The first usually takes 40 days, a period when the CMA can clear a merger outright, approve it subject to conditions, or request a more detailed investigation if it fears a substantial lessening of competition.
As part of today's decision, the 2percentt increments for December and January were approved outright.
Los Angeles officials say a bid to create a city health commission has netted enough signatures to get onto the November ballot -- or to be approved outright by the City Council, if it chooses to do so.
The borough of West Paterson will begin a public awareness campaign, stressing the dangers involved, instead of approving an outright ban like one approved this month in Marlboro.
The Senate overwhelmingly adopted stringent restrictions on Mexican trucks in July after the House approved an outright ban in June.
So backers of the project gathered signatures for a ballot initiative, and then the Council approved it outright — shielding the project from environmental lawsuits.
A deal unveiled on May 24th, in which PetroChina, another partially state-owned oil firm, will buy a big stake in Singapore Petroleum, a refiner, hints at a new tactic.Although producers are particularly eager to drum up investors amid the credit crunch and the accompanying sharp fall in commodity prices, national governments are leery about approving outright acquisitions by Chinese firms.
The City Council approved the measure outright in a unanimous vote.
Morley said: 'We have to take this issue seriously, we can't ignore the scientific advice.' Ministers also want to introduce a series of 'no take' zones that ban fishing outright; the first has been approved at Lundy Island, off Devon.
Depending on the outcome of those tests, the tags could be sent back for changes, approved for use or canceled outright.
In addition to the outright six-weeks ban, Mr. Dalrymple also approved a copy of a 2012 Mississippi statute (which is under federal court challenge) that requires doctors performing abortions to get admitting privileges at a local hospital.
