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Originally Posted by Doctor Zeus
Has anyone here been personally affected by eu regulation?
Any small business owners or grocers?
Would be interesting to hear as ive never been affected other than not having to queue for a visa when in europe.
Obviously free trade macroeconomics etc is great, but i would like to hear of some actual "ihad to sell straight bananas"
Not yet in place, but the e-cigarette industry looks like it's going to be hit very hard by the Tobacco Products Directive. Set to come in force soon, it'll give businesses time to sell off non-compliant stock, but some of the regulations are farcical.
Utterly pointless conditions include a maximum size of 10ml bottles for e-liquids, which will push up productions costs for small businesses (currently a lot of sales are on 30ml bottles). An arbitrary maximum of 20mg nicotine strength, cutting out the stronger liquids for heavier smokers making the transition. A maximum 2ml tank size (pointless and very restrictive) for atomisers. And a few lines about items being "leak free", although nobody is sure how this will be interpreted or implemented. There's also set to be mandatory testing for liquids and it looks like the costs may see smaller manufacturers crippled or bust.
It's an industry that's required regulation for a while, and what has happened is a set of rules written by people who have absolutely no understanding of the products. How things will work out is unknown but plenty of businesses and users I know are more than a little concerned.