On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:36:18 -0500 (CDT), Gene Mechtly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today is European Union Day. > The ambassador of France to the US, Monsieur Bujon de l'Estand, > delivered an address here on "State of the European Union" at 11:00. > He mentioned TABD only once and dismissed TABD activities as >"useful" and moved on, concluding his address at about 12:15. > For lack of time, the question and answer period was canceled. > I had intended to ask him if EU customs inspectors are accepting >or rejecting supplementary indications in *primary* positions on labels. >The amended Directive on labeling still requires SI in primary locations. > What can subscribers from the EU now say about this question? I'm not sure what you want, Gene. If you're asking have we noticed any difference, then I have to say 'no', nut then dual-labelling is rarely encountered in the UK. Generally, perfumes are one of the few items that have 'English' units, but mostly (where they are still included) they are in secondary position. The 3.5" diskette is still there (rarely including 90 mm). Of course, we still have the 3/4"-1/2" tool sets, and car tyres are still in inches. But foodstuffs very rarely show any imperial designations. -- Chris KEENAN UK Metrication: http://www.metric.org.uk/ UK Correspondent, US Metric Association
