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in 1899, is America's pioneer consumer organization. The NCL is ... They are also the nation's oldest consumer organization. [http://www ...

The Common Rule is a federal policy governing the protection of human ... The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, or Common ...

of bookkeeping, a distribution method, consumer profiles, or a special advertising ... States, under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), and the Economic Espionage ...

for regulating related laws dealing with consumer protection. Antitrust laws ... Consumer protection laws seek to regulate certain aspects of the commercial ...

period of five years and debt slaves had protection of life and limb, which ... Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA ...

With the exception of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Great Society ... Johnson's presidency. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade job discrimination ...

*The consumer may, justifiably, trust legal suppliers more, as they ... legal channels, black markets thrive if consumer demand nonetheless continues ...

represent its content or origins. The act of creating a counterfeit ... Counterfeiting covers a wide range of consumer items, from outright ...

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and a tariff levied primarily for protection may yield revenue. Therefore ... tobacco, and coffee. Unintentional protection was not a major issue, ...

* Removal of copy protection, circumvention of access restrictions. ... security auditing, removal of copy protection ("cracking") ...

but it was omitted from the Social Security Act for fear it would lead to ... for lost wages. The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act), passed in ...

Anonymity refers to the individual's right to protection from ... store huge amounts of personal data and consumer transactions. These facilities ...

and--because of his stress on the role of consumer demand in initiating economic ... also result in cheaper and better quality consumer goods, which would also ...

fall into three types and include consumer co-ops, producer co-ops ... Retailers and distributors act as middlemen in making goods produced ...

management of resources, and the protection (and restoration, when ... of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 which subsequently ...

and handling techniques. This led to consumer and media problems and the ... dissolved oxygen. Also, the methanol can act as an oxidizer: ...

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Both in the United ... (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010) |date=July ...

to demonstrate support for environmental protection and to promote awareness ... of the National Environmental Policy Act, the first of many new environmental ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a pesticide ... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (FIFRA) set up the ...

passed the Housing and Community Development Act to reduce discriminatory credit ... The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was ...

and led efforts to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. ... of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. After its passage, he commented: ...

. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, contains a number ... public interest groups such as consumer and environmental protection ...

danger of being harmed. Moreover, this protection ended up costing far more ... Most organized consumer boycotts are focused on long-term change of ...

corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software ... company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market. Through ...

In the United States, there is a federal policy for protection of ... or increases in injuries from using consumer products). Such activities ...

right|250px|A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent displays a large ... This was followed by the Harrison Act, passed in 1914, which required ...

Keeling Island are protected by the EPBC Act, being listed as threatened ... control under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955. In the 1970s, Australian ...

environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the ... among others, policies relating to consumer protection, trade and research ...

It was created via the Federal Reserve Act of December 23, 1913. All ... are severe. Thus, the Federal Reserve cannot act only for the benefit of its ...

School and found work in the system of consumer co-operatives in Novosibirsk ... before the repressions hit the Soviet consumer co-operation movement. ...

poor soils, and overgrazing, nearly all consumer and capital goods must be ... government coordination in the protection of these reefs has come ...

and Council, or just Commission, can also act completely independently of ... in delivering documents). The ushers also act as a form of police in enforcing ...

in the United States, when the Volstead Act and Eighteenth Amendment were ... bootlegs. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic ...

The first document that refers to Andorra is the "Act of Consecration ... the bishop placed himself under the protection of the Lord of Caboet, ...

This event gave the Nazis an excuse to act against the thousands of ... The Enabling Act was passed in March 1933, with 444 votes, to the ...

species, via the Endangered Species Act. * Sweden has generated a protection program as part of its Biodiversity ...

of private property (including money, consumer goods, land, and capital ... and contract law) in order to decide if an act is right or wrong. ...

process, a sacred art form, and a religious act. Proponents of pornography ... devotees in their appreciation of sex as a sacred act of love. ...

not the corporation itself, they hold, can act ethically or unethically, ... or in some other way—by the process or act of whistleblowing? To put ...

with the United States, seeking protection from communist revolutions ... related declines in tourism, and lower consumer confidence. ...

dilemma poses the question: How should the prisoners act? ... reference to an upward spiral in consumer prices. Economists associate ...

Nature conservation, environmental protection, and energy efficiency ... fuels, foodstuffs, and manufactured consumer goods. Towards the end ...

of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. ... where there is considerable supplier and consumer reluctance to use GM products ...

Wealthier countries typically act as donors in providing aid to economically ... events and consists mainly of money, consumer goods, and skilled people ...

quot;kick" (bass drum) in a drum set to act as a microphone. The use of ... inch (tip ring sleeve) on less expensive consumer microphones. Many consumer ...

the country. The 2004 US Belarus Democracy Act continued this trend, authorizing ... cooperate on intellectual property protection, prevention of human trafficking ...

problem that resulted in shortages of consumer goods in the Soviet Union ... While the supply shortages of consumer goods characteristic of the ...

Throughout the Middle Ages, Dublin paid protection money or "black ... growth around 2008, along with strong consumer spending and business investment. ...

*Management - in business and human organization, the act of getting ... demand and understanding the process of consumer buying behavior to formulate ...

fluoridated. Fluoridated salt reaches the consumer in salt at home, in meals ... Rights, is banned by the UK poisons act of 1972, violates Articles ...

in the early seventeenth century. The Act of Union uniting England and ... Bar iron for smiths to forge into consumer goods was still made in ...

awarded matching funds--the Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized subsidies ... according to United States Environmental Protection Agency standards, the spent ...

on solid circular platters. The grains act like small magnets and store ... of laptop computers called the Active Protection System. When a sudden, ...

000. The Caribbean was the second largest consumer of slave labor at four million ... ENR: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000]. The new laws ...

U.S. became an industrial power as trade protection, banking reforms, and corporate ... against the colonists. Jefferson wanted protection from corporations built ...

of the rulers of the Malay states under British protection. ... based on manufacturing of computers and consumer electronics. The development ...

schools (which were free), new prisons, consumer protection laws, provisions ... Preaching was for him primarily a pastoral act (see Willimon, 141). His main ...

to move close to Santo Domingo for their protection. Rather than secure the ... which the GDP fell by up to 5 percent and consumer price inflation reached ...

including the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the National Cancer ... the limited Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. ...

thin lead-in wires or more elaborate protection devices are therefore often ... does it take to Change a Light Bulb Act" (a reference to light ...

maintaining and demarcating land boundaries, act as a refuge for native wild ... government was abolished altogether by the Act of Union on January 1, 1801 ...

Decolonization is rarely achieved through a single historical act ... Raj, culminating in the Government of India Act (1935). ...

In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to ... Bombay, and Calcutta, each under the protection of native rulers. ...

smaller than that of the C/A bit period, to act as an additional clock signal ... devices are also restricted. Even though consumer GPS receivers have a minimal ...

northern Siberia lack such topographic protection from the Arctic and North ... adopted Christianity in 988 by the official act of public baptism of Kiev ...

but Cuba alone did not have the power to act against either superpower. ... socialist ideology among the citizenry, and act as a neighborhood watchdog ...

or Christian “headmen,” who might act as a tax negotiator, a justice ... fabrication of machines, electronics, and consumer goods. Agriculture accounts ...

mining cities. The Jewish Emancipation Act of 1868 gave Jews equality ... the production and distribution of consumer goods. Nagy also released ...