Commercial law includes within its compass such titles as principal and agent; carriage by land and sea; merchant shipping; guarantee; marine, fire, life, and accident insurance; bills of exchange and partnership. It can also be understood to regulate corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. Many countries have adopted civil codes that contain comprehensive statements of their commercial law.
Government Printing Office publication for the Federal Depository Library:
Descriptions: This document has information regarding printing procurement regulation, such as Arrangement of the PPR, Amendment of the PPR, and Deviation from the PPR.
Technical Reference Publication
Excerpt: Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) -- An Internet protocol (RFC-2244) that provides remote storage and access of configuration and preference information. Activation -- A process in which a mobile station and network become programmed so that a mobile station becomes operable and can be used for cellular service once authorized by the service provider. Authentication -- A procedure used to validate a mobile station's identity. Authentication Center...
Excerpt: Terms: Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) -- An Internet protocol (RFC-2244) that provides remote storage and access of configuration and preference information. Activation -- A process in which a mobile station and network become programmed so that a mobile station becomes operable and can be used for cellular service once authorized by the service provider. Authentication -- A procedure used to validate a mobile station's identity. Authentication...
Excerpt: The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) has evolved to meet a need for Internet-wide coordination. This need was described in RFC-1787, an informational RFC prepared on behalf of the IAB [14]. The following summary appears in Section 7 of RFC-1787. While ensuring Internet-wide coordination may be more and more difficult, as the Internet continues to grow, stability and consistency of the Internet-wide routing could significantly benefit if the information about rout...
Introduction: This document defines the Extended Report (XR) packet type for the RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) [9], and defines how the use of XR packets can be signaled by an application if it employs the Session Description Protocol (SDP) [4]. XR packets convey information beyond that already contained in the reception report blocks of RTCP's sender report (SR) or Receiver Report (RR) packets. The information is of use across RTP profiles, and so is not appropriately car...
Introduction: In order to support an architecture where there are multiple [IMAP, POP3] servers sharing a common mailbox database, it is necessary to be able to provide atomic mailbox operations, as well as offer sufficient guarantees about database consistency. The primary goal of the MUPDATE protocol is to be simple to implement yet allow for database consistency between participants.
Introduction: This document describes the Referral Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Service, an experimental project launched by VeriSign, Inc., to explore the use of LDAP and LDAP-related technologies for use as a directory service of administrative domain registration information.
Medical Reference Publication
FOREWORD BY GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND AND MIKE MOORE As the world becomes increasingly integrated, it becomes less and less possible for different policy areas to be handled independently of each other. The linkage between trade and health has been the focus of much debate: real concerns should be dealt with and any misunderstandings should be clarified based on sound evidence and rigorous analysis. We consider this joint study by the WHO and the WTO Secretariat a useful and...
Export and Trade Government Reference Document:
Executive Summary: Much has changed in the U.S.-China economic and trade relationship since China began negotiations to join the predecessor to the WTO, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 17 years ago. In 1986, total U.S.-China trade was only $7.9 billion, and imports from China outpaced U.S. exports to China by $1.7 billion. In contrast, in 2003, total U.S.-China trade is projected to top $170 billion, with imports from China exceeding U.S. exports to Ch...
Summary: Science and technology have a pervasive influence over a wide range of issues confronting the nation. Decisions on how much federal funding to invest in research and development (R&D), and determining what programs have the highest priority, for example, may have implications for homeland security, new high technology industries, government/private sector cooperation in R&D, and myriad other areas.
Summary: Science and technology have a pervasive influence over a wide range of issues confronting the nation. Decisions on how much federal funding to invest in research and development (R&D), and determining what programs have the highest priority, may have implications for homeland security, new high technology industries, government/private sector cooperation in R&D, and myriad other areas. This report provides an overview of key science and technology policy issues ...
Summary: For much of the George W. Bush Administration, U.S.-China relations have been unusually smooth and stable. Still, several perennial problems continue to dog the relationship. Taiwan remains the most sensitive and complex issue the two countries face and the one that many observers fear could lead to potential conflict. China considers Taiwan’s budding independence movement the single biggest threat to China’s sovereignty and regional peace, and Beijing maintains...
Professional Publication
Executive Summary: The digitization phenomenon in public libraries is firmly established and continues to grow rapidly. While traditional media continue to enjoy high use, the public constantly demands the adoption of new methods of communication and information transmission. As locally situated information institutions, public libraries are singularly positioned to offer unique content to the digital realm. Local historical resources are particularly excellent candidate...
Government Reference Publication
Excerpt: Location Position Title Name of Incumbent Type of Appt. Pay Plan Level, Grade, or Pay Tenure Expires OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN Washington, D.C. ... Chairman ... Deborah P. Majoras ... PAS EX III 7 Years 09/25/08 Do ... Chief of Staff ... Career Incumbent ... CA ES ... Do ... Commissioner ... Orson G. Swindle ... PAS EX IV 7 Years Do ... do ... Thomas B. Leary ... PAS EX IV 7 Years 09/25/05 Do ... do ... Pamela J. Harbour ... PAS EX IV 7 Years 09/25/09 Do ... do ......
Excerpts: In 1987, the Committee first published a resource document entitled ?Overview: and Compilation of U.S. Trade Statutes? for use by Committee Members and interested parties in the international trade community. This document was unique in that it contained not only an overview of U.S. trade statutes, but also an up-to-date statutory text of such laws, integrating numerous separate acts of Congress into a single statutory compilation. This document was so well rec...