My next question is pretty obvious: why does Elizabeth say that approval by the Council (and which council, exactly?) is "uncertain'? What does that mean? When do they meet? What are the forces in play? etc. etc.
Anyone out there with suitable history and contacts able to drill down a little further? I'd love to know! Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > EU Metric Directive (80/181/EEC) Status: > > > > In September 2007, the EC published a proposal to > > modify the Metric Directive to indefinitely allow > > industry to use supplementary units along with > > metric units. On November 29, 2007, the European > > Parliament voted in favor of the European > > Commission's proposed amendments to the EU Metric > > Directive (which includes an indefinite extension to > > supplementary indications, > > > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-20 > 07-0430+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN). > > I understand that the Council has to vote next,... > > > Whether or not this latest proposal will be adopted > > is still uncertain,... > > > Additional resources can be found at: > > ec.europa.eu/enterprise/prepack/unitmeas/uni_ms_en.htm > > ... > > contact Ms. Ann Ngo, Office of > > the European Union, Market Access & Compliance/ITA, > > U.S. Department of Commerce (see below), who is the > > DoC-EU Metric Directive point of contact. Ms. Ngo > > maintains an email list and periodically distributes > > EU Metric Directive/FPLA updates. > > > Ann Ngo > > Office of the European Union > > Market Access & Compliance > > International Trade Administration > > U.S. Department of Commerce > > (202) 482-0010 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Elizabeth Gentry provided the above information, which I have edited to > delete > lines of less relevance to the USMA. > > Gene. >
