Greybeard
01-22-2007, 03:25 PM
In response to the many of the offers I've had, publicly and privately, of getting a machine into the UK, thanks.
There is, however, a problem beyond power supply and support from the team.
In their wisdom, the EEC brought in regulations in 2005 requiring electronic equipment to contain exceptionally low levels of a number of heavy metals - lead, cadmium etc., to enable future disposal to meet their environmental standards.
I have been informed by the cw team that while they are working to meet these standards, like many manufacturers in this situation, it's not an overnight modification. All the component parts in a piece of equipment must already meet the standards individually.
The prospect of hanging by my thumbs in a Customs and Excise dungeon for trying to bring in a machine labeled "knitting patterns" dissuades me from other methods of acquiring one.
And before anyone else thinks like I did, a second hand machine built before the regulations came into force might be a loophole, it isn't.
They thought of that one and made it a retrospective act.
The only loophole is for equipment built before the regulations, that has not been imported before and was not offered for sale before.
Thanks to all,
John
There is, however, a problem beyond power supply and support from the team.
In their wisdom, the EEC brought in regulations in 2005 requiring electronic equipment to contain exceptionally low levels of a number of heavy metals - lead, cadmium etc., to enable future disposal to meet their environmental standards.
I have been informed by the cw team that while they are working to meet these standards, like many manufacturers in this situation, it's not an overnight modification. All the component parts in a piece of equipment must already meet the standards individually.
The prospect of hanging by my thumbs in a Customs and Excise dungeon for trying to bring in a machine labeled "knitting patterns" dissuades me from other methods of acquiring one.
And before anyone else thinks like I did, a second hand machine built before the regulations came into force might be a loophole, it isn't.
They thought of that one and made it a retrospective act.
The only loophole is for equipment built before the regulations, that has not been imported before and was not offered for sale before.
Thanks to all,
John