2002-05-03 Is the "once liquide" a legal unit anywhere in the EU that it can be used as a secondary indicator? Just because the EU 80/181 directive allows for secondary indicators up to 2010, does not imply that any old unit may be used. Grant it, the imperial units may be used as they are legal units (to some extent) in Great Britain, a member country. And I'm sure the intent of allowing the 10 year use of non-SI as a supplemental indicator applies only to non-SI units still legal in Britain. The whole concept being that they need the time to switch over.
But, if the term once liquid is not a legal unit anywhere presently in the EU, then it should be banned on products sold in the EU. And if it can be proven that the once liquide is no longer in use in Canada, necessary, or even legal in Canada, then its use on products entering the EU is also illegal. It seems to me the TABD is "testing" the system to see what they can get away with. I really think Han or someone who is an EU citizen should contact the local weights and measure authorities and inquire if the once liquide is illegal or not, and if it is illegal, to take the proper steps and have it banned from EU products. Also, one should also inquire if the directive EU 80/181 requires that products that are dual labelled, have the SI first and prominent and non-SI in the secondary and less prominent position. And if the law does require SI first, steps should be taken to insure that SI is primary. Let us know what the "experts" in the weights and measures department says. Don't let the TABD get away with murder! John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-04-29 02:44 Subject: [USMA:19784] Re: Elizabeth Taylor Perfume > I am not surprised at all. Many US cosmetics > companies are anti-metric, they were in the forefront of the TABD campaign > and some are attempting to foist the once liquid on French speaking people, > which they justify by citing Canadian regulations they have misread, > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:11 PM > Subject: [USMA:19752] Elizabeth Taylor Perfume > > > > Elizabeth Taylor Perfume > > 'Passion for Men' comes in 2 sizes > > Small 1 has '2 FL. OZ 60 ml' & > > bigger 1 has '4 FL. OZ 118 ml'. > > > > If 2 Oz gets 60 ml, then 4 Oz should have 120 ml and > > its a simple arithmetic. Is is that different > > departments have different labels or is it an error > > or a deliberate attempt to foul SI. > > > > Madan > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > >
