EU law should go into effekt as soon as possible and apply to content and aviation. I förenta staterna, online Sales must display metric unités.
Den fre 25 okt. 2019 12:26Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> skrev: > Hi all, > > > > As I am not a US citizen, I cannot make a representation to the US > authorities, but may I draw attention that the British Weights and Measures > (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006, Section 8(3) specifically prohibits any > non-metric unit other than pounds, ounces, *imperial *gallons, quarts, > pints and ounces ( > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2006%2F659%2Fcontents%2Fmade&data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C3cc568e3dfec42a3ebc208d759d40bf4%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637076639582750681&sdata=6venI0MSGKEiKjZUuHZlzg6xf%2B81D3iGULgXEHWcxR4%3D&reserved=0) > to be used on > package labelling. The use of US gallons, quarts, pints or fluid ounces on > the labels of alcoholic beverages might well render the product ineligible > for export to the United Kingdom. > > > > Regards > > Martin Vlietstra > > > > *From:* USMA [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John > Steele > *Sent:* 25 October 2019 01:30 > *To:* USMA List Server; [email protected] > *Subject:* [USMA 1223] Re: Change in Liquor Labeling to Optional > Non-metric? > > > > The rules for wine require metric net contents, but allow supplemental > Customary at the moment (27 CFR 4.37b). TTB says in the proposals it > allows supplemental Customary on spirits and supplemental metric on beer, > but the rules don't explicitly say it. They would like to clarify. > > > > The rest of the proposal eliminates standard sizes and allows metric fill > of any size for wine and spirits (any size Customary fill is currently > allowed for beer.) > > > > I think the proliferation might get out of hand, but some of our standard > sizes are not well coordinated with EU standard sizes (wines are better > than spirits in this regard). At least a few additional sizes for better > coordination with the EU may make sense. However, I'm not sure I care > enough either way to submit comments. > > > > On Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6:39:49 PM EDT, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > In the November-December 2020 "Metric Today," which will be disseminated > > shortly by our USMA President, it is reported: > > > > "The US Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade > > Bureau (ATTB) is seeking public comment regarding the elimination of > > certain standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits as well as the > > amendment of malt beverage net contents labeling regulation. Under the > > proposals, wine and distilled spirits would require mandatory metric on > > all bottles and add optional US customary units." > > > > The change allows "optional US customary units" which are now prohibited. > > Did I get this right? Shouldn't we be pushing back hard on this > > backsliding proposal? > > > > Unfortunately, public comment ends very soon, on October 30, 2019. I have > > appended below the direct URL to get to the notice page. Once there, you > > can click the COMMENT NOW! button to enter your comment against this > > backsliding. > > > > Notice 182 and 183: > > > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2FsearchResults%3Frpp%3D25%26po%3D0%26s%3Dnotice%252B182%26fp%3Dtrue%26ns%3Dtrue&data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C3cc568e3dfec42a3ebc208d759d40bf4%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637076639582750681&sdata=elhMpXDsz6jVsdtT6nSJ7ovxTpusVoiRNWKmhO7%2BbCo%3D&reserved=0 > > > > Could one of our knowledgeable writers could post here a brief template > > for a response that we each could modify for a personalized comment?. > > _______________________________________________ > > USMA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma >
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