Comments on: Banning E- Numbers http://timworstall.com/2008/04/10/banning-e-numbers/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John A http://timworstall.com/2008/04/10/banning-e-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-10577 John A Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:06:31 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/04/10/banning-e-numbers/#comment-10577 No Tim, that's what happens when you can't raise import tariffs. Its not peculiar to the EU. Not being able to ban things being imported without international consent is a consequence of international free trade. I'm not saying that on balance, free trade isn't a good thing, only that there are downsides and demerits to free trade. No Tim, that’s what happens when you can’t raise import tariffs. Its not peculiar to the EU.

Not being able to ban things being imported without international consent is a consequence of international free trade.

I’m not saying that on balance, free trade isn’t a good thing, only that there are downsides and demerits to free trade.

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