[USMA:52779] Re: Free Trade with the European Union

[Henschel Mark]

I'll write him., Do you have and email address?
 
Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu>
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:58 am
Subject: [USMA:52775] Free Trade with the European Union
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Cc: "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu>

> 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
>