continues to interpret the substantial changes made to the Kentucky tax code in early 2018, along with any additional changes made by the General Assembly during the 2019 Regular Session. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • In September 2019, CPR released Regulation as Social Justice: A Crowdsourced Blueprint for Building a Progressive Regulatory System , a report that synthesizes recommendations from more than 60 progressive advocates into a comprehensive, action-oriented agenda for rebuilding the regulatory system. (progressivereform.org)
  • Whereas it does not have a formal position on the Instrumentalisation Regulation proposal, and related derogations, the Parliament commissioned a Substitute Impact Assessment that exposes its significant flaws and the risks of codifying the concept in EU law. (epc.eu)
  • Forest tenure reforms have offered new opportunities for communities to obtain formal rights to forests and forest benefits, but at the same time a variety of limitations are placed on livelihood options. (cifor.org)
  • In fact, an agency such as the Department is prohibited from creating and enforcing any sort of policy, practice or procedure which interprets tax statutes unless it has done so through a formal administrative regulation by following all procedural requirements, including notice and comment to the public and review by legislative committees. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • Finally, despite an agency's adherence to all requirements for filing and promulgating an administrative regulation, if its interpretation of the statutes in the formal regulation is not reasonable, or it enlarges, limits or contradicts the terms of the statute itself, the regulation is also prohibited as a matter of law and can be stricken down. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • Americans for Tax Reform Opposes All Tax Increases As a Matter of Principle . (atr.org)
  • The 2012 Cost of Government Report found that Americans will work 69 days in 2012 to pay for the cost of all regulations. (atr.org)
  • The Texas Legislature is poised to make significant changes to title insurance regulations in 2017. (thecannononline.com)
  • On June 17, 2009, the Treasury Department released an 88-page white paper, 'Financial Regulatory Reform-A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation,' detailing the Obama administration's recommendations for overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system in the wake of the global financial crisis. (lexology.com)
  • By taking cues from users' self-regulation strategies, it is possible to design innovative operational models for drug services as well as drug policies, strengthening Harm Reduction as an alternative approach to the disease model. (druglawreform.info)
  • The reason for most controlled use lies in a wide set of self-regulation rules users tend to apply to keep drug use at bay and prevent the disruption of everyday life. (druglawreform.info)
  • Suggestions drawn from users' self-regulation abilities can be the foundations for a new operational model. (druglawreform.info)
  • The main feature of the new self-regulation model is the focus on the user's abilities to be "over the influence" of drugs, as opposed to the traditional image of the powerless addict "under the influence" of drugs. (druglawreform.info)
  • The self-regulation model is embedded in Harm Reduction, while taking some of its cornerstones in new directions. (druglawreform.info)
  • 7. The Chair's primary recommendation would be a departure from the current model which may be described as co-regulation but which can sometimes be perceived from a lay perspective as self-regulation. (gov.scot)
  • conocer la influencia de la regulación del consumo de Cannabis en Uruguay sobre el consumo de esa sustancia psicoactiva en la región fronteriza con Brasil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Participaron 14 personas que consumen Cannabis y viven en una ciudad de la frontera entre Brasil y Uruguay. (bvsalud.org)
  • The increase in the cost of federal regulations has been large enough to significantly impact the total regulatory burden across all levels of government. (atr.org)
  • Provide a regulatory environment that encourages market-driven, private sector investment in telecommunications and resists efforts to re-regulate services, adds on unnecessary regulatory oversight, or uses regulation to manage the development of competition. (wmc.org)
  • As requests to remove regulation are made, regulators should act on them promptly. (wmc.org)
  • Although regulation is begun with the good intentions of those who promote and pass the laws, somewhere along the line regulators may become pawns of the regulated firms. (americansforlessregulation.com)
  • Net neutrality is the perfect example of this at the federal level, with various businesses partnering with the Federal Communications Commission to protect their profits through regulation. (thecannononline.com)
  • In the first three years of the Obama presidency, 106 major regulations adding annual costs of $46 billion were issued. (atr.org)
  • The data show that more than three times the regulations have taken effect across the Obama administration's first three years than over the same period in the Bush administration, and those regulations have extracted more than five times the amount of resources out of the economy's productive sector than those issued under Bush. (atr.org)
  • Unfortunately, the worst period to be a business forced to comply with onerous regulations has not been the first three years of the Obama presidency but the fourth. (atr.org)
  • A single regulation, the new restrictions on coal plants adopted by the Obama administration's EPA, carries an annual cost of $9.6 billion. (atr.org)
  • If the number of regulations in 2012 had been the same as in 1980, the U.S. would today be about 25 percent more prosperous-equivalent to every single person having an extra $13,000 in their bank account. (heartland.org)
  • In 1980, the list of federal regulations totaled over 87,000 pages. (atr.org)
  • Aanestad, M & Boulus-Rødje, N 2004, ' Organisational change constrained by complexity, infrastructure and regulation: ICT and reforms of health care organizations ', Proceedings of the 1st National Seminar for Research on Management and Organization of the Health Sector . (ruc.dk)
  • Unbelievably, that rule alone has a greater societal cost than the sum of all regulations issued during the George W. Bush administration's first three years. (atr.org)
