A report has been released just now in the EU regarding ED 80/181/EEC. This is a staff report but it is leading to indefinite postponement of the end-of-2009 deadline date for requiring SI-only labeling in the EU marketplace. See http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/prepack/unitmeas/public_consultat_report_26jun07.pdf
I have not fully studied this, but I am amazed at some of the claimed costs that were asserted by various market groups should SI-only labeling be required. Methinks someone is blowing smoke and using mirrors. Is it really going to cost $10 per package of cosmetics to drop the non-SI units? Jim
