The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.

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According to Mr Bowler, press speculation has led to fears among some congregations that their church will have to close if it doesn't comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) - the final phase of which comes into effect on 1 October.

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Even raising taxes on capital gains and dividends is unlikely to have a dramatic effect, provided you phase them in over time.

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The fourth and final phase of the Hartz reforms went into effect in 2005 under Merkel.

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Nobody wants 5, 000 data points back but if you can start to turn it into insights that can effect behavioural change, that's the next phase.

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The first phase of a free-trade zone is due to take full effect on January 1st.

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Most of the really serious cuts phase in between 2005 and 2010, but substantial changes go into effect next year.

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The uproar from community banks might be just enough to push back the rollout of the first phase of Basel III, the global banking regulatory framework scheduled to go into effect early next year.

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