On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:55:18 +0200, Ian Hoare >
wrote:

>What I _do_ think is ludicrous is that European legislators seem to need to
>be so blessed directive all the time. What isn't obligatory is forbidden, it
>seems to me, and I don't think that kind of thinking is good at all.

Apparently this used to be the case, but from 2000 it is no longer the
case.

There are now "Obligatory terms" and "Optional but regulated terms",
Anything not covered by these categories may be added to the label
providing they do not mislead consumers."

See http://tinyurl.com/dro73 and the links from this page for details.
Get that cup of coffe first though!
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Steve Slatcher
http://pobox.com/~steve.slatcher