Harvey
Swiss cheese is not made in the EU and, in any case, is climically
exempt from any smell-producing bacteria. I suggest a nice, ripe, raw
milk Savoyard reblochon may be nearer the mark! :-)
The interesting novelty in your message is the risk assessment phase,
something I've shouted loud and clear for.
What I don't understand is how they can enact a law dependent on a risk
assessment before the assessment takes place! And who will conduct it,
politicians?
I have no idea whether the 15 current member states will pass it.
Unfortunately, two of the most influential ones, Germany and the UK,
will almost certainly try to steam-roller it through, the same as they
steam-rollered the regulations on trichloroethylene on bad science and
no risk assessment.
At the best, it is a rather thick thin end of the wedge. At the worst,
and this I fear, it's the whole bloody wedge.
Brian
Harvey Miller wrote:
>
> The European Parliament enacted a document on May 15, 2001 that looks and
> smells a lot like swiss cheese.
>
> For example, 'Servers, storage..., voice and data transmission and
> networking equipment" are exempted---- very broad because it implies no ban
> on lead in solder used in components and assembly for all computer and
> communications equipment. What a manufacturing hodgepodge this would cause,
> were other electronic equipment really be required to use lead-free
> components and assembly!
>
> The loopholes provided in the other amendments may delay any real
> implementation or enforcement of the ban on lead in electronics forever.
>
> Amendments 6 (11) finally calls for risk assessment to determine whether
> subtitutes might not be worse, and whether there really is risk (from lead in
> solder). The result "should" permit more exemptions. The same paragraph
> would exempt lead (implied) if substiturion is technically or scientifically
> impossible.
>
> There will be no problem demonstrating that lead in solder represents no risk
> to the environment or to people. Substitution will be close to impossible
> (from a total manufacturing system point of view) simply because the billions
> of dollars needed to make it possible are not and will not be available.
>
> I believe that this is a hollow law that has been enacted to save face, with
> very little enforceability.
>
> But I also believe that it is necessary to continue the battle for
> enlightenment, to bury the entire lead-ree nonsense at the next stage--
> consideration by the member states.
>
> Harvey Miller
>
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