  • Several countries have kept their labor markets open, successfully attracting large numbers of immigrants and integrating them into the workforce by keeping regulation and restrictions to a minimum. (bcg.com)
  • The Kentucky Department of Revenue ("Department") has also begun slowly rolling out its view of the new tax laws through the repeal, creation and amending of dozens of administrative regulations. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • The conference committee for the financial sector over-regulation bill has struck a deal. (atr.org)
  • Although it was initially structured as a limited company wholly owned by the Bank of England, the PRA's functions have now been taken over by the Bank and are exercised through the Prudential Regulation Committee. (wikipedia.org)
  • The PRA's most significant supervisory decisions are taken by the Prudential Regulation Committee - comprising the Governor of the Bank of England, the Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, the Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, the Deputy Governor for Markets & Banking, the chief executive officer of the PRA (and Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation) and independent non-executive members. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since adopting protocols that mirror that used in the executive branch, the SEC's cost-benefit analysis has become, according to the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation , "a candidate for the 'gold standard' of cost-benefit analysis in the United States. (theregreview.org)
  • The agreement was quickly billed as historic , the missing piece in the puzzle of EU asylum reforms, and a step towards a common approach should arrivals at borders increase. (epc.eu)
  • The stated intention behind those proposals was to support growth in the legal services sector, through a more modern and proportionate approach to regulation, and to strengthen consumer protection. (gov.scot)
  • The PRA's approach to regulation and supervision has three characteristics: A judgement-based approach: The PRA will use judgement in determining whether financial firms are safe and sound, whether insurers provide appropriate protection for policyholders and whether firms continue to meet the threshold conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prudential Regulation Authority - Approach" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • But with a 185,000-page Code of Federal Regulations and plenty more rules at the state and local levels, there is more to do. (cei.org)
  • The reformed TSCA not only mandates that eventually all chemicals be prioritized for review by EPA, but also changes the standards for evaluating chemical risk and for the promulgation of rules to prohibit and limit the use of chemicals found to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. (manatt.com)
  • Although slowing down the rulemaking process is a good start, if lawmakers want to truly unchain the U.S. economic machine, they should reduce the raw number of regulations, in addition to making fewer new rules, in order to reduce government's role in the business planning process. (heartland.org)
  • Although a regulation has the force and effect of law, this is only true if several things occur, including that a proposed regulation follows strict filing, notice and comment rules, is formally promulgated, and is a reasonable and lawful interpretation of the law. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • In recent years, financial service regulations have fared poorly in the courts as a result of the low quality of the cost-benefit analyses that regulatory agencies have prepared to support their rules. (theregreview.org)
  • Eliminate the SEC's Supervised Investment Bank Holding Company consolidated supervision program, and subject investment banking firms that seek consolidated supervision to regulation by the Federal Reserve. (lexology.com)
  • Close 'loopholes … for thrift holding companies, industrial loan companies, credit card banks, trust companies, and grandfathered 'nonbank' banks' and subject them to supervision and regulation by the Federal Reserve. (lexology.com)
  • Exchange Act and securities laws to require clearing through regulated central clearing agencies, dealer supervision and regulation, and CFTC and SEC recordkeeping and reporting. (lexology.com)
  • The authority is responsible for the prudential regulation and supervision of banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms. (wikipedia.org)
  • The roots of U.S. occupational safety and health regulation date back to the late 19th century. (cdc.gov)
  • Our newsletters contain updates about the work of Mental Health Reform, our campaigns, our fundraising and our Members. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • Mental Health Reform will not share your data with any outside agency. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • What are the three things the government needs to get right when it reforms health professional regulation? (professionalstandards.org.uk)
  • In Three things to get right for public protection we set out the main things we believe the Government needs to change to ensure their reforms to health professional regulation protect patients and the public. (professionalstandards.org.uk)
  • AAFP's statement called CMS' plans to update coding and payment regulations for primary care and behavioral health integration "a meaningful step forward. (medscape.com)
  • The thesis concludes with a discussion of some of the ways in which the legal regulation could, potentially, be adapted, so as to counteract damage to human health and the environment more efficiently. (lu.se)
  • The reform bill would extend the Chilean Revenue Service powers in cases where agreements, contracts, etc. are terminated or substantially modified (substance over the form). (wts.com)
  • He said the bill includes a 'new federal regime' that would supercede chemical regulations, or lack of regulations, at the state level. (chemistryworld.com)
  • Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has proposed a permitting reform bill that is a prime example of what not to do. (heritage.org)
  • The bill also contains so-called reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act. (heritage.org)
  • Patrick McLaughlin, director of the Program for Economic Research on Regulation at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, says government regulations caused business owners to shy away from adding a total of $4 trillion in value to the American economy between 1977 and 2012. (heartland.org)
