2002-03-22 The question is, who will the TABD petition to in 2009 to demand a further delay. The European Commission will be non-existent sometime after 2005 when an elected EU Parliament will have full power over such matters. By 2009, the EU Parliament will have no interest in dealing with a foreign interest group, especially a group whose sole interest is in maintaining a system of units that Europe is anathema to SI, the system Europe invented.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-03-22 03:42 Subject: [USMA:18979] Small companies and TABD > The TABD has also stated that it stood in particular for smaller companies > who want to export to the EU. And I think it is exactly these ones that tend > to use irrational metric on their labels or no metric at all if they can get > away with it. > Moreover, THREE US cosmetics companies label with OZ.LIQ on their products > now. Yes, let's hope that the EU will come up with a resounding NO when the > TABD once again demands the cancellation or delay of the metric-only > directive. > Although Greg and I had pointed out in communication with Mrs Bernot that > Canada does not require the use of ifp (inch-foot-pound) units in English, > nor in French on labels, the once liquide, invented by Estee Lauder, was not > removed from EL's products and even spread to other US cosmetic companies. I > do not understand why the metrology offices in France and other French > speaking countries do not take legal action against this unit. Stamp it in > the ground! Stop the beginnings! > The two things that I especially hate as they are targeted at metric-using > countries and people are the once liquide and the attitude of the Maporama > people. > (For newcomers to this list : go to http://www.maporama.com, and load an > itinerary in any other language than English, for instance Paris-Bordeaux in > French or between two German cities in German. You will see *#%^&@*+^*$). > And this is a French, not an American or British site! > In the meantime I will go to the TABD site now and then to see whether they > are starting their campaign again. > > Han > Historian of Dutch metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > >
