On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:15:17 +0100, Markus Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 2002-10-09 19:45 UTC: >> http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_686659.html?menu= > >A troublesome event, indeed. Do you have any particular suggestions for >effective petitioning and support in this case? After all, what she >experiences is an obstacle against free movement of goods and services >in Europe, so I am sure the European Commission might be interested in >hearing that Austrian 1 litre beer jars are illegal in UK pubs merely >for being properly calibrated and labeled in an international standard >unit of volume, as is customary and appropriate for >Austrian/Bavarian-style serving of beer all over the world. The UKMA has issued a press release on this. We will be discussing this in a committee meeting tomorrow. The BBC now has a story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2313029.stm, which mentions that the publican "intends to take her case to the European Parliament". The same thought had occurred to me about 'free movement of goods and services". What hasn't been mentioned in the press, but was mentioned in today's BBC Radio 'You and Yours', (you can listen to it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/ - 19 min into the programme) which interviewed Ms Schultz, that she offered both the Austrian glasses AND traditional pint glasses. Chris -- UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
