Brussels, 11/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - After wide consultation of stakeholders and an impact study, the European Commission has proposed updating directive 80/181/EC on harmonising member states' legislation on units of measurement. In this update, the Commission intends to: - bring consumer and environmental protection within the scope of directive 80/181/EC; - include the “katal”, a new unit adopted in 1999 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures for catalytic activity, as a...