Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 1 Dec 2006 14:46:20 -0800, "
wrote:

Another failed EU initiative. Bet the French were behind it. :)

Worse The EU Parliament

Effective 2010 you package marked 5KG (11LB) is Illegal in Europe.
I am sure the bureaucrats there would be perfectly happy forcing the
worlds meritime services to start computing everythin in Meters per
Second. And will disavow any responsibility for any collisions,
groundings etc. that result.

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasure...tive_20102.pdf