Sounds right to me, Gene.

I heard from someone in the UKMA that the non-SI labelling does not have any 
legal standing and are therefore called "indications" for just that reason.

Gene's point seems worth emphasizing, I believe.

Ezra

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> Ezra,
> 
> Council means Council of Ministers, at least one from each Member State of 
> the 
> EU, perhaps more, I'm not sure.
> 
> Even if non-SI supplementary indications are permitted after the end of 2009, 
> "legal" (primary) units are defined by the EU as units from the SI, and 
> supplementary units are defined as non-SI units, that is, *secondary* units, 
> meaning units in *second* place  It seams to me that a Member State would 
> still 
> have the authority to reject importation of products that do not place the SI 
> indications in *first* place in documents and on labels, with supplementary 
> indications, if any, in *second* place.
> 
> Gene.
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:01:11 +0000
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
> >Subject: [USMA:40473] Re: EU Metric Directive  
> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> >
> >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
> >...
> 

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