Fundamental Principles. 1. Parties shall take co-ordinated measures to maintain migratory waterbird species in a favourable conservation status or to restore them to such a status. To this end, they shall apply within the limits of their national jurisdiction the measures prescribed in Article III, together with the specific actions determined in the Action Plan provided for in Article IV, of this Agreement.
2. In implementing the measures prescribed in paragraph 1 above, Parties should take into account the precautionary principle.
Fundamental Principles. 1-3.01 The fundamental principles are basic rules demonstrating essential values; their purpose is to guide the parties, associations, institutions and resources in the exercise of their functions, powers and responsibilities.
1-3.02 The parties, associations, institutions and resources declare that, in their relations, they favour fairness and good faith, as well as the values of humanism, respect, integrity, trust, commitment and simplicity.
1-3.03 The parties, associations, institutions and resources recognize the primacy of the users’ needs. Therefore, the conditions under which the services are provided by the resource must be such that the user may benefit from services that are of the best quality possible and which the institutions and resources are obligated to provide to him.
1-3.04 The users’ welfare is a shared responsibility that is exercised in a spirit of partnership by promoting joint action and cooperation between the institution and the resource, in keeping with the contractual commitments, roles and responsibilities of each party. The resource cooperates in establishing and maintaining an effective and efficient organization of services that is rooted in an integrated culture of quality.
1-3.05 The resource is accountable for the quality of the living environment and for the support and assistance services it provides to the users. It participates in maintaining or integrating the users into the community by providing them with a stable life environment that is adapted to their needs, by providing the support and assistance services required by their condition, and by ensuring their protection.
1-3.06 The institution is accountable for the quality of all of the services provided to the users.
1-3.07 The parties, associations and institutions recognize the importance of the resources’ contribution to the carrying out of the institutions’ mission.
1-3.08 The resource chooses the appropriate procedure for the carrying out of the provision of services in compliance with the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, customs and good practices, the frame of reference, and the provisions of both the agreement and the specific agreement. Where its provision of services is concerned, the resource may require various support, help or accompaniment measures from qualified individuals or organisations. The institution cooperates with the resource in this respect.
1-3.09 The resource may enter into a specific agreement as a resource with anot...
Fundamental Principles. ACP-EC cooperation, underpinned by a legally binding system and the existence of joint institutions, shall be exercised on the basis of the following fundamental principles: – equality of the partners and ownership of the development strategies: for the purposes of implementing the objectives of the partnership, the ACP States shall determine the development strategies for their economies and societies in all sovereignty and with due regard for the essential elements described in Article 9; the partnership shall encourage ownership of the development strategies by the countries and populations concerned; – participation: apart from central government as the main partner, the partnership shall be open to different kinds of other actors in order to encourage the integration of all sections of society, including the private sector and civil society organisations, into the mainstream of political, economic and social life; – the pivotal role of dialogue and the fulfilment of mutual obligations: the obligations assumed by the Parties in the framework of their dialogue shall be central to their partnership and cooperation relations; – differentiation and regionalisation: cooperation arrangements and priorities shall vary according to a partner's level of development, its needs, its performance and its long-term development strategy. Particular emphasis shall be placed on the regional dimension. Special treatment shall be given to the least-developed countries. The vulnerability of landlocked and island countries shall be taken into account.
Fundamental Principles. 9.2.1 All components of the Movement shall ensure that the Fundamental Principles are respected by the Movement's components and statutory bodies.
9.2.2 The ICRC has the lead role in the maintenance and dissemination of the Fundamental Prin- ciples. The Federation and the ICRC shall collaborate in the dissemination of those Principles among the National Societies. National Societies have a key role to play in upholding and dissemi- nating the Fundamental Principles within their own country.
