Never underestimate the ability of a bureaucrat to invent the most ridiculous rules and apply them with an iron will... Import documents into France, that will be a red pen, into Holland its got to be blue. 1. what the FSCK happened to electronic document transfers?, 2, I was under the impression that the EU applied rules uniformly, except for France where they do what they like. Ever visited a French outdoor market? chillers, nah. Its a disaster the Scottish fishermen and seed potato growers have got caught up in all the EU pettiness, they don't deserve it. But its Europe that is missing out, eejits.