In reply to Pursued by a bear:
> Well interesting though that is, my opinion of the quality of news reporting on here has just gone down a notch. You've reproduced, apparently in full, a press notice issued by someone who manufactures equipment that will directly benefit from this change.
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> Reporting news is one thing; acting as a press agency is a different thing again. Poor show, UKC.
Agreed - very poor show by UKC. Seems like pure marketing PR.
I have just had a look at the Commission Decision and the underlying Directive. The Commission Decision was made in October 2008 but the underlying Directive was laid down in 1998 so it can't exactly be news to anyone involved in this industry.