The National Investment Council was now meeting much more frequently than in the past and had reduced the approval time for new investment projects.

In order to avoid cheating, what qualifies as investment should be subject to approval by a European authority.

Countries such as China, India and South Africa have simplified their approval processes and raised the investment permit ceiling to make OFDI easier.

In the case of China, OFDI approval procedures have been simplified and the Investment Promotion Agency, established under the Ministry of Commerce, provides support in helping Chinese enterprises to invest abroad.

Certification and approval

The rules vary among EU countries, but, in Germany, government approval implies parliamentary approval.

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

Signature, ratification, acceptance and approval

SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

6710 Selective approval of importers

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

This is called ETOPS type approval.

Argentina Conditional approval of telecommunications merger

k Subject to General Assembly approval.

Approval Georgia (9 December 2005)1

Approval of the report on credentials

This approval cannot be taken for granted.

Article 16. Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

It proposes direct approval of Charter amendments.

Argentina Conditional approval of telecommunications merger . 15

Article 16 Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

The Committee recommends approval of the post

Additional resources were requested pending management approval.

C. Approval of revised country programme documents

However, national approval procedures in both countries needed to be completed and, in Germany, this involved the application for a plan approval process.

Without the Commission s approval, it cannot go ahead.

The approval came after initial objections by Russia.

The Advisory Committee recommends approval of these posts.

The Advisory Committee recommends approval of this amount.

The Committee recommends approval of these additional resources.

g Subject to approval by the General Assembly.

Article 16. Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval (continued)

Approval of and modification by the Council 24

15. Emphasizes that the approval of commitment authority in no way implies approval of the establishment of posts or the creation of new functions

To overthrow all those who have authority without the approval of the people, and all those who rule against the approval of the people

This implied that the proposed budget should be communicated to the General Assembly with the clear understanding that any additional expenditures which might result from the approval of the re engineering of the Investment Management Service would need to be approved in 2006.

Oil prices are soaring, as are Putin s approval ratings.

President Dmitri Medvedev s approval ratings are only slightly lower.

Eventually, Russia also withdrew its approval of the document.

Table 2. Extensions of RCF for Executive Board approval

Approval data were used for Taiwan Province of China.

(a) Object to any act that requires court approval