The concession holder will have to show proof that the previous concession holder legally relinquished its concession according to the rule of law or went through due process with the FDA and opportunities for arbitration.

Champa also had close trade and cultural relations with the powerful maritime empire of Srivijaya and later with the Majapahit of the Malay Archipelago.

Others have close ties to the government.

China Historically, Korea has had close relations with China.

France and Israel had close relations in many areas.

There are, of course, perfectly legitimate reasons for close Sino Russian relations.

Countries with which Belarus has had longstanding, close and friendly relations have suffered.

The Tribunal has strong cooperation with various Rwandan institutions of higher education.

C. Regional advisers do not work closely with subregional offices

Malawi maintained close relations with South Africa throughout the Apartheid era, which strained Malawi's relationships with other African countries.

We can build and maintain trusted relationships with friends, colleagues and sources who are proximate to the conflict.

Iraq and Pakistan have had close, friendly, and cooperative relations since the latter's independence in 1947.

That required building close relationships with key partners in other countries, the private sector and civil society.

And, despite hosting a huge US military base, Qatar maintains close links to Syria and Iran.

In the past, there was talk in Brussels of helping Arab countries to develop closer mutual trade links.

Bhutan had trade relations with the Tibet region until 1960, when it closed its border with China after an influx of refugees.

This new law, however, broke the colonial pact that had permitted Brazil to maintain direct commercial relations with Portugal only.

The Commission established close working links with the Lebanese authorities, and channels of communication were kept open with all sides.

In the year 1322 in Dalmatia, which had trade connections also as the Republic of Venice, Peter de genere Percal was mentioned.

Officers in the Ottoman Egyptian army were appointed locally from the various militias, and had strong ties to the Egyptian aristocracy.

The same officers rotate from camp to camp to avoid establishing close relationships with the recruits undergoing military training at the camps.

It is in fact a grouping of mini states and emirates connected by strong historical, economic and social ties, but each one is completely independent.

Sports such as shooting have been seriously affected by the prohibition on the purchase of tools and instruments from third countries that have trade relations with the United States.

However, after World War II, the People's Republic of China embraced Maoism while South Korea sought close relations with the United States.

Reaching the Millennium Development Goals requires close working relationships among United Nations agencies, non governmental organizations (NGOs) and donor and programme countries.

2 The repression of the socialist students is happening in a country that has close ties with socialist leaders in Latin America including Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega.

Indeed, the inability to see the advantages of close state business relations is the blind spot of modern economic liberalism.

But it reflects a widespread sentiment among many Poles, including those who are staunch supporters of close ties to the US.

EUFOR has developed a close and effective working relationship with the remaining NATO presence in Sarajevo.

It has established close working relationships at all levels with the European Commission, the Council and Parliament with a view to designing joint initiatives and information products.

From the government's perspective, the intention of the immigration was to help establish commercial and diplomatic relationships with the US, and to increase the number of skilled and agricultural workers in Haiti.

The ferocious persecution waged against any foreign company or commercial or banking institution that establishes or intends to establish economic, commercial or financial relations with Cuban institutions has continued to have a negative impact on this period and has been felt in all aspects of the country's life. The following are only some examples

As Xi rose through the Communist Party ranks, he forged close military ties as a reservist, assuming leadership of a provincial garrison and serving as a key aide to a defense minister.

UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping force maintained close cooperation in fulfilling their respective mandates.

The organization had close links with the Elena Mederos Foundation and the Cuban American National Foundation, which had the clear objective of working against Cuba.

The representative of Australia (on behalf of the agricultural trading countries Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa and Uruguay) made a statement.

It may be careful not to alienate America, but it will struggle to build a collaborative relationship with its regional neighbors.

The Department of Safety and Security had established a close working relationship with the NGO consortium InterAction to share information and coordinate efforts to ensure staff security.

The G 8 s seven democratic countries should use the St. Petersburg summit as an opportunity to reaffirm their will to develop close and friendly relations with Russia.

In a 1976 referendum Guamanians decided to maintain close ties with the United States, but also to begin negotiations to improve the Territory's status.

The Committee will continue to maintain close relations with organizations and programmes of the United Nations and to inform organizations outside the United Nations about the Committee's work through attendance at regional meetings and conferences.

Line of business (LOB) is a general term which often refers to a set of one or more highly related products which service a particular customer transaction or business need.

Recognizing the value of arbitration as a method of settling disputes in international commercial relations, contributing to harmonious commercial relations, stimulating international trade and development and promoting the rule of law at the international and national levels,

On the organizational side, NATO describes itself as having developed close working relations with the United Nations, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Ms. Ahn Eun ju (Republic of Korea) said that the draft Convention was a significant achievement that would provide legal certainty and clarity, in particular for natural and juridical persons engaging in commercial dealings with States.