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Originally posted by Dreamer128:
I don't think this is an example of an 'out of control bureaucraty'. First, because the EU doesn't really qualify as one. The entire European Commission actually employs less civil servants then most medium sized Dutch cities. Second, the problem seems to be with SEPA, rather then the European Parliament. If the Scottisch believe the European Court of Justice has ruled that sewage pellets are not waste, then they should appeal to the European Court of Justice. Or they can write their MP's in the European Parliament.
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And thus my ignorance is exposed... [img]smile.gif[/img]
The beuracracy I meant is SEPA, as they seem to be the rule-making body in this case.
I was under the impression that the EU parliament had to ratify or approve the rules made by SEPA, thereby making it the responsibility of the EU to reign in SEPA if it's making bad rulings.
Apparently the EU parliament stays out of it completely, leaving it to each member nation to contest SEPA rulings on their own?
Who has initial oversight of the rules made by SEPA?
It seems that that is the point where the problem originated, for if the rules were sensible to start with, or applied sensibly, this particular issue with Scotlands waste wouldn't have occured.
It's becoming ever more obvious that I need to learn more about who does what to whom in the EU...
Thanks for the clarification Dreamer.