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	JURIST - Portugal: Portuguese Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		The four main organs of the national government are the presidency, the prime minister and Council of Ministers (the government), the Assembly of the Republic (the parliament), and the judiciary.
		Presidential powers include appointing the prime minister and Council of Ministers, in which the president must be guided by the assembly election results; dismissing the prime minister; dissolving the assembly to call early elections; vetoing legislation, which may be overridden by the assembly; and declaring a state of war or siege.
		The Council of State, a presidential advisory body, is composed of six senior civilian officers, any former presidents elected under the 1976 constitution, five members chosen by the assembly, and five selected by the president.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/portugal.htm (785 words)

	France v Commission (Agriculture) [2003] EUECJ C-393/01 (22 May 2003)
		The legislative decree published on 31 July 2001 was approved by the Portuguese Council of Ministers on 12 July 2001, countersigned by the Prime Minister on 23 July 2001 and promulgated by the President of the Republic on 29 July 2001.
		The Portuguese Government submits that the conclusions of the report of that mission were presented to the Standing Veterinary Committee by the Commission and the FVO on 11 July 2001.
		The Portuguese Government submits that all the required guarantees had been provided, both by its permanent representative to the European Union and by the Portuguese Directorate-General for Veterinary Affairs, and that both the data and the content of the documents required was known to all the parties.
	www.worldlii.org /eu/cases/EUECJ/2003/C39301.html (3808 words)

	Portugal (07/06)
		The four main branches of the national government are the presidency, the prime minister and Council of Ministers (the government), the Assembly of the Republic (the parliament), and the judiciary.
		Despite a hiring freeze and other measures, the Portuguese general government deficit was 3% of GDP in 2004 and is projected by the European Commission to reach almost 6% of GDP in 2005 and close to 5% of GDP in 2006.
		The Portuguese Government is seeking to increase exports of textiles and footwear to the United States and is encouraging greater bilateral investment.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3208.htm (2688 words)

	Portugal Government Information
		Presidential powers include confirming the prime minister and Council of Ministers; dismissing the prime minister; dissolving the assembly to call early elections; vetoing legislation, which may be overridden by the assembly; and declaring a state of war or siege.
		The Council of State, a presidential advisory body, is composed of six senior civilian officers, former presidents elected under the 1976 constitution, five members chosen by the assembly, and five selected by the president.
		The government is headed by the prime minister, who is nominated by the assembly for confirmation by the president.
	www.traveldocs.com /pt/govern.htm (728 words)

	Lajes Field
		In that same year the Portuguese government weighed the feasibility of constructing an airfield on one of the islands of the Azores.
		Lieutenant Colonel Cifka Duarte, a Portuguese aeronautics officer, was in charge of the study and decided upon Achada, a tableland zone between the town of Angra and Lajes, for the airstrip.
		The Portuguese resdesignated Lajes as Air Base 4 and assigned it to the air branch of the Portuguese army whereas Santa Maria was relinquished to civil control.
	www.usconsulateazores.pt /LajesField.htm (7583 words)

	FCCC/IDR.2/POR
		This council was expected to streamline the efforts to address environmental issues effectively, including climate change, by involving in the decision-making process all the important stakeholders and social partners, such as representatives of the ministries, environmental and business non-governmental organizations, labour organization and the business community.
		According to the June 1998 EC Council conclusion under the EC Internal Burden Sharing Agreement, Portugal was allowed to increase its overall emissions of six gases under the Kyoto Protocol by 27 per cent by the period 2008-2012.
		Portuguese policy in the energy sector was geared towards ensuring diversity and security of energy supply, increased efficiency and market liberalization, while meeting the environmental protection objectives in all subsectors, including electricity, oil, gas and renewables.
	unfccc.int /resource/docs/idr/por02.htm (11729 words)

	Press Releases: East Timor, UN SC considers proposals for new, integrated United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste ...
		Council President NANA EFFAH-APENTENG (Ghana), speaking in his national capacity, said that priority areas deserving close attention were the consolidation of democratic institutions, electoral support, national reconciliation, law and order, promotion and protection of human rights, humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation, poverty alleviation and the provision of basic services.
		It was critical for the Council’s credibility that the new mission be established in full agreement with the Timorese authorities, and that it report to the Council periodically.
		The Council was to be commended for supporting the deployment of the international security force that had played a significant role in maintaining peace and security in the country.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6SQ4B6?OpenDocument (9653 words)

	Ambassador Monteiro: General Comments on Council Transparency - Global Policy Forum - Security Council
		My delegation, as a member of the Council since last January, is now in a position to consider the practice of the Council from an inside perspective and has submitted to Council members a number of its own observations for discussion.
		One of these observations concerns the manner in which the decision-making process of the Council is presently developed in informal meetings, the so-called "consultations of the whole".
		Another way to increase the contribution of the entire UN membership to the activities and decisions of the Council, as other delegations have stressed, would be to ensure an active participation by troop-contributing countries in the decision-making phase of the Council’s deliberations regarding peace-keeping or peace-enforcement operations.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/informal/monteiro.htm (1211 words)

