self-regulatory
adjective
self-reg·u·la·to·ry
ˌself-ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
also -ˈrā-
: serving or tending to regulate oneself or itself
a self-regulatory industry
… the ABA [American Bar Association] worries that perhaps lawyers will lose a measure of self-regulatory power.—
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James' suit against the Brazilian meat conglomerate came after Earthjustice successfully challenged JBS' environmental messaging before an ad industry self-regulatory organization in 2023.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
However, Jørgensen managed to run afoul of voluntary guidelines established by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, a self-regulatory body overseen by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, or ABPI.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
Between 2004 to 2021, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, a self-regulatory body overseen by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, ruled on more than 1,100 cases involving nearly 160 companies where there was a breach of the industry code.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 25 June 2024
The self-regulatory agency is considering opening cases with some beauty companies to learn more about their marketing claims, Brett said.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Now, seventy years after the creation of the self-regulatory body Comics Code Authority, the infamous comics company is blasting out of the crypt and returning with a brand new line of comics.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
The challenges lodged against Comcast marketing were filed with the advertising industry's self-regulatory system run by BBB National Programs.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
Indian streamers currently adhere to a self-regulatory digital media ethics code suggested by the government in 2021.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
Photo: DirecTV DirecTV will modify some of its football-season ads following a complaint from the National Football League and an unfavorable ruling from an ad-industry self-regulatory group.
—Katie Deighton, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
However, Jørgensen managed to run afoul of voluntary guidelines established by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, a self-regulatory body overseen by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, or ABPI.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
Between 2004 to 2021, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, a self-regulatory body overseen by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, ruled on more than 1,100 cases involving nearly 160 companies where there was a breach of the industry code.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 25 June 2024
The self-regulatory agency is considering opening cases with some beauty companies to learn more about their marketing claims, Brett said.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Now, seventy years after the creation of the self-regulatory body Comics Code Authority, the infamous comics company is blasting out of the crypt and returning with a brand new line of comics.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
The challenges lodged against Comcast marketing were filed with the advertising industry's self-regulatory system run by BBB National Programs.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
Indian streamers currently adhere to a self-regulatory digital media ethics code suggested by the government in 2021.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
Photo: DirecTV DirecTV will modify some of its football-season ads following a complaint from the National Football League and an unfavorable ruling from an ad-industry self-regulatory group.
—Katie Deighton, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
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