OT: From BBCR4Today, this morning

Tim Streater · 2020-01-08T10:13:40+00:00

Unfortunately I didn't get this chap's name, but what he pointed outregarding EU-UK trade agreement was interesting.It seems that the EU, in insisting on regulatory *alignment* by the UKas a prerequisite for a trade agreement, is in a minority of two (2) inthe world regarding how such matters are handled (the other is China).That is, only the EU and China try to export their regulations bytrying to force others to *align* their regulations. Everyone else doesit by accepting regulatory *equivalence*, that is, each partner of the"trade agreement agrees to accept the other's regulations regarding theitems covered by the agreement.No doubt the usual suspects here will jump up and cry that the EU'sapproach is reasonable and that the UK has no choice but to accept it,but that's not the case.As the geezer being interviewed said: "The EU is an outlier in thisregard.

Jan 08, 2020 Last reply: 6 years ago 64 Replies

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tim... 6 years ago

on a physical Smartphone (having been the norm in candy bar phones for decades)

had that patent thrown out when challenged in court

tim

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The Natural Philosopher 6 years ago

No, it was always about fusion, but greentards ever since have been misquoting it.

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Dave Plowman (News) 6 years ago

Really? Is that how Calder Hall worked in 1956? You live and learn...

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bert 6 years ago

Didn't BBC Playtime or something have round and square windows.

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Dave Plowman (News) 6 years ago

PlaySchool.

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