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comment Explanation: unlike the situation in Germany, where as a matter of principle everything that can conceivably be stipulated by law is usually so stipulated in some form or another, matters that fall in the class of standards and conventions are usually not the subject of law in English-speaking countries unless they involve the population as a whole (e.g. commercial weights and measures). I doubt that any English-speaking country has legally stipulated the use of SI units for engineering purposes, and in fact in the USA there is still a strong faction that defends traditional English units. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2007-03-22 15:02:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Of course EU directives apply to the UK, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip. |
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International System of Units Explanation: American medical journals are shifting to selected SI (Système International d'Unités) units for reporting measurements. Limitation of SI units deemed suitable for use in reporting clinical laboratory results stems from recommendations put forth by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=16... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2007-03-22 14:50:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Maybe legal units of measurement In 1979, the EU, then known as the European Economic Community, approved Council Directive 80/181/EEC, which specified the International System of Units as the legal units of measurement in Europe (with appropriate exceptions) and, more significantly, forbade the use of “supplementary indications”—dual units—after 31 December 1999. http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/eu-units.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2007-03-22 15:03:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- After the EU Directive takes effect, member and associated countries will no longer permit dual indications of measurement. U.S. exporters can no longer label or print inches, pounds, or any other non-metric measurement on shipments. This affects labels, packaging, advertising, catalogs, technical manuals, and instructions. Legal units of measurement will now be referred to as SI units (International System), and enforcement mechanisms are already in place. http://www.export.gov/logistics/exp_001320.asp |
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