When growing bureaucracy meets private interests...
Convicted sheep No 639!
Tuesday 19 December 2006
Harmonization is a very surprising issue. After the banana and the cucumber regulations which usefully describe the appearence, shape and texture of these natural products, the Commission has struck again with its new porcelain sheep regulation! In an astonishing description, Regulation No 1462/2006 teaches us that this particular product shall be an article in the form of a sheep measuring approximately 10 cm in height . Adding that a knitted fabric, representing the fleece, covers most of the ceramic body leaving part of the head and four hoofs visible . What a relief for EU's lawful security! But one big question remains: What about porcelain cows?
See it for yourself: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/2006