Sentence examples for directive set from inspiring English sources

In 1999, a European Union directive set strict air pollution limits for NO2 (the toxic gas formed from NOx emissions) and gave member states just over a decade to get ready.

Quite how the bulk collection of U.K. users' Internet browsing activity will be squared with European data protection legislation, currently being drafted with a new data protection directive set to be introduced later this year — which may place competing requirements on ISPs when it comes to user data retention — remains to be seen.

(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President periodic reports on the progress of the directive set forth in subsection (a) of this section.

A separate Fuel Quality Directive set the EU's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, requiring a 6% reduction in GHG intensity of EU transport fuels by 2020.

The Evaluation Policy and Executive Directive set out clear roles and responsibilities as well as management measures to strengthen the evaluation function in the organisation.

For instance, EU legislation such as the Renewable Energy Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive set out sustainability criteria for biofuels.

The directive sets forth 13 objectives.

Far greater numbers have an advance directive, setting out the treatments they don't want to have, even to prolong life.

Meanwhile, smaller firms go begging for partners.Just as big a worry is the precedent that the takeover directive sets for forthcoming reforms.

The department has set up a new national directive setting conditions for using patients' personal information and has said it cannot provide data unless and until states sign it.

Last week, one of the most important reforms was finally agreed to by the EU's 25 member countries a directive setting out a single set of rules for mergers of companies across national borders.