	NKR Office in Washington, DC
		The Ministers mandated the Chairman-in-Office of the CSCE Council of Ministers, Mr.
		The Ministers expressed their firm conviction that a conference on Nagorno-Karabakh under the auspices of the CSCE would provide an ongoing forum for negotiations towards a peaceful settlement of the crisis on the basis of the principles, commitments and provisions of the CSCE.
		The Ministers noted the commitment of Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully support the mission of the Chairman-in-Office of the CSCE Council to the region as well as other actions on which the CSCE Council has agreed and appeal to these two countries to pursue actively this commitment to reach a lasting, peaceful solution.
	www.nkrusa.org /nk_conflict/documents.shtml (4116 words)

	GDDC \| Portuguese Legislation in English
		The Minister for the Internal Affairs shall be competent to grant the residence permit mentioned in the present Article, free from any charges and under proposal of the Office of the National Commissioner for the Refugees, in accordance with a standard form defined by decree order.
		The Minister for Internal Affairs shall be competent to decide on the grant or refusal of asylum, under proposal of the Office of the National Commissioner for the Refugees.
		The Minister for Internal Affairs shall be competent to, under proposal of the Office of the National Commissioner for the Refugees, declare the loss of the right of asylum in the cases referred to in Article 36 (a), (g), (i) and (j).
	www.gddc.pt /legislacao-lingua-estrangeira/english/lei-asilo.html (4638 words)

	Council of Ministers Res. 97/99. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Resolution of the Council of Ministers Nº 97/99
		A progress report on its implementation must be submited to the Minister to which the organizations referred to in article 1 report within a period not exceeding one year from the date of enforcement.
		The Minister for Science and Technology shall monitor and evaluate the enforcement of this Legislative Act, and shall inform the Government regularly of the progress of its application.
	www.acesso.umic.pcm.gov.pt /acesso/res9799_en.htm (638 words)

	EU delays vote on digital copyright protection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although the proposal could theoretically have been approved by a vote today in the European Council of Ministers, the Portuguese government, which chaired the meeting, opted instead to continue the discussions.
		The council brings together ministers in the cabinets of the EU governments.
		During the five hours of highly technical discussions today, ministers focused on trying to harmonize exceptions to copyright protection and the fair compensation that could be granted in such cases.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2000/0,4814,45345,00.html (380 words)

	CNN.com - EU ministers debate ISP data retention rules - November 28, 2001
		The new position on data retention by ministers of the national governments is more hard-line than the one telecom ministers agreed on at a Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg in June, but certain member states, including the U.K., are known to have wanted more access to traffic data for some time.
		The 15 ambassadors are expected to rubber-stamp the new Council of Ministers version of the directive at their meeting Wednesday to prepare the agenda for next week's meeting of telecom ministers.
		The Council's telecom working group has changed the wording on the cookies article, but the diplomat said this did not mark a significant move away from the position adopted by the European Parliament.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/internet/11/28/data.retention.debates.idg (680 words)

	Cape Verde (09/06)
		Portuguese Guinea declared independence in 1973 and was granted de jure independence in 1974.
		The prime minister is head of government and proposes other ministers and secretaries of state.
		The prime minister is nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2835.htm (2668 words)

	European Council approves software patents
		The Council will pass the draft back to the European Parliament for a second reading after it presents it to the Council of Ministers for adoption, which is regarded as formality.
		The details are not known, as the negotiations of the council are not accessible to the public, or even to the members of the European Parliament.
		The fact that the European Council overlooks the empirical evidence building against the software patents and ignores the opposition from the elected European Parliament testifies to the size of investments to be protected by the darlings of the CEOs.
	wsws.org /articles/2004/jul2004/pnts-j09.shtml (1527 words)

	Dili, January 2002
		East Timor's Council of Ministers today endorsed a plan and methodology to translate all major UNTAET regulations and directives from English into Tetum and Portuguese, the planned official languages.
		The plan, presented by Chief Minister Marí Alkatiri, has five points, including the establishment of priorities according to the practical aspects of translation from English into Portuguese; the definition of a priority scale of all legislation (to be performed by an inter-ministerial commission); and the creation of a working group in co-operation with UNTAET.
		In addition, the Council was briefed by the Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission, Carlos Valenzuela, regarding the commission's work, structure and operational plan for the presidential elections scheduled for 14 April.
	www.un.org /peace/etimor/DB/db290102.htm (782 words)

	OAU Charter
		The Council of Ministers shall consist of Foreign Ministers or other Ministers as are designated by the Governments of Member States.
		The Council of Ministers shall be responsible to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
		The Council of Ministers shall decide on the privileges and immunities to be accorded to the personnel of the Secretariat in the respective territories of the Member States.
	www.uneca.org /itca/ariportal/oaucharter.htm (1846 words)

