They are concrete and substantive obligations with direct application.

The lack of specific commitments by specific countries is a shocking display of governance at its poorest.

Important decisions have been taken and specific commitments made to mobilize resources for Africa's development.

In this regard, the nuclear States have specific obligations and bear primary responsibility in the sphere of nuclear disarmament.

Neither the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) nor its Kyoto Protocol, which sets concrete emission reduction targets for industrialized countries, contain specific trade obligations.

In the case of the GATS, the careful negotiation of specific commitments for Mode 1 (specifically in telecommunication, business and computer services) would be a step in this direction.

The Committee reiterates that along with the right to exploit natural resources there are specific, concomitant obligations towards the local population, including effective and meaningful consultation.

She mentioned the need for millennium development goal number eight to be specified, saying we need deadlines, we need targets and we need commitments. She went on to express that we must create opportunities and not destroy them.

A recent EC communication proposes a framework for services GP basically providing for commitments on GP to be taken within the framework of schedules of specific commitments, listed in a fifth column on limitations on GP.

Obligations of staff members

Shipper's obligations

Undertakings by Members

(d) Commitments certified by the Secretary General as relating to security measures ( 162,300).

Some members thought it was evident from the study of the examples cited in the eighth report that the existence of unilateral acts producing legal effects and creating specific commitments was now beyond dispute, a point that could be corroborated by international jurisprudence if necessary.

Registration and accounting obligations

Their visions are our obligations.

Some RTAs contain provisions regarding the applicability, content and or effective enforcement of competition rules relating only to RBPs affecting trade among the parties (sometimes with the concomitant exclusion of anti dumping and or countervailing duty trade remedies), while others contain such obligations with respect to all RBPs.

(a) Commitments certified by the Secretary General as relating to the maintenance of peace and security ( 7,604,800)

Financing of the commitment authority

Cancellation of prior years obligations

The implementation of the parties' commitments has been delayed.

Article 2 Obligations of States parties

Other end of service liabilities

Savings on prior period obligations

Although the guarantees given in this case did not refer to Egypt's obligations under the Convention against Torture, this is of no particular consequence since Egypt, like Uzbekistan, is in fact bound by the Convention.

One classification proposed, for example, was the distinction between acts which contribute to the development of customary norms of international law, acts which create specific legal obligations, and acts which produce other effects under international law.

Article 33 National implementation and monitoring

(c) Commitments certified by the President of the International Court of Justice as relating to unforeseen expenses in respect of the Court ( 576,300)

Article 2 Obligations to Eliminate Discrimination

It is based on obligations as Members of the United Nations, rather than on obligations arising under international law generally.

Seven of the offers contain new commitments (i.e. the Member in question had not had any commitments in the sector before).

Commitments of 420,038 representing legal obligations for which disbursements will be made in future years were entered into prior to 31 December 2004.

9.20 On the alleged violation of article 26, the State party submits that to impose general obligations or rules, while at the same time allowing for exemptions provided that specific criteria are fulfilled, is an effective and admissible way of governing, and does not contravene article 26.

We undertook commitments at Monterrey for 2006.

The European Union has made similar commitments.

We must continue to strengthen verification to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of IAEA safeguards.

Shipper's Obligations Information presented by the Swedish delegation

The implementation plan could be expected to reflect for a Party

Both parties have clear obligations under that roadmap.

As such, the debt burden woefully understates the obligations that Greeks have to each other (largely in the form of family obligations).

Indeed, after nearly two decades of trying, the best climate deal that countries have been able to agree on is one that imposes no real obligations, sets no binding emissions targets, and requires no specific actions by anyone.

Specific measures have been developed for particular population groups, e.g. youth.

The list of issues contained specific questions that required specific answers.

So far, the distribution sector has attracted relatively few commitments (currently, only 52 schedules for 63 Members include commitments in this sector and only 39 developing countries, 20 of which as a result of accession, have commitments in the sector).

I now turn to the obligations of the international community vis à vis the Tribunals.