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George - In recent years, an agreement was reached among member countries of the European Union that forbade products from being labeled as manufactured in one particular nation in the EU. You can no longer see labels such as "Made in France" or "Made in Spain" on products originating from those countries. No matter what county in the EU manufatures a product, the label on the product must read "Made in the European Economic Community," or the EEC. I'm not sure if this law/agreement includes only EU member nations in the Euro Zone or all 15 present members of the EU. I'll look into which law or agreement put this practice into effect. It poses a dilemma for those trying to boycott French products and for those wishing to buy Spanish products. You can no longer tell simply from the label. -Joseph Cheek (Electronic mail, April 7, 2003) [follow up] I've found a couple websites that may offer some info - these came from
reults of a search , "Product labeling in the European Union country
of origin" I don't have time to sift through them, but if you're interested,
you can do so. If I find anything out by simply asking somone who's an expert
on European trade and exportation law, I'll let you know. -Joseph Cheek (electronic mail April 8, 2003)
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