New US law could add to the woe of French exporters

[dArKeR]

French wine and spirit exporters, already suffering a slide in their sales on the lucrative US market, face an ominous new hurdle next month when a law aimed at combating bioterrorism comes into effect in the US.

The Bioterrorism Act, due to come into force Dec. 12, streng-thens controls on foreign food products entering the US in a bid to lessen chances of a biological terrorist attack.

"The situation is serious," said Patrick Ricard, head of the association of French wine and spirits exporters (FEVS). "It affects the heart of France, from north to south, west to east. The components of this law pose an enormous complication for dealers because they must register via the Internet. Many of them are unfamiliar with this means of communication and do not speak English."

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2003/11/10/2003075356

Everything in the world in under the control of Big Brother USA. How long do you think it's going to take for everyone to hate us? Or when there's an option other than the USA to choose the other when in Clinton's time they chose the USA first out of freindship.

[DUreader]

1. Wines of Mass Destruction?

[MSchreader]

2. Protectionism under the guise of "anti-terrorism"

"War is the continuation of politics by other means." -- Clausewitz

"Politics is concentrated economics." -- Lenin

Hmmm.

Martin

[DivinBreuvage]

3. I think it's time to organize...

an "Abraham Lincoln Brigade" or "Lafayette Escadrille" of American volunteers to go to France and do our bit for the wine and cheese industries.

Françoise

[Turley]

4. Duh..........

"It affects the heart of France, from north to south, west to east. The components of this law pose an enormous complication for dealers because they must register via the Internet. Many of them are unfamiliar with this means of communication and do not speak English."

Gee, wonder how they nmanage to export their product to the USA with all them English words in the paperwork? Sheesh!

[ze_dscherman]

5. Squeaky clean

Anytime I send a CD with software, pictures or artwork to U.S. business partners, I have to sign a no-porn-no-violence-declaration:

"We declare that the CD’s contain no obscene or immoral matter, nor any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United States, nor any threat to take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the United States."

Guess who is the biggest producer of porn? Now, who's just inflicted bodily harm upon non-U.S.-citizens, and who's policy is it to overthrow other governments, advocating treason or insurrection?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. Time for the French to find some other major markets...

...and stop selling wine to the U.S.

[TAH6988]

7. I think the UK is their biggest market

They kinda NEED to sell it here...we are too big a market to ignore.