Professional Chess Association | PCA [Abbr.]

trade association | trade body

professional association | professional body | professional organisation

professional association [ inter-professional organisation | professional organisation | professional union ]

Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada

not-for-profit business association

corporation [ professional corporation | professional body ]

membership promotion officer | trade association sales representative

professional association

professional association | trade association

I'm referring to the Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française (historical institute of French-speaking America), the main professional association of historians of Quebec, of which I am the President; the Canadian Historical Association, a Canada-wide association of historians and history professionals, represented by Mr. Chad Gaffield; and the Association of Canadian Archivists, the Canada-wide association of archivists represented by Mr. Terry Cook.

13. Deeply regrets the loss of life among protesters and police, the excessive use of force by police and the violent acts by some marginal groups; takes the view that the protests in Gezi Park testify both to the existence in Turkey of a vibrant civil society and to the need for further vital dialogue and reforms, as a matter of urgency, on the promotion of fundamental values; considers regrettable the apparent failure of the courts to penalise all those state officials and police officers responsible for excessive violence, loss of life, and serious injuries to Gezi Park protesters, and therefore welcomes the ongoing administrative investigations (launched by the Ministry of the Interior), the judicial investigations and the inquiries b ...[+++]y the Ombudsman into complaints relating to the events in Gezi Park, as a new opportunity to show full commitment to the rule of law and bring those responsible to justice; expects these investigations and inquiries to address the concerns fully and without delay; calls on Turkey to adopt adequate internal review procedures and to establish an independent supervisory body for police offences; takes the view that the Gezi Park events underline the need for far-reaching reforms in order to ensure respect for freedom of assembly; encourages the Ministry of the Interior and the police to establish methods for dealing with public protests in a more restrained way and calls on them, in particular, not to arrest or hinder the work of medical staff, lawyers and other professionals ensuring the basic rights of protesters; is concerned about the action taken against health professionals, lawyers, academics, students and professional associations in connection with their non-violent actions during the Gezi events;

(vi) Member States must ensure that, unless those natural persons comply with these specific additional requirements, they are part of a collegial body composed of an equal number of representatives of consumer organisations and of representatives of the trader or, where appropriate, of the professional organisation or business association of which the trader is a member;

Our coalition represents the interests of two professional associations: the Professional Photographers of Canada, or PPOC, represented by myself; and the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators, also know as CAPIC, represented by André Cornellier.