Now some MPs are calling for a permanent ban.

Countries also have to exert some restraint when they are exporting to conflict areas, even when an arms embargo has not yet been imposed.

The second problem is imposing discipline on national policies in order to preempt the temptation to export domestic inflation or unemployment.

Myanmar is, in principle, in favour of banning the export, transfer and indiscriminate use of anti personnel mines.

The long term objective should be the establishment of a total ban

Persson had discovered that he lacked a majority in the Swedish parliament to lift the arms embargo on China.

His delegation shared the concerns over the tendency to apply undue restrictions on exports of material, equipment and technology for peaceful purposes to developing countries.

A blanket ban on all types of anti personnel landmines might therefore be counter productive.

India should seek to play the role of honest broker to defuse the threat of military hostilities, which would most likely shut down the world s most important oil export route, the Strait of Hormuz (a danger that Iran has said is also implicit in an oil export embargo against it).

On Sunday, November 29, 57.5 of Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of new minarets atop mosques, paving the way for a constitutional amendment.

Russia has also been enforcing a complete trade embargo on Georgia in the hope of weakening the resolve of its pro Western president, Mikhail Saakashvili.

Many observers highlight the important physical and military differences between Libya and Syria that would make Syrian no fly zones or no drive zones problematic.

The Council stated that the obligation of Member States to enforce the arms embargo should be coupled with enhanced international and regional cooperation concerning arms exports.

Forward looking deliberations need to aim at a mechanism or instrument for a clear cut prohibition of the weaponization of outer space.

High capital and provision requirements for certain transactions, or prohibition of such transactions, should also be introduced for prudential reasons.

Likewise, export licensing systems or bans for re exporting ozone depleting substances were rare, as were import prohibitions for equipment containing ozone depleting substances.

The six Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have called for a UN imposed no fly zone.

Of course, imposing a no fly zone would not be a panacea.

Following unrest in Kalma camp on 19 May, a ban was imposed on commercial traffic to and from the camp.

In May 2006, Ontario instituted a comprehensive province wide smoke free law which extended the restrictions to all cities and municipalities in Ontario.

A three month state of emergency was declared this week and a daily curfew was put in place.

Having such a treaty without verification measures would mean laying down a prohibition without having the means to enforce it.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a full arms embargo of Zimbabwe, a position clearly targeted at the Chinese.

First, the British House of Commons passed a motion directing the government to impose a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.

Given the size of the country, an export ban of all natural resources from the Democratic Republic of the Congo would be a very costly and difficult measure to enforce.

2.6.c The Council of Ministers may, in accordance with article 6 of the Act and on the recommendation of the competent Department, prohibit the export or import of any item or restrict its import or export, entirely or in part, to a particular entity, in a manner to be determined by the Council of Ministers.

States repeatedly have reported to the Monitoring Team their concerns at the lack of identifiers on the List and its impact on their ability to enforce the travel ban.

I believe that the fairest and simplest proportionate response would be to impose a no fly zone on Syria.

While military intervention in Syria may be impossible, imposing a no fly zone is not.

We therefore see a need for oversight and strict legislation, but not for an outright ban.

A similar study in Helena, Montana found a 40 reduction in heart attacks following the imposition of a smoking ban.

The system was the subject of several legal challenges early in the 2012 season, and rival team Lotus developed a similar system of their own before teams agreed to a ban in July 2012.

For example, late last year, the US Congress imposed sanctions against Russian officials implicated in human rights abuses, prompting Russia to institute a ban on adoptions by American families.

Urges all Governments to ban the export of toxic and dangerous products, substances, chemicals, pesticides and persistent organic pollutants that are banned or severely restricted in their own countries

Prohibition, subject to the imposition of sanctions, of dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy or of maternity leave and discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status.

The public was angry, with a majority in polls favoring a ban on strikes by public service workers and a year's moratorium on labor actions.

Indeed, no French president would ever think of exporting democracy. As former President Jacques Chirac said to impose democracy in Arab countries means that you despise their cultural differences.

In Sweden, use of snus, as an alternative to smoking, has risen steadily since that nation's smoking ban.

The arms embargo is also imposed by Government resolution No. 237, which entered into force on 1 March 2005.

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Article 2 (condemnation of discrimination, remedial measures) and

But the complete ban for the duration of a campaign of any polling about political candidates and political parties also hobbles the ability to discuss issues and controversies.

Those measures had been put into practice through the absolute prohibition of discrimination of any kind in the domains of law, employment, education, healthcare and other social services.

When the leadership did become aware of the scale of the famine, it did little to respond, and continued to ban any discussion of the cataclysm.

For it is precept on precept, precept on precept line on line, line on line here a little, there a little.