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> 1. Why would anyone ship eggs across the pond ? It doesn't matter whether anyone does but it does matter a lot that you could, if you wanted, considering the
by DasIch 14y ago
> 1. Why would anyone ship eggs across the pond ?
It doesn't matter whether anyone does but it does matter a lot that you could, if you wanted, considering the discussions on a free trade agreement between the US and the EU.
It might sound ridiculous but regulatory differences like these are actually the only significant problem that prevents such an agreement, in fact these differences make such an agreement rather unlikely. Any other issues such as taxes are generally considered to be minor, easily solved and therefore practically irrelevant.
- rsynnott 14y ago> in fact these differences make such an agreement rather unlikely These are manageable. Some EU countries have derogations on local practices which would be illegal under food safety law; those goods obviously cannot be imported into other EU countries. In practice, this doesn't present a major barrier to generally free trade. After all, even within the US, there are goods which are legal in some states but not others.