  • An analysis by the Heritage Foundation found that 28 major regulations were issued during the first three years of the Bush administration. (atr.org)
  • An examination of 2012 data using the methodology from the Heritage Foundation report reveals that 21 major regulations have been issued in barely more than half a year at a staggering annual cost of $16.6 billion. (atr.org)
  • Workers' compensation reform. (cdc.gov)
  • Regulation tomorrow offers a convenient resource for those keeping track of the evolving and increasingly complex global financial services regulatory environment. (regulationtomorrow.com)
  • Financial services: Regulation tomorrow for international financial services regulatory developments. (regulationtomorrow.com)
  • The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is a United Kingdom financial services regulatory body, formed as one of the successors to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). (wikipedia.org)
  • The scholarly debate that has resulted from the string of court losses suffered by these agencies has focused on whether the benefits of financial regulation are monetizable. (theregreview.org)
  • Specifically, Section 1086 of the Dodd-Frank Act amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act (EFAA) implemented by Regulation CC. The Dodd-Frank Act amends the EFAA to require depository institutions to make the first $200 of funds deposited by certain check(s)1 into an account available for withdrawal on the business day after the banking day that a deposit is received. (frbsf.org)
  • Delivery of a reform agenda is a requirement under the Industry Growth Centre Initiative. (industry.gov.au)
  • In recent decades, we have witnessed a massive restructuring of public service delivery mechanisms, including service liberalization reforms, the pursuit of the choice agenda and the creation of quasimarkets. (ssrn.com)
  • Commonsense reforms still would address environmental concerns, but firmly reject efforts to use permitting as a pretext to push an anti-development agenda. (heritage.org)
  • This webinar will give older Australians, their families and carers, and the aged care sector an update on the reforms. (health.gov.au)
  • Agencies are required to put new regulations through a notice-and-comment rulemaking process. (cei.org)
  • 3. To further develop views on potential reforms, the Scottish Government established an independent review of the regulation of legal services. (gov.scot)
  • We encourage anyone with an interest in improving regulation to read through our concerns, review and respond to the consultation. (professionalstandards.org.uk)
  • In this blog post, we explore the basics and authority of regulations and their role in tax administration. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • The Constitution is the law of the land, with statutes being the next level of authority, and then finally there are regulations. (frostbrowntodd.com)
  • Regulation should cover individuals, entities and activities and the single regulator should be a body accountable to the Scottish Parliament and subject to scrutiny by Audit Scotland. (gov.scot)
  • Today the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Board of Family Medicine joined five other national primary care organizations to take a stand in advocating for major reforms in primary care payment and regulation. (aafp.org)
  • Both major political parties agree that America needs permitting reform. (heritage.org)
  • Regulation which is not directly sought at the outset is generally 'captured' later on so it behaves with consistency to the industry's major interests. (americansforlessregulation.com)
  • The status of federal and state regulations, proposals to overhaul the credit union system and a celebration of the 100th anniversary of credit unions in the United States are all topics of NASCUS' State System Summit in Boston this week. (cutimes.com)
  • Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently delivered a rousing speech on the House floor decrying the job-killing burdens of regulation that the federal government places on private businesses. (atr.org)
  • Yes, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA), as amended, prohibits employment discrimination in the Federal government based on marital status, political affiliation, and conduct which does not adversely affect the performance of the employee. (cdc.gov)
  • New regulations for excludable medical conditions under the Immigration Act of 1990 are being developed and will be published in the Federal Register. (cdc.gov)
  • Without significant amendments, the Regulation will foster disproportionate responses, denying people access to asylum and placing more people in detention-like conditions. (epc.eu)
  • This would be the most important change in the Chilean Transfer Pricing regulation, as it is in line with its regional counterparts, who strongly emphasize median adjustments resulting in significant collections for penalties. (wts.com)
  • In the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , the CFTC faced a significant rulemaking burden but lacked sufficient cost-benefit expertise to bear that burden effectively. (theregreview.org)
  • Regulation of the manufacturing of herbal medicines to ensure their quality requires adherence to manufacturing information in the above pharmacopoeias and monographs, and there are regulations for GMP for herbal medicines, separate from those for conventional pharmaceuticals. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sweeping reform will help protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to primary care in their own communities - but physicians can't do this alone," Iroku-Malize said in a statement. (medscape.com)
  • Reform nuclear power plan siting regulations to allow the Public Service Commission to consider new nuclear plants as a viable option in Wisconsin. (wmc.org)
  • As we can see, these updates will serve the Chilean Revenue Service to improve their transfer pricing audits and minimize the low success rate in intercompany adjustments that could not materialize due to legal loopholes in current regulations. (wts.com)
  • A central aim of these reforms is that citizens receive better value for money through greater competition among service providers. (ssrn.com)
  • La revue a adhéré aux directives PRISMA et a analysé 30 articles, appliquant les concepts d'Une seule santé et des déterminants sociaux de la santé, en utilisant 3 catégories prédéterminées de contributeurs et d'indicateurs de sous-service. (bvsalud.org)