Stephen said "Don't forget the fact that the UK abides by each rule rigidly"
A typical bit of Stephen's nonsense presented as a so-called "fact" With regard to the metrication debate, most serious commentators believe that the UK has not implemented 80/181/EEC in full. The preamble to 80/181 in O'Keefe states "The Directive has been implemented, at least in part, by [list of amending legislation]. However, it can be noted that the legally enforceable requirement (by virtue of s 8 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985) to use the units listed in the Directive is restricted to their use for trade' within the meaning of s 7 of the Act. Since that provision is significantly more limited in its scope than the requirements of art 2, there may be some doubt as to whether the United Kingdom has yet fully implemented its obligations under this Directive." Perhaps Stephen can post some evidence to back up his so-called "fact"? --- On Fri, 24/4/09, Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> wrote: From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:44829] Re: Packaging & Labeling Laws To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, 24 April, 2009, 8:58 PM #yiv1077536983 .hmmessage P { margin:0px;padding:0px;} #yiv1077536983 { font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Don't forget the fact that the UK abides by each rule rigidly whereas other countries (esp France) flex the rules to breaking point ;-) Seriously though - there will be exceptions. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:44828] Re: Packaging & Labeling Laws > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:14:52 +0100 > > > There is a catch-all - a product that is legal in one country is > automatically legal in another unless there is a very sound reason - for > example British meat has had a rough time when we had an outbreak of foot > and mouth disease. On the other hand, until recently we had the ridiculous > situation whereby British bakers had to pack rye bread in either 400 g or > 800 g packages, but our supermarkets could import German rye bread in > 500 packages. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: 24 April 2009 16:07 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:44827] Re: Packaging & Labeling Laws > > > Yes Ken, > > P&L Laws are intended to be uniform in consequences throughout the EU, but > there are sometimes subtle differences in languages and cultures that could > lead to variations in enforcement. > > What deviations will each Member States tolerate? > The actual wordings of P&L Laws might be a clue. > > Gene. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:55:04 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Ken Cooper <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:44822] Packaging & Labeling Laws > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > > > Gene > > > > You said > > > > "Beyond the UK, I'll not be satisfied until I see > > the current Packaging and Labeling Laws in German, > > Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish, and observe the > > distinctions between primary and supplementary > > indications. These languages represent the major > > Ports of Entry into the EU." > > > > I can see where you are coming from, but one of the > > aims of 80/181/EEC is to harmonise measurement laws > > across the EU. If goods subject to the directive can > > legally be sold in one EU state, they can be sold in > > all EU states. > >... > Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free. Try it Now!
