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March 28, 2006
Prohibition repealed! Drinks are on me!
So the controversial PSE ban is dead.
A completely botched move to ban old electrical appliances raised quite a stir, with some major names across Japan getting involved.
Basically what was probably a good idea was pooched by brain dead legislation and an even worse implementation. So just one week before the plan goes into effect, the government itself points to a loophole in the law.
In a nutshell, the items can not be sold, but they can be "rented" out. Of course the terms of the rental agreement can be anything (1000 years for example) and of course once the rental fee is paid, no forms are really needed.
What is even better is how Trade Ministry Kakuhisa Kakui explained that this loophole doesn't hurt the purpose of the ban at all.
Easing the ban won't compromise consumer safety, Kakui said, adding that the ministry wasn't giving into opponents' demands. "We're just pointing out there are ways to do business even after the law comes into effect," .
So in order to get possibly dangerous old electronics off the market, the government throws out a blanket ban on pretty much anything old. Then when protesters complain that the ban is too general the government puts out a loophole that pretty much negates the entire effect of the law by providing a loophole anyone can use with any object. All because they don't want to admit that the law was pooly planned and horribly executed.
Blockheads!
AP: Japan to End Ban on Resale of Used Goods
Posted by Kakyou at March 28, 2006 05:57 PM
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