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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6637587.stm

"Campaigners have hailed a decision to allow traders to continue using
pounds and ounces as a "monumental victory".

The move to shelve EU plans to enforce metrication by 2009 comes after a
long campaign by pro-imperial groups, including the Metric Martyrs.

The European industry commissioner has ruled that imperial weights and
measures can be displayed indefinitely alongside metric measurements.

Pro-metric campaigners said keeping the dual labelling system was "crazy".

Lobbying

Tory industry spokesman, Giles Chichester, said he had EU confirmation that
the marking of goods using both metric and imperial systems could
"continue indefinitely".

Tory MEP Mr Chichester said he had received the confirmation from the
European Commission's Industry Com"


Adam

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