Municipal Regulations and Licensing for Construction Projects
Town Hall Regulations and Project Approvals
The Town Hall is empowered to draft two important regulations:
- PUC (Plan UrbanÃstico de la Ciudad): Sets the layout of streets and green areas.
- Municipal Ordinances (Ordenanzas Municipales): Determine building conditions and types of industries allowed.
Any project must meet both standards. Before implementing any project, it is necessary to apply for a license from the council.
Handling Process
The process differs for:
- Industries, facilities, or buildings in
EU Freedoms: Goods, Persons, and Services Movement
EU Freedoms: Goods, Persons, and Services
Of these four freedoms, the free movement of goods was the first to be tackled. It is a freedom that, it might be thought, would be fairly easy to realise: all barriers to trade must be dismantled according to the guiding principles of the TFUE (and its predecessors), which states customs duties, quantitative restrictions, and measures having equivalent effect are not permitted. Great steps were indeed quickly made in the 1960s with the first two of these,
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This document outlines the requirements for the proper classification of two men found in a consumer relationship.
Consumer or User:
- Word defined by the legislature.
- Legal and natural persons [1st requirement]. ? normal individual, however the trading company can act as such. To this must meet the requirements of the notion of consumers and the requirement to act as the final recipient. The final recipient logic points to an individual who purchases goods and services to satisfy private use, private
Understanding International Law: Key Concepts & Definitions
International Law: Key Concepts and Definitions
International Law:
- Parties to, by, in
- By becoming to
- Under to
- International laws to
- The council on
Prefixes:
- Bi: Two
- Inter: Between, among
- Intra: Within, inside
- Multi: Many
- Non: Not, other than
- Supra: Above, beyond
Examples:
- Interagency: Involving two or more agencies, especially government agencies.
- Non-aligned: Neutral, especially towards major powers.
- Non-governmental: Without any participation or representation of a government.
- Multinational: Involving several different
Understanding the Rule of Law and its Principles
Rule of Law
It’s where the law applies to the rulers, the law governing the people.
1. Separation of Powers
Executive-Administrative (ADM): The administrative function of the Executive (E) is responsible to the President (PR).
- Command: The head of faculty is entrusted with issuing administrative and executive orders to subordinates.
- Executive: This function gives authority to the PR to implement predefined rules.
- Discretionary: Functions of the PR and other administrative leaders to act within a more
Key Cases: Berlusconi, Banco Popular & Gauweiler – Banking & Finance Law
Key Cases in Banking and Finance Law
The Berlusconi Case: Control on Acquisition of Holdings
Facts: Berlusconi (B) acquired 30% of Mediolanum, requiring authorization. Due to prior tax fraud charges, authorities forced Berlusconi to divest, citing failure to meet reputational standards. A conviction was avoided due to the principle of non-retroactivity. B altered the ownership structure.
Issue: Does the national authority have the power to force divestiture, and does this breach the principle of subsidiarity?
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