http://www.dp-now.com/news/May2002/dpnnews201/dpnnews201.html
I'm sure I read somewhere in the last few weeks about some initial findings from the commission - which were - of course - disputed by the manufacturers.
Also, this is interesting
"New EU law may hit printer makers
Printer makers could lose significant revenues and be forced to change the design and manufacture of their ink cartridges. The European Parliament on Wednesday gave its final backing to a law that bans companies from making products that cannot be reused because of specific design features. The law takes effect from 2006. Proponents of the measure say this would outlaw ink cartridges with chips that prevent them from being refilled - a feature on many cartridges made by printer manufacturers. However, some EU governments, which have to implement the new law, have disputed the scope of its provisions, arguing it might not extend to cartridges. Non-reusable cartridges make up some 90 per cent of the $30bn a year global market and account for a significant part of the printer manufacturers' earnings. The EU law could hit HP the hardest, because the US company depends heavily on revenues from ink cartridge sales and is the largest cartridge producer in Europe.
Financial Times, December 18, 2002"
Best
Francis Newman
Webshot Ltd
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 01:22 PM, Ashley Karyl wrote:
It would also be worth spreading this message to other discussion groups and
professional forums to get this matter as much widespread attention as
possible. Surely some MP would be interested in taking up the cause on
behalf of the tens if not hundreds of thousands of professionals made up of
photographers, graphic designers, design groups etc across Europe that are
being brutally discriminated against in an extremely underhand manner.
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