It must be noted that the the EU offered a concession to permit dual
labelling on US products sold in the EU, on the basis that such a show of
'good faith' would be reciprocated by permitting metric-only labelling in
the US. The EU is still waiting for a similar show of 'good faith' from the
US....
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From: mechtly, eugene a
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:55 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: mechtly, eugene a
Subject: [USMA:52775] Free Trade with the European Union
New negotiations are beginning to establish Free Trade with the European
Union by removing obstacles.
President Obama recently nominated Michael Froman to be the next Chief US
Trade Representative to lead these negotiations.
One of the most glaring obstacles to Free Trade is the part of the US Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)
that *requires* inclusion of non-SI units of measurement on the labels of
many products made in the US.
Here is an opportunity that we *must not miss* to persuade the chief
negotiator (and eventually the US Congress) to amend the FPLA to at least
*permit* SI-only units on the labeling of all products made in the US.
Who is willing to try to persuade Michael Froman of the importance of this
amending the FPLA?
Eugene Mechtly
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