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Top 5: Weird EU Laws

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Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 25/11/11 11:43 Updated: 25/11/11 11:43

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From banning curved cucumbers to whether or not drinking water helps with dehydration, EU rules and regulations have been mocked far and wide. Following the news that the UK owes the EU £20m over imports of garlic, we thought a top 5 rundown of weird rules was in order.

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Incorrectly weighing bananas landed Italy with a €6.74 million bill in October.
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From banning curved cucumbers to whether or not drinking water helps with dehydration, EU rules and regulations have been mocked far and wide. Following the news that the UK owes the EU £20m over imp...
From banning curved cucumbers to whether or not drinking water helps with dehydration, EU rules and regulations have been mocked far and wide. Following the news that the UK owes the EU £20m over imp...

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almchrl13
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17:32 on 05/12/2011
Bananas, horses and cucumbers?
Is this another Kim Kardashian personal video?
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Cliffwalker
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15:54 on 28/11/2011
So, the Huff Post is joining the Daily Mail, The Sun and other such authoritive journals in publishing fake stories to be believed by the more gullible members of society.
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empress trudy
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19:57 on 27/11/2011
The EU has an 80 page specification for a bus steering wheel.
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Orthrus
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16:04 on 28/11/2011
Then you should have no trouble in giving a link to such a document.
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empress trudy
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16:13 on 28/11/2011
this is the UN addendum (only the addendum) adopted by the EU
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/r012r3e.pdf
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Orthrus
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18:27 on 28/11/2011
Its rather more than a "specificat­ion for a bus steering wheel." which you try to pass off as an example of EU over regulation.

It is an agreement:

"CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF UNIFORM CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
AND RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF APPROVAL
FOR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND PARTS"

Personally I'm comforted that there should be worldwide agreement relating to air bags and car safety and that there are strict requirements before any manufacturer can certify that safety equipment is effective and meets the required standard.

Perhaps you prefer a system where there are no regulations any anyone can say "trust me, it's safe".
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honesttaxpayer
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17:28 on 27/11/2011
Repeating the Mails pathetic lies will not make them true!
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Michael II
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23:21 on 26/11/2011
I'd hate to disappoint anyone, but check the sources of the articles to get an idea how accurate these snippets are.
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jmmcmkn
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16:18 on 27/11/2011
Michael II
Well said, Tesco and Co. have more to do with tasteless identical clone fruit and vegetables on the shelves of the UK then the EU as they wont stock any that varries as its all down to ease of display and identical looks then taste with them so they inist their growers grow specific varieties to suit Tesco.

Likewise is it really surprising Italy gets caught out with a banana underpayment bill when everyone in Italy will tell you agricultural import export and haulage is solely in the hands of the Mafia who make a fortune abusing it and pocketing subsidies. Even if you go to Bulgaria with its drugs, people smuggling. prostitution, proffesional hitmen and general lawlessness the number one criminal organisations are still those running agricultural import export rackets as they are a licence to print money
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Mickey Mouse 1
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22:23 on 25/11/2011
£50 million a day, we need to get out and tell them to stuff it. .
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xsweetsuzix
hope for the best, prepare for the worst
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12:54 on 25/11/2011
The EU need to get a life.
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Sickofpoliticians2
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16:01 on 25/11/2011
No love, we do, outside of it before we all go this nuts
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xsweetsuzix
hope for the best, prepare for the worst
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09:53 on 26/11/2011
yes i totally agree.
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