This requirement applies to most companies; exemptions include public organisations and certain micro companies.

Effective July 1, 2009, the exemption also includes gases and chemicals used in producing:

Few goods are exempt; notable exemptions include books, cameras, and infant formula.

This exemption includes the supply by such institutions of prepared food and drink directly to their patients in the course of care.

The proposed rule could seriously undermine traditional family agriculture if the exemption for family farms does not include those partly owned by close relatives.

Examples of events that don't qualify for the exemption include:

Other exemptions to this restriction include medications and breast milk.

The exemptions include telemarketing calls made by, or on behalf of:

The exemption Moscow is seeking would include about 3,500 tanks, artillery and armored combat vehicles, diplomats here said.

Secondly, it is important to support the exemptions included in the Commission proposal for universities, libraries and museums across the European Union.