Assessment of Risk. Our goal at New Beginnings Family and Children Services is to complete an adoption with every Applicant successfully. This occurs most of the time; however, there are those rare occasions when this is not the case. Those risks include a lost referral, undiscovered or undiagnosed medical or emotional conditions, suspension, or changes to the program selected, or a denial following the initial home study approval. NB works to minimize the risks, and we are, by and large, successful. • Lost Referral. A lost referral happens when new facts or information becomes available, making it difficult or impossible for the child to be placed. Information on the child will continue to come forward before the adoption. If it indicates the child has more significant medical or emotional needs, than the family has not been approved for or would choose to accept, the Referral could be declined. A referral may be lost because there is a change in a child’s legal status, making him or her unavailable for adoption. Although rare, some reasons for this would be an error in the child’s legal documents, or a biological parent or extend family member objects to the child being adopted internationally. Lost referrals are uncommon, but NB will counsel the family through the grief when they happen. In most situations, there will be another assignment for consideration. • Program Suspension or Changes: Changes in international adoption do happen. The foreign country, the US Department of State, or NB may decide that an adoption program will be suspended, closed, or requirements will be changed. If there is a likelihood a program will close, or there are pending changes that could result in excluding your application, NB will work with you to determine the best course of action. There is usually a period of uncertainty while facts are sorted out, and options become available. Some time and patience will be needed. SAMPLE • Undiscoverable or Undetected Medical or Emotional Conditions. Some medical or emotional problems are undiscoverable when the child is placed for adoption. Regrettably, some otherwise healthy children later become ill or sick, or emotional issues can later develop or manifest themselves with age. This risk cannot be avoided. Some medical or emotional problems are undetected until after the child is home. You can reduce this risk of an undetected medical or emotional problem by using an independent medical professional specializing in international adoption. They will ...
Assessment of Risk. 1. A Party may, in pursuing its legitimate objectives, conduct an assessment of risk, taking into account:
(a) Assessments of risk performed by international standardization organizations;
(b) available scientific evidence or technical information;
(c) related technology; or
(d) end uses of the goods or services.
2. Where a Party establishes a level of protection that it considers appropriate to achieve its legitimate objectives and conducts an assessment of risk, it shall avoid arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods or similar services, where the distinctions:
(a) Result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination against goods or service providers of another Party;
(b) constitute a disguised restriction on trade among the Parties; or
(c) discriminate between similar goods or similar services for the same use under the same conditions that pose the same level of risk and provide similar benefits.
3. A Party shall provide another Party upon request with documentation on its risk-assessment processes and the factors it takes into account in conducting the assessment and in establishing the level of protection, in accordance with Article 9.04.
Assessment of Risk. The Provider will maintain an up-to-date risk assessment relating to the provision of the Service and make this available to the Purchaser.
Assessment of Risk. 1. In pursuing its legitimate objectives, each Party conducting risk assessments shall take into account:
a) risk assessments carried out by international standardizing or metrological bodies;
b) available scientific evidence or technical information;
c) related processing technology; or
d) intended end uses of goods.
2. Where a Party establishes a level of protection that it considers appropriate and conducts an assessment of risk, it shall avoid arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods in the level of protection it considers appropriate, where the distinctions:
a) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination against goods of the other Party;
b) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties; or
c) discriminate between similar goods for the same use under the same conditions that pose the same level of risk and provide similar benefits.
3. A Party shall provide to the other Party, upon request, relevant documentation on its risk assessment processes and on the factors taken into account when conducting the assessment and definition of protection levels, according to Article 9.04.
Assessment of Risk. 1. In pursuing its legitimate objectives, each Party conducting risk assessments shall take into account:
(a) risk assessments carried out by international standardizing or metrological bodies;
(b) available scientific evidence or technical information;
(c) related processing technology; or
(d) intended end uses of goods.
2. Where a Party establishes a level of protection that it considers appropriate and conducts an assessment of risk, it shall avoid arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods in the level of protection it considers appropriate, where the distinctions:
(a) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination against goods of the other Party;
(b) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties; or
(c) discriminate between similar goods for the same use under the same conditions that pose the same level of risk and provide similar benefits.