Fundamental Principles. This Agreement is based upon the following set of fundamental principles affirmed by the Parties hereto:
Fundamental Principles. ACP-EC cooperation, underpinned by a legally binding system and the existence of joint institutions, shall be guided by the internationally agreed aid effectiveness agenda regarding ownership, alignment, harmonisation, results-oriented aid management and mutual accountability, exercised on the basis of the following fundamental principles: - equality of the partners and ownership of the development strategies: for the purposes of implementing the objectives of the partnership, the ACP States shall determine the development strategies for their economies and societies in all sovereignty and with due regard for the essential and fundamental elements described in Article 9; the partnership shall encourage ownership of the development strategies by the countries and populations concerned; EU development partners shall align their programmes with these strategies; - participation: apart from central government as the main partner, the partnership shall be open to ACP parliaments, and local authorities in ACP States and different kinds of other actors in order to encourage the integration of all sections of society, including the private sector and civil society organisations, into the mainstream of political, economic and social life; - the pivotal role of dialogue and the fulfilment of mutual obligations and accountability: the obligations assumed by the Parties in the framework of their dialogue shall be central to their partnership and cooperation relations; the Parties shall work closely together in determining and implementing the necessary processes of donor alignment and harmonisation, with a view to securing a key role for ACP States in these processes; - differentiation and regionalisation: cooperation arrangements and priorities shall vary according to a partner’s level of development, its needs, its performance and its long term development strategy. Particular emphasis shall be placed on the regional dimension. Special treatment shall be given to the least developed countries. The vulnerability of landlocked and island countries shall be taken into account. Particular emphasis shall be put on regional integration, including at continental level.
Fundamental Principles. The Parties shall carry out this Agreement in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, attached hereto as Schedule “E”.
Fundamental Principles. Ku-ring-gai Council’s use of and participation in planning agreements will be guided by the fundamental principles set out in the Practice Note, guidelines and safeguards as follows: • planning decisions cannot be bought or sold and therefore there can be no xxxxxx on a planning authority in the exercise of their planning functions. • planning agreements must be voluntary on both sides. No party can be compelled to enter into a planning agreement. • public interest is paramount in the negotiation of a planning agreement • the need for transparency including the opportunity for public comment on draft planning agreements. • Council will not seek benefits under a planning agreement that are unrelated to that particular development. • planning agreements will not be used to engage in revenue raising or to overcome particular spending limitations. • the benefits offered by a developer will not render an otherwise unacceptable development in planning terms, anything other than unacceptable unless the purpose of the benefits is to directly mitigate an unacceptable impact e.g. traffic generation, emissions, etc. • Council not allow the interest of individuals or an interest group to outweigh the public interest when considering planning agreements. • Council will not improperly rely on its statutory position to exact unreasonable public benefits • where Council has a commercial stake in a development that is the subject of a planning agreement, it will take steps to ensure it avoids a conflict of interest in the development.
Fundamental Principles. The Member States, in pursuit of the aims and objectives stated in Article 3 of this Treaty, and in conformity with the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Economic Community signed at Abuja, Nigeria on 3rd June, 1991, agree to adhere to the following principles:
(a) equality and inter-dependence of the Member States;
(b) solidarity and collective self-reliance among the Member States;
(c) inter-State co-operation, harmonisation of policies and integration of programmes among the Member States;
(d) non-aggression between the Member States;
(e) recognition, promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights in accordance with the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights;
(f) accountability, economic justice and popular participation in development;
(g) the recognition and observance of the rule of law;
(h) the promotion and sustenance of a democratic system of governance in each Member State;
(i) the maintenance of regional peace and stability through the promotion and strengthening of good neighbourliness; and
(j) the peaceful settlement of disputes among the Member States, the active cooperation between neighbouring countries and the promotion of a peaceful environment as a pre-requisite for their economic development.
Fundamental Principles. 1. Parties shall take co-ordinated measures to maintain gorillas in a favourable conservation status or to restore them to such a status. To this end, they shall apply, individually or in regional or international cooperation, the measures prescribed in Article III, together with the specific actions determined in the Action Plan provided for in Article VIII, of this Agreement.
2. In implementing the measures prescribed in paragraph 1 above, Parties should take into account the precautionary principle.
