Failure to prove ownership of real property or a business

Reasons for SMEs certifying to ISO 14001

Iraq stated that the claimant did not provide sufficient evidence to support his ownership of the businesses and failed to fully support the amounts claimed for both businesses.

He then asserted new losses in respect of a different and unrelated unincorporated business, and provided evidence of the existence of this unrelated business.

(a) If the application is made by the Enterprise, attach certification by its competent authority that the Enterprise has the necessary financial resources to meet the estimated costs of the proposed plan of work for exploration

The Panel concludes that the claimant has not demonstrated that he was the owner of the business and therefore recommends no award of compensation for the alleged business losses.

It placed special emphasis on SMEs, which accounted for about 80 per cent of Indonesia's economy and had proved to be resistant to external shocks.

With respect to the second business, the Panel finds that the claimant has provided insufficient evidence to prove its existence as at 2 August 1990, as all documents referencing the business are dated after the liberation of Kuwait.

The Panel notes that these documents would have been sufficient to establish the existence and ownership of the business.

For instance, policies that entail additional expenditure on SME development could be justified by the added tax revenue that would be generated by a flourishing enterprise sector.

The high cost attached to certification was viewed as a significant deterrent, particularly for firms in developing countries and SMEs.

With respect to the claims in this instalment, the Panel notes that in some cases the only credible evidence of the claimant's ownership of the business is either a pre or post invasion attestation from the licence holder attesting to the claimant's ownership of the business.

Having considered all of the evidence, the Panel finds that the Palestinian claimant was the owner of the business as at 2 August 1990 and therefore recommends an award of compensation for the demonstrated losses of the business.

The Panel finds that all of the evidence and reference in the individual's original claim form, including all of the supporting documents, pertained to the business entity identified in the E claim and not to a separate, unincorporated business.

Evidence shows that, compared to FDI from large enterprises, FDI from SMEs is more likely to lead to multiplier effects through linkages to local industry (UNCTAD 1998).

The rent a permit agreement provided to establish the claimant's beneficial ownership of the business is undated and appears to be new.

Some customers didn't understand the meaning of the Grade B certification at first, but the fact forcing the enterprises to strictly implement the standardized process management through certification will benefit the customers. It is important for the long term development of enterprises. he said.

(iii) If the applicant is controlled by a State or a state enterprise, a statement from the State or state enterprise certifying that the applicant will have the financial resources to carry out the plan of work for exploration.

Experience shows that the development of subcontracting arrangements between large firms and SMEs can give an incentive for large firms to provide financial, technical and other assistance to SMEs.

A great variety of enterprises is very wise, very wise.

The claimant provided no other documents that established his connection to the business prior to 2 August 1990.

While the claimant submitted an attestation from the Kuwaiti licence holder regarding his ownership of the business, the bank statements and purchases invoices were in the name of the business, the Kuwaiti licence holder or the Kuwaiti license holder's husband.

With respect to the first business, the Panel finds that the evidence does not support the claimant's ownership of the business as at 2 August 1990.

In the case of the United States, there is little clear evidence of a relationship between market structure and prices, and insofar as there is, it is not clear to what extent this reflects superior competitive performance or better products by leading firms.

Experience shows that SMEs normally internationalize their activities faster than large firms.

(3) Enterprises controlled or actually controlled by a securities firm

The aim of the counselling allowances is to ensure that entrepreneurs have an opportunity to get entrepreneurial counselling from professional consultants on beneficial terms, to support the growth of enterprises and the creation of new jobs, to provide know how to entrepreneurs and to help entrepreneurs find new markets.

(3) a declaration on their compliance with the Accounting Standards for Enterprises

With respect to the business losses, the Panel finds that while the claimant is able to establish the existence and his ownership of a business as at 2 August 1990, the evidence is insufficient to support most of the amount claimed.

With respect to four claims, however, the Panel found that the claimants in this instalment proved their ownership of the businesses.

However, evidence in the claim file indicates that the claimant's business did, indeed, resume activities after the liberation of Kuwait.

Article 46 Coal mining enterprises which have legally obtained coal production licenses shall have the right to sell the coal they themselves produce.

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In the absence of satisfactory evidence of the existence of the business as at 2 August 1990, the Panel recommends no awards of compensation for the asserted business losses in these claims, which total approximately USD 45 million.

The benefits of internationalization for increasing enterprise competitiveness are demonstrated by the evidence in UNCTAD's country case studies.

The Panel noted that certain claimants submitted very similar documents in support of the existence and ownership of their respective businesses.

At the direction of the Panel, all business licences submitted by claimants as proof of the existence of a business in Kuwait were forwarded to the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry for verification.

(j) Other specifications Once the contract is ended, the firm must furnish a certificate stating the experience acquired on the job and the training received by the worker, which is to be validated by the relevant administrative authority.

As the documents demonstrate that the Palestinian claimants had an ownership interest in the lighting businesses as at 2 August 1990, and as the Kuwaiti claimant has not established that she purchased their ownership interest and their right to claim for compensation in the post liberation period, the Panel finds that the Palestinian claimants are entitled to claim for their percentage of the losses of the lighting businesses and should be compensated for their demonstrated losses.

Governmental assistance such as tax breaks and subsidies as well as technological assistance have been helpful in the establishment of successful processing operations in some instances.

Guaranteeing 39 additional days off on dates specified by establishments

Fifth, for some claims in this instalment the audited financial statements were the only third party evidence submitted to substantiate the existence and ownership of the business and the quantum of the asserted losses.

Professional qualification of a teacher is confirmed by a diploma of higher pedagogical education or a respective certificate.

Article 54 In case an enterprise reorganizes through division, it shall clearly ascertain the property relationship of the divided enterprises.

An expert reported that a recent Brazilian study of enterprise survival factors had found that the enterprises more likely to survive and thrive were those which were market oriented and which had links with other organizations and firms.