So as not to take up the list's time, where can I read about the
latest on the EU
and its commitment to require SI only on imports by '09?
Unfortunately, nowhere. No action, neither at the Commission nor the
European Parliament: the matter is not on the agenda.
Admittedly, they see
I don't think we will be able to postpone it any longer, given the trade treaties in
existence now, plus the increasing number of nations in the EU.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2003/05/28 Wed PM 02:23:22 EDT
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [USMA:25874] Re: EU and
In a message dated 2003-05-28 14:26:06 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I guess what we're all afraid of is that US
industry will cry and say that they need more time,
and the EU says "OK. Come back in 2019 and we'll
talk about it then."
Stephen
That is exactly what we are
What I fear is that in 2009 if the American economy
is as pitiful as it is today, the U.S. government and industries will plead that
it would be an unfair trade practice to insist that the U.S. use SI only.
The U.S. may manage to avoid confronting the metric issue altogether if that
case
