On August 29, the president issued a decree, based on Article 48 of the German constitution, authorizing an anti-sedition act that would last for at least 14 days.

Assad issued a decree authorizing the formation of multiple political parties in Syria, as well as election reforms aimed at pleasing protesters.

And just two weeks ago, Mr. Yeltsin signed a decree authorizing free funerals for every Russian citizen, a measure that was supported by Parliament.

The importance of the community was recognized in 1881, when a decree authorizing the creation of a Central Consistory in Besançon was signed.

In 1878 there was a connection to the assembly on the Laval and obtain a decree authorizing the activities of the Papal Order.

Last summer, Mr. Yeltsin signed a decree authorizing the creation of the funds, leaving Mr. Vasiliev to create the regulatory structure.

Hamid Karzai had to issue a decree authorizing the attorney general to go ahead with safecracking.

The inscription is a public record of a decree authorizing the establishment of a cult, with references to the deities, and provisions for officers in the new cult.

In 2003 the Ministry of Justice issued a decree authorizing Al-Azhar sheikhs to confiscate publications, tapes, speeches, and artistic materials deemed inconsistent with Islamic law.

On 5 May 2010, a decree authorizing the joining of the two cities was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec (official newspaper of Québec).