Does anyone
know the exact terms of the ban? I understand that the ban
only covers domestic ligthing, and it;s legal to sell filament lamps for
other applications, Is it legal for me to import them myself for my own use
(particularly id that use is not 'domestic lighting')?
I don't know about importing, or even the exact terms of the ban, but the
only exemptions I recall seeing are for medical lamps.
In the US, the legislation has more exemptions than not. In fact, if
the bill is read (and I have, the real text from Congress), *only*
plain old 120 V domestic light bulbs are targeted. Pretty much
everything else is either explicitly exempted, or implied to be
exempt. So, if you want to go into new production of those stupid
little bulbs DEC loved, The Man can not hold you back.
Even for plain old 120 V Edison base bulbs, if you *really* hate CFLs,
you can still buy new production "rough service" 120 V Edison base
bulbs. They are explicitly exempted in the bill, but the catch is that
they can not be sold in packages of two or more. Large deal.
Could someone read the text of the European legislation? It would not
surprise me if there are very similar exemptions written out as law,
and indeed the sky is not falling.
--
Will