The industry had argued that it was already phasing them out voluntarily, but critics have claimed some companies were exploiting loopholes or dragging their feet on a phase-out.
For Japan, agreeing to reduce its quota from 935 now to 200 in 10 years time represented a significant step forward, which they thought ought to have been acceptable to their opponents, with further discussions - possibly on a phase-out - taking place subsequently.
Therefore, the hypothesis-testing approach has been increasingly criticised during the past decade, so that OECD and ISO decided on a phasing-out of the NOEC as toxicity parameter, which at this point appears to be not followed unequivocally.
Over the weekend, climate activists occupied a German coalfield, and there are increasing calls on Chancellor Angela Merkel to announce a phase-out of coal mining before the Bonn summit wraps up, at the end of this week.
This assumes that Congress implements several ideas put forth in the president's budget proposal, including an expiration of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, a limit on itemized deductions and a phase-out of the personal exemption.
Our study suggests perfluoroalkyl chemicals present as modifiable risk factors for kidney dysfunction that could be eliminated with a voluntary phase out of the four PFAAs that remains on target to complete a phase-out by 2015 [ 57].
The committee's chairman, Jim Pitts, Republican of Waxahachie, described Mr. Turner as pivotal in budget negotiations, particularly in working on a deal to phase out the System Benefit Fund, a state account created to help poor and elderly residents.
The lack of options for elderly and disabled people was a key factor in the Payments Council backtracking on a plan to phase out chequebooks.
Those numbers began dropping over the next decade as the British government embarked on a program to phase out coal gas in favor of the much cleaner natural gas.
Late last month – after two years of efforts led by President Obama and supported by activists and NGOs around the world – the US and Japan announced agreement on a plan to phase out coal-plant financing for credit export agencies.
Virginia may use part of its settlement money to help phase out a property tax on cars.