	Public statement: Community of Portuguese Speaking States: Appeal to Member States to Participate in 100th Ratification ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amnesty International welcomed the fact that the CPLP has already addressed the need for states to ratify the Rome Statute in the Coimbra Declaration of the VIII meeting of the Council of Ministers, reaffirmed in the São Tomé Declaration of the V Conference of Heads of States and Governments of CPLP.
		In light of the significance of the 100th ratification, it is expected that the ceremony will generate extensive media coverage from international press and national press from countries that ratify at the event.
		Amnesty International hopes that the Council of Ministers will, in their final communiqué at the end of the Luanda meeting, urge CPLP member states, to ratify the Rome Statute in time to participate in this event.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGIOR400182005 (492 words)

	EU news: An Independent View from European Voice
		There is also a risk the directive could become the subject of ‘conciliation’ talks between the Council of Ministers and the Parliament, delaying implementation for a further six weeks.
		Ministers also agreed the EU should fight back “rapidly” with its own legislation to shield Europeans from the effects of Washington’s Helms-Burton law on Cuba and the D’Amato law barring investments to Iran and Libya.
		A COMMITMENT was made by ministers to “maximising cooperation in the fight against trade in human beings and sexual abuse of children”, and they agreed in principle to three joint actions, which include extending the remit of the European Drugs Unit (EDU) to human trafficking.
	www.europeanvoice.com /archive/issue.asp?id=47 (2106 words)

	Portugal//Advertising Education Forum
		Foreseen by Art.39 (3) of the Portuguese Constitution, in charge of supervising the application of the TV Law (except the provisions on advertising).
		The Portuguese Council of Ministers of 12 May 2005 has introduced a legislative proposal to replace the High Authority for the Mass Media with an independent administrative authority called Regulatory Body for the Mass Media.
		The Institute is specifically in charge of the control of compliance with the rules established by the Advertising Code, as well as those established by legislation on direct marketing and toys.
	www.aeforum.org /reg_env/portugal.html (344 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for unidade
		Alcatel and UMIC, the Portuguese Ministers Council Presidency Unit, for Innovation and Knowledge, to Promote Broadband Communications And Portuguese Culture Through Global Broaden Your Life Initiative; Alcatel rec - Music & Video Awards.
		Alcatel And UMIC, The Portuguese Ministers Council Presidency Unit, For Innovation And Knowledge, To Promote Broadband Communications And Portuguese Culture Through Global Broaden Your Life Initiative.
		Porto Alegre postcard: artists imagine another world: for the first time, the World Social Forum this year made creative expression an integral part of its program--and there was art in the streets.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=unidade (195 words)

	Green Light for Transgenic Maize in Portugal
		The Portuguese Council of Ministers decided on Thursday of last week (April 21) that farmers will be allowed to grow several varieties of genetically modified maize during the next growing season.
		In total, Portuguese farmers with have access to 17 new varieties of genetically engineered maize from different seed providers.
		The Portuguese Agriculture Ministry also made reference to new legislation that will help regulate the new transgenic varieties.
	www.monsanto.co.uk /news/ukshowlib.phtml?uid=8884 (216 words)

	Portuguese Parliament promotes Web Accessibility
		The "Petition for the Accessibility of the Portuguese Internet", coordinated by the Portuguese Accessibility Special Interest Group (PASIG), was submitted by email to the Portuguese Parliament, in February, after collecting 9,000 electronic signatures in http://www.acessibilidade.net.
		PASIG is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Portuguese initiatives in the accessibility field.
		Council of Ministers Resolution: 29th of July, 1999
	www.independentliving.org /docs5/portweb.html (176 words)

	MEPs vent fury at Finland over censored documents
		The documents in question are minutes of meetings between Council of Ministers officials and the US administration on the legal aspects of fighting terrorism, such as when the Geneva conventions on the protection of prisoners should apply.
		The Council allowed the members of the committee access to the documents but only on condition that the documents were kept in a secure place in the Parliament and that they would not be copied or their contents disclosed to the press.
		A spokesman for the Council said that while there was co-operation with the MEPs, the Parliament had no remit in the area of security.
	www.europeanvoice.com /current/article.asp?id=26466 (518 words)

	Alcatel and UMIC, the Portuguese Ministers Council Presidency Unit, for Innovation and Knowledge, to promote broadband ...
		This is a determinant factor for the social, economical and cultural development of the Portuguese society", said Diogo Vasconcelos, Managing Head of UMIC - Unit of the Portuguese Government for the Mission of Innovation and Knowledge.
		The Portuguese XV Constitutional Governmental Program, believes that the information society, innovation and knowledge have the opportunity to change the relations between citizens and the State.
		This concept relies on creating an entrepreneurial culture and a new atmosphere that is favourable to innovation in the Portuguese society.
	www.home.alcatel.com /vpr/archive.nsf/DateKey/12112003_2uk (1056 words)

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