The guidelines, which do not have the force of law, were adopted voluntarily by the state officials.

There are no pressure on the public finances other than those adopted voluntarily.

In 1997, however, the walker industry voluntarily adopted new safety standards.

In case there is a problem, the industry has voluntarily adopted standards to prevent such abuses.

The private sector has not voluntarily adopted a Government-controlled technology.

The changes officially take effect Jan. 1, although some companies will voluntarily adopt the new rules for their 1988 annual reports.

Experts on the workplace said, however, that many businesses are voluntarily adopting similar practices.

Automakers may also voluntarily adopt the new labels earlier for model year 2012 vehicles.

Bush had recently proposed an alternative which would provide tax credits to all but the largest businesses if they voluntarily adopted a similar leave policy.

The fund has criticised companies that voluntarily adopt high environmental standards.