Written question asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 13 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2001. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Dept of Trade and Industry
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and compliance of United Kingdom legislation introduced as a result of Directive 80/181/EEC.
- Answer
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Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and compliance of United Kingdom legislation introduced as a result of Directive 80/181/EEC. [154190] Dr. Howells: The conversion of all weighing machines to metric units, as required by Directive 80/181/EEC as amended in 1989, has taken longer than expected, but is expected to be completed in the near future.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 154190; 365 c4W
- Session
- 2000-01
- EC documents
- Dir80/181/EEC
- Subjects
- EU law Metrication Retail trade Weighing equipment
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