2002-09-25 The original posting showed a 1998 date. Since then there are efforts on the US side to change the laws to allow metric only labelling. This will make their concerns moot. Also, such a proposal is not just an EU norm, it will be an ISO standard, which means it is to be used and accepted by the whole world, not just the EU and USA. US interests may be able to resist EU only efforts, but not world-wide.
I'm sure the AAMA and TABD will still try to resist even though the odds are against them. But, powers greater than theirs will prevail. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carter, Baron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-09-25 16:28 Subject: [USMA:22341] RE: clothes sizes > Well judging from the response from AAMA in USMA:22338: > > "At the same time, we strongly oppose efforts - such as the EU effort on > metric-only labeling - that would institute a protectionist agenda in the > name of harmonization. We believe harmonization efforts can only be > sustained if they reflect a consensual process that provides sufficient > phase-in periods to minimize disruption to the market and confusion to the > customer." > > I rest my case. > > cheers > Baron Carter > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Woelflein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 September, 2002 15:23 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [USMA:22334] RE: clothes sizes > > > > You should change your email signature from "cheers" to "jeers." > > > "Carter, Baron" wrote: > > > Unfortunately the US will probably follow the standard using ifp. > > cheers > Baron Carter > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 September, 2002 09:32 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:22331] clothes sizes > > > There are changes coming through in Europe relating to clothes and it > looks like the US might do something similar. Plenty of links within > this web page: > http://www.ansi.org/public/news/2002july/what_my_size.html > > > -- > Terry Simpson > Human Factors Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.connected-systems.com > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > > > > > John > > > > > _____ > > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet <http://rd.yahoo.com/evt=1207/*http://sbc.yahoo.com/> > Access from SBC & Yahoo! >
