While other countries are examining the Swiss model with a view to establishing a similar system of their own, the scheme's national co-ordinator Nicole Stutzmann issued a note of caution.

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In the last five months, the newly appointed chief executive of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest private industrial conglomerate, has traveled to five Latin American countries, examining the insides of factories and meeting with management at the group's snack-food units from Peru to Mexico.

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In the past five months, the newly appointed chief executive of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest private industrial conglomerate, has traveled to five Latin American countries, examining the insides of factories and meeting with management at the group's snack-food units from Peru to Mexico.

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Ongoing investigations, spanning many countries, are currently examining whether the substitution of beef for horsemeat was not accidental but the work of a criminal conspiracy.

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Those commitments will then be subject to a international consultation and analysis, similar to, for example, what takes place when the WTO is examining progress or lack of progress that countries are making on various commitments.

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The process of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the BEAR project will also develop a mechanism for examining developments of TVET systems in participating countries, engaging policy dialogue on the issues and challenges facing education, training and employment in the SADC region.

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David Cameron said that the Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards was examining ideas for military co-operation with African countries.

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The Institute's regional report on Latin America and the Caribbean 2001 (Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries), is the first in a series examining the state of education around the world.

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