PRC means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and the islands of Taiwan.
Mainland China means the People's Republic of China but excluding Hong Kong and Macau;
China means the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan.
DPR Shall have the meaning set forth in Section 28.2 (Dispute Resolution Procedures, Mediation).
People s Bank of China” means People’s Bank of China acting as the central bank of the People’s Republic of China pursuant to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the People’s Bank of China promulgated by the National People’s Congress on 18 March 1995.
Governing authority means the local legislative authority
Labour Commissioner means the individual appointed as Labour Commissioner in terms of in section 120;
CFDA means the Code of Federal Domestic Assistance assigned to a federal grant.
DPO means Data Protection Officer;
Franchising Authority means any Governmental Authority authorized by any federal, state or local law to grant a Franchise or to exercise jurisdiction over the rates or services provided by a cable television system pursuant to a Franchise or over Persons holding a Franchise.
EMEA means the European Medicines Agency.
AIM means the AIM market operated by the London Stock Exchange;
Foreign Financial Regulatory Authority shall have the meaning given by Section 2(a)(50) of the 0000 Xxx.
Chartering Authority means (i) with respect to a national bank, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, (ii) with respect to a Federal savings association or savings bank, the Office of Thrift Supervision, (iii) with respect to a bank or savings institution chartered by a State, the agency of such State charged with primary responsibility for regulating and/or closing banks or savings institutions, as the case may be, (iv) the Corporation in accordance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1821(c), with regard to self appointment, or (v) the appropriate Federal banking agency in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1821(c)(9).
NDRC means the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC or its local counterparts;
Contracting Authority means any contracting authority as defined in Regulation 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Environmental and Social Management Framework or “ESMF” means the framework disclosed in country on September 13, 2010 and at the Association’s Infoshop on September 14, 2010, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, setting out modalities to be followed in assessing the potential adverse environmental and social impact associated with activities to be implemented under the Project, and the measures to be taken to offset, reduce, or mitigate such adverse impact.
ROC means the Republic of China.
EUWA means the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;
IIROC means the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada;
Chile means the Republic of Chile.
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) means the Government Agency responsible for oversight of public procurement.
EUA means the Electric Utilities Act (Alberta);
Macau means the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
Securities Regulatory Authorities means the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each province and territory of Canada that is responsible for administering the Canadian securities legislation in force in such jurisdictions;
passport means any passport or travel document containing the prescribed information and characteristics issued—