I can see the reason for the EU to relax its requirement (previously
scheduled to start in 2010) that all goods be labelled in metric only
(with no "supplementary units" such as those in Ye Olde English mix)
PROVIDED that America rescinds its law (FPLA) that requires Ye Olde
English units along with metric one. It's too bad we didn't get all
that we would like to have seen, but its better than nothing.
But why is the EU extending the present law (to allow English units)
with JUST A PROMISE that the US will hold up its end of the bargain.
Does anyone have any knowledge of why the EU didn't just say, "OK,
we'll do it when you do it. As soon as your law changes to allow
either metric-only or dual (metric+English), we will change ours to
say the same thing. If you don't change your FPLA, then our original
plan (to require metric-only labeling) will go into effect in 2010 as
planned."
My fear is that the EU will change and the US will forget about its
commitment.
Bill Hooper
73 kg body mass* (labeled in metric only)
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
* plus or minus a kilogram or two
and down from the 56+ kg it had been.
