We also noted the development of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a high-standard agreement, which will boost trade and investment and promote regional economic integration throughout the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
The two Governments confirm that should Japan participate in the TPP negotiations, all goods would be subject to negotiation, and Japan would join others in achieving a comprehensive, high-standard agreement, as described in the Outlines of the TPP Agreement announced by TPP Leaders on November 12, 2011.
What happened was, is a group, a subset of APEC countries came together and said let's see if we can create a high-standard agreement that is dealing with tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade, but let's also incorporate a whole range of new trade issues that are going to be coming up in the future -- innovation, regulatory convergence, how we're thinking about the Internet and intellectual property.
All workers, including newly recruited staff, now have to sign a standard confidentiality agreement and ID passes must be worn at all times.
To build on that progress, we are joining nations in Asia and the Americas to negotiate a new, high-standard trade agreement: the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- World Trade Week, 2013
And for us now to be able to create a high standard trade agreement that further increases job opportunities, commercial opportunities, investment opportunities, I think will benefit citizens in both our countries that are eager to compete and to be able to prosper in a global market.
And what we saw in Honolulu, in APEC, was that a number of countries that weren't part of the initial discussions -- like Japan, Canada, Mexico -- all expressed an interest in beginning the consultations to be part of this high-standard trade agreement that could potentially be a model for the entire region.
The Presidents also noted the economic opportunities the Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement presents for Chile and the United States and the importance of negotiating a high standard, comprehensive agreement as rapidly as possible.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on the United States and Latin America
This fiasco got its start last year, when Schwab inserted in its standard customer arbitration agreement a provision that any investor who opens an account with Schwab is giving up his right to bring a class action against Schwab.
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If builders made exaggerated claims that they could not refuse our Laundry Suite because they might lose their power connection, I would be required to enforce our industry standard non-disclosure agreement.
Earlier this month, the companies exchanged proposals about hammering out some sort of global licensing agreement over standard essential patents, and both seem to agree that binding arbitration is the way to go.
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Perhaps more important than an educational standard may be a general agreement on what constitutes professional standards of behaviour.
Data collection in Chitral was handed over to Aga Khan Foundation in August 2008, with the agreement that the standard procedures and methodology laid down by UNESCO will be followed by the implementing partners.
The National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, which enforces the settlement, can't point to any specific standard in the 88-page agreement.
Like most Internet and Web standards, IP was developed and is used by a multitude of stakeholders across the world and the general agreement codified in this standard has been essential to the growth and vibrancy of the Internet.
During floor debate earlier this month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated the view of many of his colleagues that Halligan met the "extraordinary circumstances" standard, under a 2005 Senate agreement that allowed filibusters of judicial nominees only in extreme cases.
But the agreement of an open standard in 2008 by the Wireless Power Consortium (which has over 100 members, including Nokia, Samsung, Sony, HTC, Huawei, Motorola Mobility, and Belkin) offered the possibility of universal charging plates that could be used by any handset which followed the Qi standard.
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He has been working on data standards since 1999 but found that reaching agreement on a global standard proved impossible with all the competing interests among standards bodies, commercial and financial services networks combined with a lack of interest from banks which had already developed more or less satisfactory identification systems of their own.
Critics sound a warning, however, that long delays are likely in reaching an international agreement on a cryptographic security standard.
The licence agreement includes delivering a minimum standard of service.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said at the time that Halligan met the "extraordinary circumstances" standard for a filibuster under a 2005 Senate agreement that allowed filibusters of judicial nominees only in extreme cases.
She reiterated the trust's position that the agreement with Mr Walker only "contained standard confidentiality terms relating to the resolution of the employment tribunal dispute".
Universal Powerline Association and the HomeGrid Forum have just announced an agreement to support the G.hn wireline networking standard.
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The FTC said the vote to accept the consent agreement package containing the proposed consent order relating to standard-essential patents for public comment was 4-1, with Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen voting no.
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Mr. Froman says common regulations and standard setting will be the hardest and most important part to find agreement on.
As governor, Bush has zero foreign policy experience, except for occasional, perfunctory meetings with Mexican officials, standard fare for any border state governor, but surely no preparation for brokering a tough agreement between Israeli Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
The new SPE-Starz agreement provides movie content for all Starz platforms including its linear STARZ and ENCORE channels in standard definition and HD, subscription VOD services in standard definition, HD On Demand and 3D On Demand, and online streaming services, including the recently launched STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY.
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