A ministerial decree of 1946 limited the number of officially sanctioned kanji for public use to the 1850 tōyō kanji.

The 1967 decrees limited the use of the Chinese language and Chinese religious and cultural practices.

However, the decree significantly limits the freedom of movement for those affected: foreigners will only be allowed to travel with their tour groups according to a pre-scheduled itenerary.

The decree would limit efforts to challenge patents before they take effect.

Re-sponding to concerns that the decree would limit political freedom, it said there would be no prosecutions for merely voicing criticism of the state.

A further oddity is that the decree did not limit the use of election to a one-time exigency.

The decree limits their ability to offer long-distance service as part of a package with wireless-telephone service.

The decree limits Communist organizing activities to off-premise locales and nonworking hours at the republic's factories, farms and offices.

"This decree will not limit Microsoft's ability to add new features to its products or otherwise to innovate," Mr. Klein said.

Eighteenth-century decrees limited the number of ordained clergy and the construction of new convents (for both males and females), thus cutting off one career path.