Hello, The Belgian law of mai 5, 1997, stipulates that the Interdepartmental Commission Sustainable Development has to consider the remarks, observations, advices of "the people", in its final version of the project of the Federal Plan concerning Sustainable Development. The two reasons given on page IV of the project are, in short, they do not know how to achieve sustainable development and, even if the government takes the correct measures, their impact is not sufficient if the people do not suppport these measures by changing their way of living. The people therefore share responsibility to sustain development, is the conclusion on page V. The project is presented at the site with URL : http://www.icdo.fgov.be, in French and Dutch. Yesterday, I sent the Commission the article : "un d�veloppement durable � r�aliser", together with my advice to open a special economic zone, in which the capacity of consumers to deduct, from taxable income, the money they spent on ecological products, would be tested on its efficiency to sustain a way of living in harmony with Nature. The article is presented at the ZERO web site. I also sent them detailed observations and comments about the project of the Plan, in Dutch. They will be presented at the ZERO site. The article and comments can be sent as attachment upon request. If you would sent the Commission your support for the opening of a special economic zone, in the next four days, before March 31, 2000, 24.00 hours, the Commission would be obliged, by force of the law of 5 May 1997, to take your support into consideration in the final version of its project of the Federal Plan concerning Sustainable Development. The law also stipulates that the Federal Office of the Plan (Bureau f�d�ral du Plan) has to include in its subsequent Report on Sustainable Development, a description of the foreseen development in case of unchanged policy and in the case of a change in policy according to a pertinent hypothesis. With enough support for my proposal and/or theory, the accounting capacity of the consumer to deduct costs of living with ecological products from taxable income, should be recognised as a pertinent hypothesis. The Report should then contain a description of development in the case the costs of living are managed by consumers. The law also stipulates that the Federal Advisory Board on Sustainable Development (Conseil F�d�ral du D�veloppement Durable) has as mission, a.o., to propose research in all domains relative to sustainable development. When the Report would contain a description of development in the case the costs of living are managed by consumers, the probability that the Federal Advisory Board on Sustainable Development would propose research in a special economic zone to test whether this management practise enables mankind to sustain a way of living in harmony with Nature and to maintain the integrity of human nature, could approach certainty. We have the law on our side to introduce the management of the costs of living into the free market economy, if you send a message that you support the opening of a special economic zone and/or that you support the capacity of the consumer to deduct costs of living with ecological products from taxable income, to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, before March 31, 2000, 24.00 hours, GMT + 2. Would you be good to do so? Could you also forward this message to others? Thank you I would appreciate it if you send me a cc of your mail to the Commission. Please note the following two changes : My old e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] is still valid until 31/12/00. However, the adress has changed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note this in your address book. The previous ZERO server has broken down. Please note the new URL of ZERO : http://www.geocities.com/zero_association/ With sincerity and its feelings, Wim A. de Bruyn Founder ZERO, association of consumers maintaining their integrity with their income 45 rue Alfred Giron B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel. : 32 (2) 648 56 95 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZERO web site : http://www.geocities.com/zero_association/
