1.   Succumbing to pressure from the chemical industry, Governor Blakely amended the regulations.

2.   The Minister intends to bring forward amending regulations in the autumn.

3.   The report claimed that the Salvation Army had extensive discussions with White House officials to amend a regulation of the Office of Budget and Management.

4.   Among solutions suggested by Arnout is one in which legislators force banks to amend their regulations in opening current accounts and issuing check books for clients.

5.   But Agriculture Minister Pongphol Adireksarn said last week that the regulation should be amended because it indirectly encourages illegal logging.

6.   However he noted that in the interim Vietnam planned to introduce a circular which would amend existing regulations outlined in the company profits tax law.

7.   In December, the government amended regulations to make mergers easier and less costly in order to make local banks, securities firms and insurance houses stronger.

8.   Nepal has amended the regulations governing the climbing of Mount Everest, it was announced Thursday.

9.   The government took the initiative in long-awaited financial reform by amending banking regulations last month to make financial mergers easier.