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The Omnibus Rules and Regulations update the existing regulatory framework applicable to Investment Houses and Universal Banks engaged in the underwriting of securities.
The Act establishes the National Environmental Agency. It is vested with the function and duty to regulate air emissions from industrial premises, trade premises and vehicles; monitor the water quality of inland and coastal waters, and regulate the discharge of effluent or polluting matters in land or water; regulate refuse treatment and disposal; among other environmental functions.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (the Haze Agreement) seeks to prevent and monitor transboundary haze pollution as a result of land and/or forest fires which should be mitigated, through concerted national efforts and intensified regional and international cooperation, pursued in the context of sustainable development. The Parties to the Agreement have the obligation to cooperate in developing and implementing measures to prevent and monitor transboundary haze pollution as a result of land and/or forest fires which should be mitigated and to control sources of fires. Parties are also obliged to respond promptly to a request for information or consultations sought by state/s that is/are or may be affected by the transboundary pollution, with a view of minimizing the consequences of the transboundary haze pollution. Furthermore, they shall take legislative, administrative, and/or other measures to implement their obligations under the Agreement. It likewise establishes the ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control for purposes of facilitating cooperation and coordination among the Parties in managing the impact of land and/or forest fires, in particular, haze pollution.
The Act is a comprehensive law which penalizes the trafficking and use of dangerous drugs and other similar substances. It established the national policy for the implementation and enforcement of anti-drug abuse policies, programs, and projects, as well as the rehabilitation programs to reintegrate drug dependent individuals into society.
Zafran Bibi, whose husband was then incarcerated, was raped and became pregnant. The complaint for rape was dismissed, but because the period of her pregnancy was not consistent with the date of the alleged rape, Zafran was found guilty of Zina. The conviction was overturned on appeal.
A daughter who married a man against her father's wishes was shot and killed by the father. Her husband and seven-month-old baby were killed as well. The court, while noting the tradition of "honor" killings, said that no tradition is sacred, no convention is indispensable and no precedent worth emulation if it does not stand the test of the fundamentals of civil society generally expressed through the law and Constitution.
The Act was issued to provide the legal basis for the enforcement of contractual rights by third parties in a contract.
1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (as amended 25 December 2001)
The Implementing Rules and Regulations were promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
The Declaration aims both to preserve cultural diversity as a living and thus renewable treasure that must not be perceived as being unchanging heritage but as a process guaranteeing the survival of humanity and to prevent segregation and fundamentalism. It declares and adopts principles in relation to (i) identity, diversity and pluralism, and cultural diversity; (ii) cultural diversity and human rights; (iii) cultural diversity and creativity; and (iv) cultural diversity and international solidarity.