Presidential Decree

The ancient city of Teotihuacan is located in the Central Highlands of Mexico, approximately 50 km northeast of modem Mexico City. Teotihuacan - the spectacular city of the gods - was named to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1987 and is protected in Mexico by presidential decree. The original city was about approximately 10 sq. miles in area, but the center of the protected archaeological zone today covers about 1 sq. mile today and includes more than 5,000 structures. 

The General Directorate of Working Conditions of the Ministry of Employment Mid Social Protection throu its Dira torate of Working Conditions has the task of sending the summary information report of the emerging decision as a Presidential Decree (P.D.) and att u hing to it a copy of the state journal containing the relevant list of OELs. 

Greek Labour Inspectorate (SEPE). Legal basis. Presidential Decree 136/99... 

D ite these provisions there is little evidence to show that following their introductimi any significant chan took place in arrangements for the health and ety of ttie vast majority of Greek workers. This was mainly because their applit on was severely restrict to woilq)laces above minimum sizes in which only a minority of the working population was employed (Walters 2001 197-202). It was also because there was a short e of qualified OHS professionals to provide the necessary support capacity even for the restricted number of workplaces covered. " It was not until the adoption of the Framework Directive 89/391, which was transposed by Presidential Decree 17/96 in... 

Prior to this the main legislation cm health and safety was contained in the 1934 Presidential Decree which was prescriptive l islation in a similar tradition similar to the UK Factories Acts. Curiously, it had quite strong requirements on safety in relaticm to chemical substances including smasures on classification and packaging of dangerous substances as well as special prov ons on die removal of dusts and fumes. 

While a law is discussed and voted in Parliament, a Presidential Decree is singly signed by a Minister and approved by the President of the Rqiublic. It nevertheless has the fince of law. 

Administrative sanctions. The labour inspector may impose the following sanctions on any employer, manufacturer, producer, importer or supplier who infnnges the provisions of the health and safety laws or the provisions of the presidential decrees or ministerial decisions issued under the terms of these laws, independently of the penal sanctions, on the basis of a fully reasoned decision and after summoning the person to provide explanations. The sanctions are as follows ... 

As we outlined in Chzpter 3, under Act 1568/85 (Chapter V, Article 24, Definitions) there were two types of exposure limit defined, Exposure limit values (OELs) and biological indicator limit valu. Subsequently Presidential Decree (P.D) 338 001 transcribed almost verbatim flie Dir tive 98/94/EC on the protection of the health and safety firom the risks related to chemical agente at work . It redefined exposure limit values as follows ... 

Directorate of Working Conditions is responsible for formulating the summary information r ort of the emerging decision on the exposure limit as a Presidential Decree. 

Unfortunately, because statistics on contraventions are classifi according to various Presidential Decrees it is not possible to ascertain from th aggregate frgures the... 

Greece Act 1568/85 on Health and Safety at Work Presidential Decree 17/1996 Act 1568/85(Ch ter V, Article 24, Definitions) P.D.307/86 P.D.77/93 P.D. 77/1993 P.D.338/2001 transcribed almost verbatim the Directive 98/94/EC on the protection of the health and safety jfrom the risks related to chemical agents at work (14th individual Directive) risks related to carcinogenic agents at work P.D.399/94 and P.D. 127/2000 have adopted 2004/37/EC and 97/42/EC Directives. P.D.90/99 transcribed 91/322 EEC and 96/94 EC Directives on establishing a first and a second list of indicative limit values P.D.339/2001 was issued in accordance with the 2000 9 EC Directive. http //www.osh.gr/workcond http //www.osh.gr/Kyae http //elinyae.gr... 

The legislative and normative provision of radiation safety is promoted by RF legislation, RF Presidential Decrees and orders, and RF government statements and resolutions as well as by radiation safety standards. The latter documents include the permissible radiation dose values of radiation exposure for the personnel and the population, sanitary regulations, instructions on prevention of accidents as well as technological regulations. 

According to the law, liability arises in the case of violation of the commonly accepted technical rules. These mles comprise presidential decrees related to building activities, codes of practice, standards, technical specifications, etc. A basic parameter for the judgment is the elaboration of expert evidence, which the court solicits from an independent expert. 

CONVENTIONAL COMMITTEE. Russian Federation president Boris N. Yeltsin issued Presidential Decree No. 160, dated 19 February 1992, establishing the Presidential Committee on Problems of... 

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