| Author (Person) | Mason, John |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 10.4.01, p3 (UK edition) |
| Publication Date | 10/04/2001 |
| Content Type | News |
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Steven Thoburn, a market trader in Sunderland (UK) sold his bananas using scales that measured only in pounds and ounces rather than both imperial and metric units. This prompted Sunderland City Council to prosecute him under European law aimed at implementing metrication across the European Union. Local magistrates have found him guilty. An appeal is likely to be lodged. |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
