Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the regulations prescribed to administer this section shall address the circumstances under which the Secretary concerned may waive the certification requirement under paragraph (1) or extend a certification period under paragraph (2).
A decision that may help decide who our next president is requires the presence of cameras in the Supreme Court on Friday, when it hears George W. Bush's case that the Florida Supreme Court was wrong to extend the certification deadline.
The Florida Supreme Court had issued a definitive ruling the day before to extend the certification deadline by 12 days so that the recounts sought by the Gore team in four counties could be completed.
Currently, government regulation of many genetic tests does not extend beyond certification of clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
But extending Fairtrade certification to one of the UK's most popular chocolate bars is one of a number of initiatives in its supply chain.
In the four years since it started with vanilla, the brand has extended Fairtrade certification to its Chunky Monkey, Chocolate Macadamia and Vanilla Toffee Crunch flavors.
Mr. Olson argued on behalf of Mr. Bush that by extending the certification date, the Florida Supreme Court had stripped the electors of this protection and that the remedy should be to turn back the clock to the original date.
It was the hottest ticket in town, the 90-minute Supreme Court argument Friday on whether the Florida Supreme Court overstepped its authority when it extended the certification deadline for the state's presidential vote count.
And Florida's certification earlier this week of Gov. George W. Bush as the official winner of its 25 electoral votes has created uncertainty about just how much Governor Bush, of Texas, now has at stake in the outcome of his own appeal of the Florida Supreme Court ruling that extended the certification deadline by 12 days.
The two justices said that in their view, the Florida Supreme Court had relied on the Florida Constitution when it extended the certification deadline, thus trampling on the Legislature's rights under Article II in a way that the McPherson decision made impermissible.
In order to fly long haul over the Pacific Ocean, the carrier needs to get special ETOPS or extended range certification for a portion of its 737 fleet.
