1.   California law does not recognize gay Marriages, but state appellate courts have adjudicated gay and lesbian palimony cases.

2.   Some state laws have explicitly recognized this right.

3.   The law on languages recognized Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian as official languages of equal status.

4.   Although EC law recognizes the existence of intellectual property rights it may interfere with the exercise of those rights if this offends against the Treaty.

5.   Although California law does not recognize their union, gay couples are also welcome to renew their commitment to their partners, said Aldi.

6.   But polls show that most people support individual spousal benefits for gay partners, whose unions are recognized by law only in Vermont and Hawaii.

7.   Different than regimes in many other countries, the law recognizes patents for micro-organisms as long as they are products of genetic engineering, the report said.

8.   French law has recognized for years that smoking is unhealthy, but the habit has also expressed a certain Frenchness.

9.   Furthermore, the law recognizes that political events may take place in the White House so long as their costs are reimbursed.