As you are aware, a clear position was taken up in this directive after long, searching and, on occasions, heated discussion, during which all stances, opinions and interests were voiced, following which the said directive received Parliament' s definitive approval at second reading in 1998.
Anne B. Erickson, executive director of the Greater Upstate Law Project, a statewide advocacy group, said the state directive "runs counter to the spirit of what we anticipated.
Barbara Comstock, director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Justice Department, said the directive simply reflected "longstanding practice of this department, predating this administration".
Mr. Bush did not issue a federal disaster declaration, as Mr. Schwarzenegger had wanted, but the governor said the directive showed that the federal government was beginning to pay attention.
After the test, "headmasters will conduct an extra class with students about the rules of safe behavior in the city," said the directive, which was published by several Russian news agencies.
But the official said the directive was not meant to apply universally.
Howard Cottam, president of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association, said the directive had "largely failed" and the system "remained reliant on the professional integrity of trainees who continue to cover the gaps in the rota".
Because the territory has few international visitors, particularly from the Middle East, officials said the directive had been largely overlooked.
The government says the directive, dated last Friday and outlining new screening measures that went into effect that day, was not supposed to be disclosed to the public.
A spokesman for NASA, Robert Jacobs, said the directive "caught the administrator off guard".
The declaration said the European directive was "inconsistent with applicable international law" and that the signatory nations would work together to oppose it.
