The phrase "above mandate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a directive or requirement that has been previously stated or issued in a document or conversation.
Example: "In accordance with the above mandate, all employees are required to complete the training by the end of the month."
Alternatives: "previous directive" or "prior instruction".
As European Union finance ministers met to discuss whether to allow the European Commission to start enforcement proceedings against France for allowing its budget deficit to swell above mandated levels, even the most consistent critic of Paris, Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm of the Netherlands, appeared resigned to compromise.
Payroll tax caps help, but senior executives can command contributions over and above mandated requirements because companies are loath to let successful key executives jump a competitor in a market as difficult as China's.
Even with the United Nations, Kofi Annan has placed himself above his mandate and above accountability.
If agencies do not implement the reforms listed above, Congress should mandate such reforms.
Pakistani politicians must realize that issues such as HIV/AIDS require them to come together with a concerted sincerity that rises above the mandate of their individual political affiliations, and considers the issues in a national and global perspective.
Any mandate from above, unaccompanied by the resources to help comply with it, is a scary experience for those on the receiving end.
Other useful links include those to local provincial directives that mandate the above measures, to relevant emerging SARS literature, to other SARS epicenters, and to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oakland's new law, which requires a final vote from the City Council next week, would bring large-scale marijuana cultivators above ground, mandating that they pay a $211,000 annual fee, provide security, conduct criminal background checks on employees, install camera surveillance and fire-safe electrical systems, and buy insurance.
