(Justin)

Tech nerd from Sweden

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  • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nametoYUROP@lemm.eeTariff!
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    11 days ago

    This seems to be referencing Regulation (EU) 654/2014, an EU law which allows the EU to unilaterally enact countermeasures against countries that break the WTO’s rules.

    The countermeasures listed in article 5 are:

    • Imposing tarriffs and customs duties
    • Trade restrictions/quotas
    • Cancelling contracts between the EU and the target country
    • Cancelling the target country’s intellectual property rights (e.g. patents/copyrights)
    • Banning public procurement from the target country
    • Implementing price penalties for public procurement from the target country

    The law was amended in Regulation (EU) 2021/167 in response to the Trump (and now Biden) administrations blocking the appointment of judges to the WTO and using a loophole to kill the WTO’s enforcement mechanism.

    More context from the EU parliament:
    https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/652021/EPRS_BRI(2020)652021_EN.pdf

    The fact that the EU can just suspend American patents and copyrights is pretty insane. Could be some huge benefits for European companies and movie pirates.



  • yeah, the jeans I bought weren’t recycled, but they do have a system for recycling them when they’re worn out.

    I bought a 1942 army great coat off of ebay, lots of them up there. I bought a 1980’s navy peacoat at a random vintage store somewhere around Alphabet City in NYC. Be aware that most people size those coats 4-6 down because they’re meant to go over multiple thick shirts, blouses, and midlayers in military use, but with a normal shirt and sweater you don’t need them so large.


  • I think it depends on exactly what item you’re looking for. Plenty of vintage coats out there, I just bought two 40+ yo military wool coats this season since my old jacket is wearing out and isn’t that stylish. There’s probably local jeans manufacturers that also recycle fabric, like Jeansverket in Sweden. Rose Anvil on YouTube is a good source for finding boots that will last decades.

    There is definitely enshittification out there, but it’s not impossible to find BIFL out there.