The TABD does consider the metric only rules a trade barrier. Rather then working to eliminate FFU so that every one is measuring with the same system so as to prevent errors and accidents, the TABD would rather do it the dumb way and allow FFU to persist.
They feel they can use "free trade" as a buzz word to get the EU and the world to use FFU instead of SI or at least accept it along with SI. They do not consider the fact that two systems is in itself a trade barrier as some companies whose products are metric are driven away from buying non metric parts. Trying to make FFU parts fit into metric designs can be costly and dangerous if not done correctly. If they are really intent on eliminating trade barriers, then they need to work very hard to eliminate the remnant of FFU. I would hope that if they insist anti-FFU rules are a trade barrier, then someone needs to correct this belief and insist that 2 opposing measurement systems is the greatest trade barrier of all and once FFU is completely eliminated, then the biggest trade barrier of all is gone too. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2004-06-26 12:43 Subject: [USMA:30222] TABD meeting in Ireland > > Yesterday there has been a TABD meeting in Ireland. A paper of 16 pages has > been presented, which proposed the removal of all trade barriers between the > EU and the USA. I hope that the paper will be put on their site. I wonder if > the directive on units will figure in this paper. I fear that they will demand > another delay to 2020. > > I just tried to send this message, but I got an error. Here it comes again. > > Han > >
