The paper noted that officials said the claims were justified under existing state regulations.
So how many oil companies have been prosecuted for these alleged offenses under existing laws?
The Environmental Protection Agency, meanwhile, is trying to regulate greenhouse gases under existing laws.
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UN's secretary-general, Kofi Annan, affirming Mr Cumaraswamy's role and his immunity from prosecution under existing conventions.
Which? said that more could be done under existing laws to stop people being "bombarded" with messages.
The IPO is being conducted under existing regulations regarding IPOs and not under new JOBS Act regulations.
Under existing laws, exceptions are already available to accommodate a broad range of humanitarian, educational, cultural and informational considerations.
That is a record low, and appears to be the absolute minimum that can be offered under existing law.
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You'd be a fool to sell this outfit short under existing rules, since you could get caught in a squeeze.
Under existing law, from next year to 2020, companies will have to buy a high number of allowances at auctions.
In fact, more than 100, 000 successfully drilled wells are fractured across the world annually under existing industry and government oversight.
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The FDIC had the authority to reassure depositors under existing law, as was in fact done shortly after the TARP was enacted.
Under existing rules anyone who controls more than 20% of the national newspaper market is prevented from controlling a terrestrial television licence.
Under existing state laws, however, it is not clear whether he would have had to obtain specific permission for the latter arrangement.
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Like it or not, under existing tax law, carried interest is capital.
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Under existing laws U.S. courts generally reject lawsuits against supervisors, unless they're accused of discriminating on the basis of age, race or sex.
What has changed, he said, is that the Revenue Department is trying to clarify how recreational activities should be treated under existing law.
Under existing regulations, generic firms can compete against an off-patent branded drug and battle for first-to-file, 180-day exclusivity to market a generic replacement.
Of note is the fact that the rogue schools engaged in improper practices can be prosecuted and punished under existing rules and law.
The minister said he is not bringing in any new policies but that he is stepping up the pace of action under existing rules.
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Facebook Inc. employees will become entitled to up to 281 million Facebook shares six months after an initial public offering under existing stock grants.
The UK Government's most senior legal adviser, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, says military action against Iraq is authorised under existing UN Security Council resolutions.
Under existing arrangements, GPs are paid by a complicated system of fixed fees linked to targets and the number of patients on their list.
As in Britain, the New Zealand government had attempted to control the influx of new psychoactive substances by imposing emergency restrictions under existing misuse of drugs legislation.
It calls on federal agencies to develop voluntary cybersecurity standards for critical parts of the private sector and to consider proposing new mandates where possible under existing law.
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Admittedly, none of these men is perfect: Mr Fischer, for instance, is too old under existing rules and had a patchy record as deputy head of the fund.
The malign effects exist because there's a gap between the demand for and the supply of unskilled labor and that gap cannot be filled legally under existing immigration laws.
He added that where it was not possible to proceed with an inquest under existing arrangements, the government would consider establishing an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 instead.
The Center calls on President Bush to utilize authority available to him under existing U.S. law to impose import sanctions against German companies judged to have violated regulations controlling exports.
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