The agreement would also ban punitive damages for any of the past behavior of companies.

The agreement would ban development, manufacture, stockpiling and sales of chemical weapons.

The agreement does not allow unlimited new sewage plants, but bans them in many areas, and limits development near water bodies.

The agreement does ban the testing of theater missile defenses against strategic missiles.

Both agreements would ban billboard advertisements and brand names on clothing.

The 1997 agreement would have banned the use of color and set limits on the size and number of signs.

The agreement is also expected to extend to the Legislature bans on gifts that the governor announced for the executive branch.

But the agreement would apparently not ban guerrillas from firing on Israeli soldiers inside the occupied "security zone."

Mrs. Clinton responded that she was now more willing to discuss an agreement banning soft money from the contest.

The 1997 agreement would have banned all sponsorships.