Gene 1. In most cases - the principal exceptions that affect the US are precious stones and metals and agreements regarding travel and transport where these are regulated by international law (for example aircraft will continue to fly x feet above sea level).
2. Supplementary indicators have been allowed ever since directive 80/181/EEC was first implemented - no EU states currently require SI-only indications as that would be contrary to the directive. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 05 January 2009 17:19 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:42251] Re: Sean Hannity metric discussion thread Martin, By "no change" on and after 2010 January 1 do you mean: 1. Primary Indications in the EU shall be in SI; 2. "Supplementary Indications" might be allowed to continue even after 2010 January 1 *if* the EU Parliament completes its approval procedures at some time in the future, and Member States amend their laws now in place requiring SI- only units after 2010 Jan 1? The above 1. and 2. are my reading of the present status on units of measurement in the EU. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 20:36:48 -0000 >From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:42247] Re: Sean Hannity metric discussion thread >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > Two points: > > > > Firstly, it was a 1-Jan-2010 requirement, not 2011 > requirement. > > Secondly, the metric-only requirement has not been > officially dropped yet, the changes are still > winding their way through the EU bureaucracy, though > there is enough consensus for anyone to plan on > "no-change" regarding planning for 1-Jan-2010. (See > http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/prepack/unitmeas/uni_ms_en.htm > for details of progress of the EU directive). >
