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new EEC laws? manufacturer responsible for disposal
Posted by jerry brewer on Fri Sep 06, 2002 03:06:57 AM
In reply top Ownership again! posted by andy saunders on Thu Sep 05, 2002 04:45:54 PM
: I can almost hear the groans of "Not that subject again" b
: ut just had this from the German Govt in Berlin on ownersh
: ip of former wartime Luftwaffe aircraft. Incredibly, they
: say that as legal successors to the German Reich they cons
: ider that they own these aircraft wherever they may be in
: the world. Now thats an interesting concept. I also find i
: t faintly amusing. I resisted the temptation of pointing o
: ut who came second in that little skirmish, or the small d
: etail of the unconditional surrender...but the fact is, in
: black and white, the Germans still say they own this stuf
: f. No, I dont think they do either but thats the line they
: are taking. Better just ship the Indian 109 straight back
: to the Reich Luft Ministerium in Berlin, then. I'm just c
: rating up my own Luftwaffe collection to send right back a
: s I dont relish the thought of the Luftwaffe Polizei kicki
: ng my door in...it was bad enough with the MOD Police!! So
: , just off to despatch these containers back to rightful o
: wners in Germany....on second thoughts, maybe not. Andy S
: aunders.
Hi
Just to throw in a comment, there is a EEC law being discussed that manufacturers will be responsible for the disposal of anything they built.( environment freindly policy stuff )relevant goverments responsible if the company was no longer in existance.
The company i worked was a little worried, It appears it would apply to products of a company that you took over, I.E. like whatever chemicals are dumped below the site of a factory.
Could BAE and MBB etc start recovering a/c ?!?!
good old brussels ?!
Cheers
Jerry