3. A Party shall provide to the other Party, upon request, relevant documentation on its risk assessment processes and on the factors taken into account when conducting the assessment and definition of protection levels, according to Article 9.04.
Assessment of Risk. 1. A Party may, in pursuing its legitimate objectives, conduct an assessment of risk. In conducting an assessment, a Party may take into account, among other factors relating to a good or service:
(a) assessments of risks performed by international standardization organizations;
(b) available scientific evidence or technical information;
(c) intended end use;
(d) processes or production methods provided they influence the nature of the end good or service;
(e) operating, inspection, sampling or testing processes or methods; or
(f) environmental conditions.
2. Where a Party establishes a level of protection that it considers appropriate to achieve its legitimate objectives and conducts an assessment of risk, it should avoid arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods or services in the level of protection it considers appropriate, where the distinctions:
(a) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination against goods or service providers of the other Party;
(b) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties; or
(c) discriminate between similar goods or services for the same use under the same conditions that pose the same level of risk and provide similar benefits.
3. Where a Party conducting an assessment of risk determines that available scientific evidence or other information is insufficient to complete the assessment, it may adopt a provisional technical regulation on the basis of available relevant information and in accordance with the TBT Agreement. The Party shall, within a reasonable period after information sufficient to complete the assessment of risk is presented to it, complete its assessment, review and, where appropriate, revise the provisional technical regulation in the light of that assessment.
4. A Party shall provide the other Party upon request with documentation on its risk-assessment processes and the factors it takes into account in conducting the assessment and in establishing the level of protection it considers appropriate in accordance with Article 8-04.
Assessment of Risk. 1. A Party may, in pursuing its legitimate objectives, conduct an assessment of risk. In conducting an assessment, a Party may take into account, among other factors relating to a good or service:
(a) available scientific evidence or technical information;
(b) intended end uses;
(c) processes or production, operating, inspection, sampling or testing methods; or
(d) environmental conditions.
2. Where pursuant to Article 904(2) a Party establishes a level of protection that it considers appropriate and conducts an assessment of risk, it should avoid arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods or services in the level of protection it considers appropriate, where the distinctions:
(a) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination against goods or service providers of another Party;
(b) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties; or
(c) discriminate between similar goods or services for the same use under the same conditions that pose the same level of risk and provide similar benefits.
3. Where a Party conducting an assessment of risk determines that available scientific evidence or other information is insufficient to complete the assessment, it may adopt a provisional technical regulation on the basis of available relevant information. The Party shall, within a reasonable period after information sufficient to complete the assessment of tisk is presented to it, complete its assessment, review and, where appropriate, revise the provisional technical regulation in the light of that assessment.
Assessment of Risk. 1. In pursuing its legitimate objectives, each Party conducting risk assessments shall take into account: (a) risk assessments carried out by international standardizing or metrological bodies; (b) available scientific evidence or technical information;
Assessment of Risk. [and Determination of the Appropriate Level of Sanitary or Phytosanitary Protection] ]
c.1. The Parties [shall harmonize the methodology] and may request regional, subregional agricultural health organizations, SPS research centres or consortia, to draft harmonized guidelines, principles, and methodologies for risk assessment with the objective of [promoting the application of common criteria and procedures in the FTAA] [conducting risk assessment studies related to trade among them]]
c.2. Whenever results of risk assessment studies are necessary for the purpose of allowing market access for a product, these should be communicated by the Party that undertook the study to the interested Party within a time period [agreed to by the Parties involved] [no longer than X calendar months [for the countries with small economies and xx calendar months for the remaining countries]] from the date of the request from the requesting Party. The information pertinent to the assessment, including requests for clarification or supplementary information, shall be gathered, processed and analyzed within that time. ]
Assessment of Risk. The Purchaser has had sufficient experience in business, financial and investment matters to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of the Shares and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such purchase.
